It took a while, but ZA/UM has finally pulled the curtain on its latest creation after Disco Elysium. After announcing the Last week, the European studio released Zero Parades: For Dead Spies, an RPG that blends excellent story writing with elements of espionage and tons of intrigue.
As most of you, we’ve spent the last few days poured over the game, focused on finding its most difficult secrets, and now, we finally have it: all of the game’s achievements (for Windows, at least—there’s a confirmed but not released PS5 version coming up which is bound to have some milestones of its own) for you to…achieve.
Read on to find out how to go through this game with 100% completion.
All Achievements and How To Unlock Them
| Achievement | Requirement |
| Conditioning | Internalise a thought |
| False Advertising | Learn your real assignment |
| The People’s Person | Socialise your inventory |
| The Whole Sick Crew | Find a photo from the old days |
| Under Pressure | Lose a skill point |
| Big Money Business | Sign up for a buy-now, pay-later scheme |
| Good Tourist | Visit every district |
| Keep the Faith | Pray at every shrine |
| Luzian Allures | Become a techno-fascist brand ambassador |
| Performance Art | Become a Repentful Spy |
| Person of Substance | Try every consumable |
| Shadow Vision | Become a Conspiratorial Spy |
| Shrapnel Soup | Become a Hardcore Spy |
| The Why | Become a Philosophical Spy |
| Top Operant | Raise a skill to its maximum potential (excludes modifiers) |
| Death: Extended Mix | Zero yourself out with the red disc |
| HOLOCENE | Recruit Holocene |
| Bold Partisan of the Real | Appear on local television |
| Between the Eyes | Get shot by Goat Eyes |
| Boss Beetle | Defeat a goon in beetle combat |
| Break Out | Let Dante escape |
| Bullet magnet | Get shot three times |
| Cascatear… | Collab with a famous pop-star |
| Coffee addict | Get crushed by a vending machine |
| Humanity’s Unlisted Frequency | Listen to the secrets of space with an old spy |
| Death by Comrade | Get stuck in a boiler |
| Deepest Apologies | Die of contrition |
| DJ CASCADE | Use the red disc on the aero-tram |
| Extra Silent Treatment | Shut PSEDUOPOD up, permanently |
| Final Breath | Lose a challenge to Cardio Grandpa |
| Forbidden Love | Shoot SILHOUETTE |
| Fumes of Freedom | Inhale too much plastic |
| Gap Filled | Fill in the mysterious gap |
| Gunmaster | Make your own gun |
| High Wire | Fail to wiretap in the worst way |
| Leaving on the 729 | Help UV escape |
| Linguistic Exercise | Write a poem |
| Minty Fresh | Take one of Gonza’s suicide pills |
| Money Shot | Get blown up by a local TV personality |
| Motivations Unclear | Encounter the man with large headphones |
| Help Wanted | Call your controller for advice 5 times |
| From Ourselves, To Ourselves | Blow yourself up with an ancient bomb |
| Opposable Thumbs | Give a monkey your gun |
| KALEIDOSCOPE | Recruit KALEIDOSCOPE |
| KINDRED | Recruit Karolina |
| PSEUDOPOD | Recruit PSEUDOPOD |
| Radian | Recruit Ramses |
| Yana | Recruit Yana |
| All Is Forgiven | Save the life of a squadmate |
| Psychogenic Drift | Learn the secret of Luzian imprinting |
| Pool of Golden Tears | Watch the ginkyo leaves fall |
| Sky High | Use the bomb on the aero-tram |
| Tech Support | Get electrocuted by Karolina’s machine |
| Why Does the Eye Weep? | Finish the main assignment |
| The Opera Never Tires | Zero out the Grand Lich |
Tips to Get 100% Completion
Achieving a total completion on Zero Parades: For Dead Spies is an exercise in meticulous planning. We’re talking about 55 meticulously created, narrative-driven, multiple-playthrough milestones in a game that relies heavily on choice-driven RPG mechanics.
Meaning you should expect to play through the campaign at least twice with contrasting character builds to see all possible outcomes. We’re not diving into the spoiler pool here so as to not mess up your experience, but choices that are mutually exclusive, such as helping character A escape or handing them to their enemies, are the bread and butter of an RPG themed around heavy narrative details.
Furthermore, perfectionists must keep a sharp eye on missable collectibles and specific items required for the endgame. For instance, you must avoid sacrificing certain items, like the model train set or a specific wolf cup, when attempting to craft your own firearm, as these items are needed for separate character quests and collection milestones. Similarly, the Red Disc is a pivotal item that must be reconstructed and used correctly during the final tram sequence to trigger specific squad outcomes and the elite ranking.
Finally, be warned that certain interactions with another certain character can potentially glitch your ability to obtain the reconstructed disc, so it is recommended to pass a Statehood check to force this person to hand it over rather than making a voluntary trade. Managing your psychological meters—Fatigue, Anxiety, and Delirium—is also vital, as reaching the breaking point in these areas can lead to unique “death” achievements that end your run prematurely.
