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"There's something rotten going on here in Fairview
And you and I are going to get to the bottom of it."

Fairview is a place shrouded in both mystery and the paranormal.

Newly moved into town is Detective Dalia, a private investigator dead-set on deciphering the town's complexities.

Episode Zero recounts the night that her nephew, Ted, decided to take an ill-advised shortcut...

* You can hold down the interact key to continuously dig.
** Like the monument says, wraiths won't follow you into the mausoleums!

StatusReleased
PlatformsWindows
Rating
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(25 total ratings)
AuthorZed_Technician
Tags3D, Atmospheric, Horror, Short, Singleplayer
Average sessionAbout a half-hour
InputsKeyboard, Mouse

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the-fairview-files-episode-zero-win.zip 118 MB
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Looking forward to seeing where this series goes! Always love your games. Keep it up!

Well done, I knew it was you from your usual style but mercifully for us normies not as many fridge sized furries this time. Fun gameplay loop, looking forward to subsequent entries. When you finish up this series, consider compiling them into a single game for sale on Steam

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This is one went crazy! Keep going bro!

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I love all your games they´re sooo fun, I feel a bit sad for being a minor and can´t donate money to you, but if I could I would do it!! You deserve all the support that you got, keep going and doing more amazing games <33

pd:sorry for my english, is not my native language

Very fun game with a concept that I haven't seen before surprisingly. Very tense at times too. Another common Zed W.

Played this and it was really fun! I can't wait to see what comes next! I hope it's another sequel to something like Shadowcatcher or artifacts and antiquity!

i had a lot of fun with this! it's a neat concept to have multiple games, and i hope you make more (:

Fifth and final in the line up. A great spooky twist on mine sweeper. With just a little fogger thrown in. I really do enjoy this idea of diggin into the other weird around Fairview, I'll have to give the rest of the titles a playthrough at some point. I love the progress saves you keys. So tough, but with out frustration. Good work keep it, looking forward to episode 1.

Finally got around with playing all three of your new games. Now let me state my piece here:


All three are great masterpieces. But this one stands out the most. As someone who had loved what was once "The Bit More Know" Series. Shame they're now non-canon but nevertheless, you brought out a possible new series. I can't wait on what else fairview files has in store. This series has gotta be more lit than TBMK, thanks to your new found designs and techniques. I see huge potential. Keep going zed_technician :D


P.S. I hope this really was what you meant by a TBMK sequel back then heh.

REALLY AWESOME CONCEPT KEEP IT UP ZED!!! STAY SAFE AND GOD BLESS!!! I REALLY LIKE THE ARTSTYLE AND GAMEPLAY

I couldn't figure out how to find the keys for the longest time lol. Very fun once you figure it out and really keeps you on your toes ! Well done again Zed !

I made a video on your game if you're interested :)

no way! THERE IS A WOMAN CHARACTER THAT IS NOT THICK! I can't believe this XD

I mean...Cynthia from the previous game and one now deleted game had it before heh.

BRO HOW TF DO I PLAY IT I JUST BOUGHT IT 

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You'll need to:
- Download the ZIP file of the game here on the game's page
- After it's downloaded, you'll need to extract the files from the downloaded ZIP file
- Right click the ZIP, then "Extract All..."
- Once extracted, click on the "FairviewFilesZero" file in order to start the game

If something still isn't working correctly, be sure to let me know.

This was a great little intro game! The story is fun and intriguing and I liked the graphics too! The ending killed me it was just what I wanted! I hope you continue this and bring more little horror paranormal experiences in Fairview! Here is my gameplay video!

Very fun game! one thing, I did some playing off recording and if u dont get the first key the ghost dont spawn at all and you can find like all the keys before they even show lol. not sure if that is what you want or not but thought to let you know. but I loved it! very fun keep it up!

2 games in one day? oh zed how you spoil us

Here in Fairview, the graves rob you!

Neat little game. You really have a knack for weaving a fun experience around one or two basic gameplay loops. It's easy to understand what to do and builds a bit of tension.

I do have to say I kinda miss your charming character models in this one^^

Definitely excited to see what file 1 will be.

And gosh, I really have to start playing these myself rather than to watch others play them^^

I enjoyed greatly thanks! 

Me resulta interesante este nuevo concepto de serie de juegos. El episodio Zero me ha gustado y tengo curiosidad por ver que nuevos misterios y cosas sobrenaturales ocurrirán en los siguientes episodios. 😊

Also made a video without commentary.

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This game almost gave me a heart attack.. i tried so hard and dug all the graves until i found all the keys... best game 2024

Please Leave Comment On My Youtube Video Thank You 💕

did my guy just punch the ghost in the face XD 

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You know what, I walked into this not expecting much of anything at all, and I left extremely satisfied with the game. This is an excellent core gameplay loop with a fun little story, it doesn't have the insanely surreal feel of past games, and I really want to know more about the town of Fairview.

Great job on this one and keep it up!

