TEN MOMENTS. CHOOSE WHAT REMAINS.

What's Left at Zero is a fully voice-acted anthology visual novel about attention in the instant before everything changes.

Four people are stood at the edge of four irreversible moments:

• An astronaut strapped in for her first launch.
• A getaway driver waiting for his younger brother.
• A veteran sprinter crouched at the final starting line of her career.
• A father outside his daughter's bedroom with an impossible sentence to speak.

You have ten choices before each moment arrives. Look toward the task at hand, reach for a memory, hold on to someone you love, listen to your own breathing.

Every choice will reveal something, and leave something else unseen.

The COUNTDOWN in WLAZ is not a timer. You take all the time you need.

PLAY WITH SOUND ON

This is an audio-led, fully voice-acted experience. Subtitles are included, but the voices, silence, and sound design are all part of the storytelling.

Headphones are strongly recommended.

CONTENT WARNINGS

This game contains themes of:

• Death, grief, and bereavement
• The death of a parent/spouse
• Crime and robbery
• Strained family relationships
• High-pressure and claustrophobic situations

Presentation warnings:

• Clustered-hole images that may trigger trypophobia, particularly speaker grilles
• A sudden starting-pistol sound and other sharp or loud sound effects
• Brief bright flashes
• Camera shake, rumble, and screen movement
  • A Reduce Motion option is available in Settings.

CREDITS

Created by Stephen Merriam of Winterlude Interactive

Made for the 2026 GMTK Game Jam

CAST

Thank you to all the wonderful talents that lent their vocal performances to this project.

• ShadowStrike as Kathryn Marlowe
• Selina V. as Mission Control and Nia Novik
• Dromtax (Patric Vuletich) as Eliza Lu and Elias Richardson
• Phillip J. Diaz as Dani Sakai
• Mark Sheng as The Starter
• Jack Saull as Rook
• vrenya as Imani Novik and June Richardson

Voice performances are featured independent of licensing. All rights in the individual performances and recordings remain with their respective creators.

For professional inquiries regarding any member of the voice cast, please contact admin@winterlude.dev.