Kentucky Route Zero
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Developers | |
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Cardboard Computer | |
Publishers | |
Cardboard Computer | |
TV Edition | Annapurna Interactive |
Engines | |
Unity 2021[Note 1] | |
Release dates | |
Windows | January 7, 2013 |
macOS (OS X) | January 7, 2013 |
Linux | January 7, 2013 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 86 |
OpenCritic | 86 |
IGDB | 88 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
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 and crowdfunded via Kickstarter. 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 included audio captions, adjustable text scale, Steam achievements and localizations for French, Italian, German, Spanish, Russian, Korean and Japanese.
In August 2023, over three years after the final act's update, the game was updated with a UI overhaul, multiple control improvements, several new translations, an updated Japanese translation, and Steam Cloud support.[3] This update coincided with the game's release on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Amazon.com | ||||
GOG.com | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
itch.io | ||||
Microsoft Store | TV Edition. Xbox Play Anywhere. | |||
Steam |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\CardboardComputer\KentuckyRouteZero\ HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\CardboardComputer\KentuckyRouteZero |
GOG.com | <path-to-game>\KentuckyRouteZero\ |
Microsoft Store | |
macOS (OS X) | |
Linux | $HOME/Documents/KentuckyRouteZero/ |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\CardboardComputer\KentuckyRouteZero\ |
GOG.com | <path-to-game>\KentuckyRouteZero\ |
Microsoft Store | |
macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Documents/KentuckyRouteZero/ |
Linux | $HOME/Documents/KentuckyRouteZero/ |
- 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 |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud | ||
Xbox 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). |
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Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Single or double buffer. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Choice of 30, 40, 50, or unlimited ("Default") 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.
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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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 details, see README.txt in <path-to-game> . |
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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 |
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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 | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Arabic | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Polish | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Swedish | ||||
Latin American Spanish | ||||
Thai | ||||
Turkish |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: Kentucky Route Zero (DX11). |
Other information
API
- On Steam, there are two launch options: the default and "Play with OpenGL (black screen fix)". However, both launch options now force OpenGL by default,[4] possibly as an oversight.
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | Direct3D 11 can be forced using the -force-d3d11 command line argument; on Steam, use the default launch option.[6] |
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OpenGL |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) | [5] | ||
Linux |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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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:Fds29 on 2023-08-18
- ↑ Kentucky Route Zero Act V - last accessed on 2021-02-19
- ↑ Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition - Postmodern Update - Steam News - last accessed on 2023-08-18
- ↑ Verified by User:Fds29 on 2023-08-18
- ↑ Catalina 64-bit Compatibility - Google Docs - last accessed on 5 May 2023
- ↑ Verified by User:Fds29 on 2023-08-18