Today we are launching patch 1.4 for Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU. Since we launched ZAU back in April of this year, the community have provided us with plenty of excellent feedback and suggestions, which the team at Surgent Studios have acted upon to give you an even better experience in your travels across the lands of Kenzera.

We’re pleased to announce that, thanks to your ongoing support, we’ve made the following updates and fixes:

In the 1.4 patch, we are bringing you exciting new ability upgrades to Zau’s arsenal, new quality of life improvements for traversal, rebalances to the lower difficulties of the game along with other miscellaneous fixes and improvements.

• Improved the Zawadi’s Hook ability. In addition to its use in traversal, Zawadi’s Hook can now also be used in combat. Deploying the Hook while wearing the Mask of the Sun will pull Zau to the targeted enemy. With the Mask of the Moon, the enemy will be pulled to Zau.

• Added 18 fast travel points for a grand total of 32 in the whole game, making 100% completion smoother and more efficient

• Tuned shielded enemies on the lowest and second-lowest difficulties. Shielded enemies can now be pushed back or knocked upwards, making them easier to defeat

• Improved controller glyph support for Nintendo Switch Pro controller, DualSense wireless controller, and Xbox wireless controller
  • Added DualSense haptics and improved controller haptics on all platforms
• Improved controller haptics on all platforms
• Improved Story mode platforms to make them more consistent with other difficulty levels
• Other minor improvements

We’re also pleased to announce that the 1.4 patch will also include all the 1.3 patch additions and changes to the Nintendo Switch version of the game, bringing it in line with the other platforms.

Some of the changes include:

• Added two new difficulty levels: Story and Brutal
• Adjusted hazards like insta-kill spikes to feel more fun and fair
• Improved fog of war
• Added option to skip chase sequences
• See the full 1.3 patch notes here

Once again, thank you for your consistent feedback and support. It is an extremely useful resource for us to keep improving our game, making it all the better for you to play! 

If you encounter any issues during your gameplay, please reach out here and let us know!

Are you looking for a community to discuss Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU? Join the official Surgent Studios Discord server, where we have a dedicated section for the game for fans to discuss tricks & tips, share fan art and gameplay clips! 

Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU is now available on PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC via the EA app, Steam, and Epic. Buy Now and start your journey today.