Event[0]

Event[0] (2016)

Ocelot Society · September 14, 2016 · Artificial Intelligence, Typing, Space, Walking Simulator, Short

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Event[0] price by region

Event[0] costs £3.25 in the United Kingdom, €3.75 in Europe (EUR), $4.01 in the United States, $4.01 in Georgia (USD), zł20.90 in Poland, CA$21.99 in Canada, A$22.99 in Australia, NZ$23.99 in New Zealand and R$36.99 in Brazil right now.

Cheapest Event[0] offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £3.25 −78% £14.99 £3.25 6
Europe (EUR) €3.75 −81% €19.99 €3.75 7
United Statesyour region $4.01 −80% $19.99 $4.01 8
Georgia (USD) $4.01 −68% $12.59 $4.01 8
Poland zł20.90 −71% zł71.99 zł20.90 5
Canada CA$21.99 CA$21.99 — 3
Australia A$22.99 A$22.99 — 3
New Zealand NZ$23.99 NZ$23.99 — 3
Brazil R$36.99 R$36.99 R$47.21 4

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About Event[0]

✦ AI summary

Build a relationship with an insecure AI named Kaizen by typing messages on terminals throughout a retrofuture spaceship, where your conversations generate over two million lines of dynamic dialogue to unlock the mystery of how to get home. This award-winning narrative exploration game stands out for its intimate human-AI connection, immersive first-person environments with physics-based rendering, and a living ship that responds emotionally through ambient sound rather than traditional music.

Event\ is an award-winning narrative exploration game where you must build a relationship with a lonely spaceship computer to get home. Set in a retrofuture inspired by sci-fi classics such as 2001: A Space Odyssey, the game is about forging a personal relationship with your only companion, an insecure AI entity capable of procedurally generating over two million lines of dialog. You interact with the computer, named Kaizen, by typing messages on terminals throughout the ship. The reality of your situation will emerge organically as you communicate with Kaizen and explore the mysterious ship in first-person perspective.

You’ll freely navigate evocative 3D environments brought to life with physics-based rendering and advanced lighting techniques. You’ll examine items to gather information and solve hacking puzzles as you progress. You can even leave the ship for breathtakingly scary spacewalks! All sound and music come from the environment; there is no traditional score. The ship is essentially the AI computer’s body, and reacts to Kaizen’s feelings by making different sounds—pay attention for clues!

As in any relationship, there can be gratitude, disappointment, or jealousy, and Kaizen reacts differently depending on its mood. By working through the fears and anxieties of your virtual companion, you can eventually find your way back to Earth—while unraveling the cryptic history of the ship and the 1980s society from which it emerged.

Event[0] — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS
Steam Deck
Playable
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included
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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

Event[0] is a charming narrative experience praised for its unique interaction with Kaizen, the AI butler, and clever two-button movement system that makes exploration and conversation feel natural. However, players note that the AI responses have aged poorly compared to modern standards, often feeling repetitive or irrelevant, and the game's short length of around three hours means it's best enjoyed as an evening or two of gameplay. Most reviewers suggest picking it up on sale rather than at full price.

Recommended Oct 1, 2026
Extremely fun game, I'm super attached to Kaizen now :-)
Recommended Sep 28, 2026
For a 2016 game? Yeah, it's great! Overall if you pick it up for a few bucks, yeah, good stuff. I love Kaizen as a gimmick, having the story told through a butler you interact with is great, with how you can say whatever you want. The two button movement is extremely clever and talking to them feels natural without having to click on a text box. However, it has aged extremely poorly, in the age of chatbots and whatnot, Kaizen feels extremely lacking. I went in knowing he wasn't going to be perfect and went along with it, trying to tell my side of the story, trying to give him information about my spaceship, etc etc, how you'd usually act after the introductory events of the story, but was met by Kaizen just going "Okay" or saying completely irrelevant things. Maybe Kaizen isn't adapted to autistic people used to chatbots and the like, but I did desperately try to give everything to him as straight forward as possible, with correct spelling and all, but it seemed like it was too much for him. What this led to was having situations where Kaizen would ask me things that I'd never told it or the like and combined with Kaizen struggling to converse with me, it led to a slightly frust…
Recommended Sep 28, 2026
An interesting and thought provoking experience.
Recommended Sep 27, 2026
Be polite or die
Recommended Sep 24, 2026
It's more fun and less trouble with the interface than I thought. First runthrough took me about 3 hours, that's the length of the game. I then did a second playthrough, which I seldomly do, to check out the alternative ending (maybe there are even more). It's really a good game to spend one or two evenings on. Get it on sale, though.
Not recommended Sep 23, 2026
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