Kentucky Route Zero cover art

Game

Kentucky Route Zero

2013 · Linux · Android · PC (Microsoft Windows) · iOS · Mac · Point-and-click · Adventure · Indie

80IGDB player score
106 ratings

Previously Take

A respectable 80 average that never found its audience. More story than an adventure game — thriller, drama first, and the adventure game parts serve the narrative. One player, no compromises. This was built for the solo run.

About this game

Kentucky Route Zero is a magical realist adventure game about a secret highway in the caves beneath Kentucky, and the mysterious folks who travel it. Gameplay is inspired by point-and-click adventure games (like the classic Monkey Island or King's Quest series, or more recently Telltale's Walking Dead series), but focused on characterization, atmosphere and storytelling rather than clever puzzles or challenges of skill. The game is developed by Cardboard Computer (Jake Elliott and Tamas Kemenczy). The game's soundtrack features an original electronic score by Ben Babbitt along with a suite of old hymns & bluegrass standards recorded by The Bedquilt Ramblers.

Screenshots

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Trailers & videos

Announcement Trailer

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Game facts

Release date

Jan 7, 2013

Developer

Cardboard Computer

Publisher

Cardboard Computer, Netflix

Platforms

Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac

Genres

Point-and-click, Adventure, Indie

Themes

Thriller, Drama

Game modes

Single player

Perspective

Bird view / Isometric, Side view

Critic score

88 / 100 (10 reviews)

Editions & related releases

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Game data and artwork via IGDB.

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