Zanki Zero

Zanki Zero (ザンキゼロ), known internationally as Zanki Zero: Last Beginning, for the PlayStation Vita. Developed by Lancarse and published by Spike Chunsoft, it arrived on retail shelves in Japan on July 5, 2018.

Spike Chunsoft weaves a brilliantly dark, deeply unconventional post-apocalyptic narrative in Zanki Zero, seamlessly marrying classic first-person grid dungeon crawling with intense real-time survival mechanics. Set across a flooded Earth where human civilization has been reduced to drifting island debris, the story follows eight uniquely flawed individuals who discover they are the last surviving clones of humanity. Managing the party requires constant, meticulous attention to basic human biological needs—forcing players to scavenge for food, manage stress meters, and fight off feral beasts across trap-filled ruins before your characters succumb to old age or environmental hazards.

By framing its deep existential mysteries around a tragic, rapidly shifting cloning cycle, the game turns a brutal struggle for resource management into an exceptionally unforgettable, philosophical exploration of life, death, and human sin