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\nTales of Kenzera: Zau, the debut game from Abubakar Salim – who voiced Bayek in Assassin’s Creed Origins and starred in HBO’s Raised by Wolves – now has a demo on Steam ahead of its PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X\/S, and Switch release this April.\n<\/p>\n

\nTales of Kenzera, a Metroidvania-style side-scrolling action-adventure, was unveiled by Salim during an emotional appearance at last year’s The Game Awards<\/a> in which he paid tribute to his late father. “For a long time,” he explained, “I’ve struggled to find a way of communicating my journey with grief. To now be able to do that through Zau’s story of loss, growth and healing in Tales of Kenzera: Zau feels so right.”\n<\/p>\n

\nTaking inspiration from African Bantu tales, the game – which is being developed by Salim’s Surgent Studios and published by EA via its Originals label – follows the journey of Zau, a young shaman who bargains with the God of death to bring his Baba back from darkness.\n<\/p>\n

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Tales of Kenzera: Zau, the debut game from Abubakar Salim – who voiced Bayek in Assassin’s Creed Origins and starred in HBO’s Raised by Wolves – now has a demo on Steam ahead of its PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X\/S, and Switch release this April. Tales of Kenzera, a Metroidvania-style side-scrolling action-adventure, was unveiled by Salim during an emotional appearance at last year’s The Game Awards in which he paid tribute to his late father. “For a long time,” he explained, “I’ve struggled to find a way of communicating my journey with grief. To now be able to do that through Zau’s story of loss, growth and healing in Tales of Kenzera: Zau feels so right.” Taking inspiration from African Bantu tales, the game…<\/p>\n

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