“Tales of Kenzera” not only brings to life the Bantu culture of his father’s native Kenya, but it also carries part of Salim’s story. It’s about a boy named Keberi, ...

New action platformer Tales of Kenzera: ZAU delivers a moving story, sleek traversal, and a brilliant setting gleaming with Afro-futurist highlights. It's just not as meaty as competing Metroidvanias.

Tales of Kenzera: Zau - The Game AwardsWatch on YouTube. Back to the trees: it's here we learn more about Zau's relationship with his father. As he reminisces on past moments - the sort you ...

SALIM: So Tales of Kenzera: ZAU is about a young shaman called Zau, who makes a deal with the God of death, Kalunga, that in exchange for three great spirits, ...

Tales of Kenzera: ZAU is shaping up to be a solid entry in a warm welcome to this upturn of 2.5D metroidvanias. But its story and emphasis on the journey of not just grief, ...

Tales of Kenzera sees you play as Zau, the fictional hero of a story that a father wrote for his son just prior to the father's death. Zau, similarly, is working through the grief of a lost father.

Tales of Kenzera: Zau is a Metroidvania-style game that uses its gameplay to reflect back Zau’s story and grief. Zau enters Kenzera overcome with sadness, singularly focused on bringing back his ...

Tales of Kenzera: ZAU - The Game AwardsWatch on YouTube "As soon as my daughter was born I knew what I wanted to cook," Salim tells Eurogamer of the new project.

Tales of Kenzera: Zau, a Metroidvania game developed by Surgent Studios and directed by Abubakar Salim from Raised by Wolves, is a heart-wrenching exploration of grief and healing.

Abubakar Salim, the creative director of Tales of Kenzera: ZAU, issued a statement today addressing the "constant targeted harassment" both he and his studio have faced since the release of game.

Tales of Kenzera: Zau, the studio's only game to date, is a Metroidvania that draws inspiration from the Bantu of southern Africa, which gave the title a distinctive visual and musicial style.

Surgent Studios, the developer behind Tales of Kenzera: Zau, has put its entire gaming staff on notice for redundancy. Despite positive reviews, Tales of Kenzera: Zau didn't meet sales expectations.