The Fairview Files: Episode Zero
A downloadable game for Windows
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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!
Status | Released |
Platforms | Windows |
Rating | Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars (28 total ratings) |
Author | Zed_Technician |
Tags | 3D, Atmospheric, Horror, Short, Singleplayer |
Average session | About a half-hour |
Inputs | Keyboard, Mouse |
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the-fairview-files-episode-zero-win.zip 118 MB
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Can your next game have a super thicc cow, pig and chicken in it, please?
Hey Zedtechnician I want to ask something, do you plan on making in the future an remake of the bit more know 1 and the bit more know 2 ? Big Fan btw hugs from Brazil.
YOO THIS GAME HAD ME TREMBLING!!! ONE OF MY FAVOURITES FOR SURE :D
one note though: I wish there was some way we could know when the spirits are going to appear, I didn't like how they would appear right in front me. It gave me no chance to run.
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Hey Zed! I wanted to ask, is there a place where you accept DMs? Looking forward to your next project! Stay awesome!
Personally, I have not managed to bring myself through this gameplay. Ghosts may spawn right inside the main character, and the concept of minesweeper seems to be weird.
In the start, it worked like a charm: here is a wooden box which points to the west, we dig the adjacent western grave, open the black coffin — there is a key inside. Then I have dug up a ton of black coffins in one and the same location, and all the wooden coffins were empty: no hints, nothing. I thought: alright, there must be the correct black coffin elsewhere. The same: no hints, many black coffins piling up on one another. I decided to open a black coffin: who knows, maybe I am supposed to risk after all? Screamer, game over.
I might also be a bit biased: I love the universe other games tell about more: the universe of different quirky characters and weird monsters that play by rules, rich sorcerers and financially unstable protagonists, naughty gods and cheerful mortals. After all this excitement this story seems too grounded, perhaps. We shall see how it will go on, of course.
I guess I shall just watch a playthrough for this one. The cutscenes are satisfying, animations and dialogue are fun, I hope you shall remain satisfied with your work! Love your games, Zed Technician! ^ ^
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
This is one went crazy! Keep going bro!
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 (:
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
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!
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.
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
/editYou 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.
🤍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.
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.
As always - incredible game. Looking forward to your next project!
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Sweet!
Good game
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Also, what happened, this game was released under a person called Madlad McGee, but is now reuploaded?
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!