Screenshots
Watch trailer on Steam ↗Project Nihilum - Zero
Tired Racoon Games, Byaku To Kuro · Published by Tired Racoon Games · Official site ↗
Content notice: [The game covers topics that may not be suitable for sensitive individuals.] These include... - Medical horror - Psychological horror - Mention of drugs and substance abuse - Flashbacks dealing with kidnapping and brainwashing
Positive — 96% positive (24 reviews) · 15 achievements
Last updated 29 Sept 2026
Project Nihilum Zero is a narrative-driven Visual Novel. Discover the twisted story from different points of views and make your own choices. Discover 1 or 3 abilities: Mind Glimpse, Shape Shift and Hybrid. Use your ability wisely to see the past, influence the present and shape the future.
Free to PlayDJCTQ 14
Free
Indie, RPG, Free To Play · 2024 · More free games
Explore a twisted visual novel with multiple endings and three unique abilities—Mind Glimpse, Shape Shift, and Hybrid. Make your decisions count in this indie RPG from 2024.
About this game
Stuck in an underground laboratory without any memories, you witness horrible crimes. Knowing you will be next one day, you start planning your escape. Who can you trust? How can you control the power you feel inside of you? And will you ever fully recover your lost memories along with the truth?
-x-
Project Nihilum Zero is a narrative-driven Visual Novel set in a futuristic, dystopian world where reality and illusion collide. As brainwashed, kidnapped inmate in an underground laboratory, you will navigate a web of secrets, strange entities, and choices that will give you insight into different points of view of the story.
-x-
“They whisper in the dark. Do you hear them? The Origin calls to you, following you through floor after floor of the laboratory. You’re not the first to walk these corridors, and you won’t be the last. But maybe, just maybe, you’ll be the one who finally understands. Step into the void, make your choice, or let the choice make you. What will you become? You have nothing left to lose. Except… some fingers, a leg, maybe a kidney or two?
-x-
Features:
Are you a streamer?
You can stream this game IF you add a creative aspect (audio commentary, ...). Recording the game and uploading it without adding anything to it, is not allowed. We want to promote creative content creators and NOT want our game to be used for clicks and views without putting creative effort into it.
-x-
Project Nihilum Zero is a narrative-driven Visual Novel set in a futuristic, dystopian world where reality and illusion collide. As brainwashed, kidnapped inmate in an underground laboratory, you will navigate a web of secrets, strange entities, and choices that will give you insight into different points of view of the story.
-x-
“They whisper in the dark. Do you hear them? The Origin calls to you, following you through floor after floor of the laboratory. You’re not the first to walk these corridors, and you won’t be the last. But maybe, just maybe, you’ll be the one who finally understands. Step into the void, make your choice, or let the choice make you. What will you become? You have nothing left to lose. Except… some fingers, a leg, maybe a kidney or two?
-x-
Features:
- STORY: Experience a dark narrative filled with twists, hidden lore, and choices that pull you deeper into a world where nothing is as it seems.
- VOICE ACTING: Every character's dialogues are voiced by our talented voice actors.
- MUSIC: The game features original soundtracks. You can unlock and listen to them in the game's music gallery.
- UPDATES: The game will be updated with new episodes, adding new gameplay to each of the 3 routes.
- CENSOR MODE: A censor mode can be activated at the beginning, allowing the player to experience censored versions of some scenes.
- IMAGE GALLERY: Unlock various images throughout the story and view them in the game's gallery.
- MEMORIES: Discover the past of the characters in snippets by using a certain ability.
- ABILITIES: Play with 1 of 3 abilities: Hybrid, Shape Shifting or Mind Glimpse. Depending on the ability, you can unlock certain scenes, memories or routes.
- MAIN CHARACTER: The main character will not be shown in the game. A custom name and pronouns (he/she/they) can be choosen.
- STORY: Discover what happened to you before your memories were taken from you and chose your new 'familiy'.
- ROUTES: Play 1 of 3 routes and discover the overall story through different perspectives.
AVAILABLE ROUTES - THE LABORATORIES: The organization that kidnapped you. Why on earth would you join and help them? (Because you want to spend time with the smart science people, we know.)They will use you for their benefit, but you can do so as well. What will you encounter in the endless corridors? And will you make it out alive or become one of them?
- TRUE PARADISE: You want a found family? This is the route you want to play. After all, everyone will show up here for shelter. Some of them are victims, some are former employees of the Labs. And - of course - a few of them are involved in shady business, playing every trick to accomplish their plans.
- THE BOUNTY HUNTERS: A mysterious organization, found by an individual who is told to be no human at all. Money, hunting, and lies make it hard to believe any of them.
Are you a streamer?
You can stream this game IF you add a creative aspect (audio commentary, ...). Recording the game and uploading it without adding anything to it, is not allowed. We want to promote creative content creators and NOT want our game to be used for clicks and views without putting creative effort into it.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
Minimum:
- OS: 7
- Processor: 2.0 Ghz 64-bit Intel-compatible
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: OpenGL 3.0 or DirectX 11
- Storage: 650 MB available space
- VR Support: No
Recommended
Recommended:
- OS: 10/11
- Processor: 2.0 Ghz 64-bit Intel-compatible
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: OpenGL 3.0 or DirectX 11
- Storage: 650 MB available space
- VR Support: No
Supported Languages
English*
*languages with full audio support
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
2.01 Bug Fix
Welcome to another bug fix related to the fight mechanic! With update 2.0 we set the damage for punch, kick, knife pen, ... to the wrong values. It's now fixed. We also added a missing soundtrack to the dummy fight. As always, let us know if you encounter any problems!Read full article on Community Announcements (byakutokuro)AnnouncementsOfficial
Start of Act 2!
Welcome back! After some long, long time the update is here. The next 9 epsiodes (3x3 episodes per route!)If you find an error, take a screenshot and send it to our discord!Read full article on Community Announcements (byakutokuro)Patch NotesOfficial
Patch 1.06
Hey there again! This time we fixed some data stuff about the assesmentsheet and the mini games, because in some cases they keps the data from playing before and skipped the mini games directly! We also reduced the needed data a little bit~ We are still working on the frist update for Act 2 and doing the Voice Actor casting at the same time, so please be patient~Read full article on Community Announcements (byakutokuro)Patch NotesOfficial
Patch 1.04
About the fight: - Reloading the scene will RESET all hp and st for user friendliness :D - Fixed a bug: if Player was at or below 5 hp, Lilith woudln't attack, making it impossible to loose. The easiest way to loose is now by sticking to flee and spare. The easiest way to win? Try to mess around with your character's ability and maybe find a weapon~Read full article on Community Announcements (byakutokuro)Patch NotesOfficial
Patch 1.03
Uh while trying to fix a text error with the last patch, well, we accidentally broke the drawer mini game in episode 03 and 15. Fixed it! Also, you now will lose the knife pen each time you start ep 15 and have to collect it again for the fight. Charlott doesn't having her stuff stolen >:0Read full article on Community Announcements (byakutokuro)