Thank you very much for giving this game a fair chance!
Hopefully I can deliver something worthwhile for the next entries.

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🤍GREAT GAME!🖤

Love all your games! They're so visually distinct and I can always spot them when looking for new stuff to play. Love the atmosphere and the 'vibes' all your games have. Thanks for more awesome times :) I look forward to your future projects!! 

So interface is a bit different wich is fine, I'd prefer you to remain consistent with it but I don't realy mind. The sound of keyboard is nice with how text is going when characters talk or narrator talks. Story is also fine, but as for gameplay I got realy tired because I had to open like 100 coffins, this is more like rage game than horro game, similiary to flappy bird or hardest game ever, game doesn' have any reals challenging puzzles, there are those riddles but that's pretty much it. Overall realy realy like your games, don't get me wrong but I feel like these two games today weren't realy impressive as your other games, my favorite game of yours would be beware of shadows, in that game there was so much you could do, 2nd fav would be me working like confirming orders on computer at same time closing doors etc, and 3rd fav game would be artifacts or something like that. All these games were realy good because they had a lot of creativity, those games also remaind incosistent with orders for example from beware the shadows or when I had to confirm orders, but in this game all I had to do was dig grave over and over and over again and that's it and it made me feel realy bored real fast. And yes I love your hospital game as well. Oh and one more thing, I understand that arrows from coffins may not be always consistent, but it doesn't change the fact I had to dig like 100 coffins to find those arrows, it took me forever and I didn't like it because all I had to do was just come up to a grave and just click it 4 times and I had to do this 100 times.

LOVE YOUR GAMES! But when are you going to make another The Man from the Window game? My subscribers cannot wait.

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Awesome Game! I really enjoyed playing it and would recommend this to anyone who enjoys playing horror games. This is probably my favorite of your games. I also really like your game The Bit More Know Zero. I look forward to playing your next game.

hey Guys I hope You enjoy the video as much as I enjoyed the game!

As always - incredible game. Looking forward to your next project! 

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Sweet!

Good game

log10(Beans on Toast) = Rice Cakes with Bananas

Also, what happened, this game was released under a person called Madlad McGee, but is now reuploaded?

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Another great title by Zed! More then worth what i paid for it! I am also excited for this series because it looks like Zed will be making this into an anthology based in his world. I have really been wanting them to make more connecting threads between games and to give us a better look at this universe they are creating. Thanks again for another game Zed! 

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TWO, not one, but TWO GAMES ZED?!!!! HOLY!!!! AND LORE TOO. Both were pretty short, but I must admit, these 2 were the hardest one's you've made since The Fish's Tale. 

Let me begin with Fairview Tale. 

So it seems like the town that all these games take place in is called "Fairview". I'm glad this is finally established. Dalia seems like your typical spunky detective with a hard attitude, yet has a sense of adventure for solving a mystery, if that makes sense. We're clearly playing as her nephew Ted who came across the cemetery because he wanted Chicken quickly (quite relatable) and he lost his keys because of the deadly spirits of said cemetery. Now he has to shovel up graves in order to find 5 keys in order to escape.

The concept seems simple enough. Dig up graves, avoid spirits, and run away or use an orb to fight them off. At first I thought I could open up any grave and I got a pretty good scare out of them because of the black graves. I assumed I would be capable of outrunning the spirits, but I learned that the hard way.

(NOTE:) I appreciate the fact that you can continue from where you left off after dying. I didn't know that until I tried 4 times. You can easily lose if you're not paying attention enough.

I will say it is quite balanced for what it is. There are a lot of graves and only 5 keys, but you can dig fast and basically go through an entire row in 10 seconds. I always had to keep watch off the spirits and luckily had orbs to use because you can outrun them unless if it's a straight line. 

I didn't try opening a different coffin after a collected all 5 keys, but I can only assume it's a simple game over from there. I liked the fact that Ted hit the ghost with a shovel at the end haha. 

There's not much to say lore wise, but it seems like a step into knowing a small bit about the town or how it's attracting attention from outside parties. I WAS ESPECIALLY SURPRISED when I saw ZERO thicc characters in not only this game, but the other as well. Still, I digress, I'm not mad or anything and clearly I'm just joking, but like damn, no thicc girls today ZED. I will say though, it's kinda refreshing to play as a male character this time, which hasn't been done since the "Vermander Curse", so it's a whole new breath of fresh air sort of.


In the end, this was a bit of a challenging game, but I enjoyed it and I would like to challenge everyone here to try and beat the game without continuing. One full run without dying basically. It shouldn't be as hard, but a slip up can get you. 


Thanks for a good one,

Based Boi

Epic 5/5

Thanks for playing!

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thanks :)

Two bangers in one day, amazing!

Thanks for playing this one as well!  :)

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woah 2 games at once!?

Wow. 2 games released at once. Nice. Gotta start playing now.

Enjoy!

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I have played both of them and I can tell that these 2 new games are the most fun and challenging one I've played so far. Keep up the good work Zed.