Kentucky Route Zero
Developers | |
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Cardboard Computer | |
Engines | |
Former | Unity 4[Note 1] |
Unity 2018[Note 2] | |
Release dates | |
Windows | January 7, 2013 |
macOS (OS X) | January 7, 2013 |
Linux | January 7, 2013 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 86 |
OpenCritic | 86 |
IGDB | 88 |
Taxonomy | |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Side view |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Adventure, Clicker, Driving, Open world, Puzzle |
Vehicles | Truck |
Art styles | Vector art |
Themes | Detective/mystery, Contemporary, North America |
Kentucky Route Zero is a singleplayer, point-and-click five act adventure game featuring a never-seen mystery for a player to solve. It was made and published by Cardboard Computer.
Kentucky Route Zero was first revealed in 2011 via the Kickstarter platform. The release of the first act was made in January 2013 and the last 5th act was released in January 2020.[2]
The final act's update include audio captions, adjustable text scale, Steam achievements and localizations for French, Italian, German, Spanish, Russian, Korean and Japanese. Kentucky Route Zero has an active reddit community on /r/kentuckyroutezero/
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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GOG.com | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
itch.io | ||||
Steam |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\KentuckyRouteZero\ HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\CardboardComputer\KentuckyRouteZero |
GOG.com | <path-to-game>\KentuckyRouteZero\ |
macOS (OS X) | |
Linux | $HOME/Documents/KentuckyRouteZero/ |
- The registry key stores the video settings.
-
settings.krz
stores the rest of the settings.
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\KentuckyRouteZero\ |
GOG.com | <path-to-game>\KentuckyRouteZero\ |
macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Documents/KentuckyRouteZero/ |
Linux | $HOME/Documents/KentuckyRouteZero/ |
- 3 save slots available.
- Can be changed with the
KRZDATA
environment variable.
- This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
GOG Galaxy | ||
OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Enable windowed mode and use the -popupwindow parameter (or see the glossary page). |
||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Can be forced through drivers or an injector | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Single or double buffer | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.
Custom resolution
Custom resolution on Windows[3] |
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Notes
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Anti-aliasing (AA)
Force on via NVIDIA Control Panel[citation needed] |
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | ||
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PlayStation button prompts | ||
Light bar support | ||
Adaptive trigger support | ||
DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
Connection modes | Wired, Wireless (Bluetooth), |
Generic/other controllers | Compatibility may vary. For the details see README.txt in <path-to-game> folder |
|
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Button prompts |
Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Steam Input | ||
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Steam Input API support | ||
Hook input (legacy mode) | ||
Official controller preset(s) | ||
Steam Controller button prompts | ||
Cursor detection |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | Included in captions. Option to change text size also available. | |
Closed captions | Not all sounds are captioned. | |
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
French | ||||
Russian | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Polish | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Latin American Spanish |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: Kentucky Route Zero (DX11). |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
OpenGL |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) | |||
Linux |
System requirements
Windows | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7 | |
Processor (CPU) | 1 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 250 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | DirectX 9.0c compatible |
- Official website lists XP SP2 as minimum but Steam lists 7.
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10.5 | |
Processor (CPU) | 1 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 250 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | OpenGL 3.0 compatible |
Linux | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | ||
Processor (CPU) | 1 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 250 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | OpenGL 3.0 compatible |
Notes
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Anonymous on 2016-07-19
- ↑ Kentucky Route Zero Act V - last accessed on 2021-02-19
- ↑ Verified by User:DanianA on 2020-05-05
- Only tested on windows.