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Event[0]

Released: 9/14/2016

Event[0] 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] 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] 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.

Critics
74
Steam
80
Metacritic
69

Score Breakdown

74.2

Critic Average

25 reviews

80

Steam User Score

2,273 reviews

69

Metacritic User Score

57 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
-6.1
Metacritic Disparity
+5.2
Combined Disparity
-0.5

Average of both sources

Review Timing

23 launch window (92%)2 late (8%)

Review summary

Updated May 8, 2026

Based on 25 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 74.2/100. Critics score this game 6.1 points lower than Steam users and 5.2 points higher than Metacritic users.

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Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 25)+
  1. Brian DumlaoviaWorth Playing
    Feb 16, 2017·Late review
    70/100View review
    Steam 80.3/100 · -10.3 ptsMetacritic 69/100 · +1.0 pts
  2. Claudio CugliandroviaEveryeye.it
    Jan 20, 2017·Late review
    55/100View review
    Steam 80.3/100 · -25.3 ptsMetacritic 69/100 · -14.0 pts
  3. David JagneauxviaGameCrate
    Oct 27, 2016·Launch window
    75/100View review
    Steam 80.3/100 · -5.3 ptsMetacritic 69/100 · +6.0 pts
  4. Calum ParryviaGameGrin
    Oct 22, 2016·Launch window
    80/100View review
    Steam 80.3/100 · -0.3 ptsMetacritic 69/100 · +11.0 pts
  5. Kyle LeClairviaHardcore Gamer
    Oct 17, 2016·Launch window
    70/100View review
    Steam 80.3/100 · -10.3 ptsMetacritic 69/100 · +1.0 pts