Kao the Kangaroo (2022)
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| Developers | |
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| Tate Multimedia | |
| Engines | |
| Unreal Engine 4 | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | May 27, 2022 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 69 |
| OpenCritic | 68 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase, DLC |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Perspectives | Third-person |
| Genres | Platform |
| Art styles | Cartoon |
| Series | Kao the Kangaroo |
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| Kao the Kangaroo | |
|---|---|
| Kao the Kangaroo | 2000 |
| Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2 | 2003 |
| Kao: Mystery of Volcano | 2005 |
| Kao the Kangaroo (2022) | 2022 |
Kao the Kangaroo (2022) is a singleplayer third-person platform game in the Kao the Kangaroo series.
General information
- Developer Discord server
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epic Games Store | |
A Well Good Bundle and Anniversary Edition also available. | |
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| GOG.com | |
A Well Good Bundle and Anniversary Edition also available. | |
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| Steam | |
A Well Good Bundle and Anniversary Edition also available. | |
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Oh! Well | |
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| Summer Drip | Free. | |
| Top of the Class | Free. | |
| Yooka Laylee X Kao the Kangaroo | Free. | |
| VIP | Free. | |
| Bend the Roo'les | |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Epic Games Launcher | %LOCALAPPDATA%\KaoDRMFree\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor |
| GOG.com | %LOCALAPPDATA%\KaoGOG\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor |
| Steam | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Kao\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1370140/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Epic Games Launcher | %LOCALAPPDATA%\KaoDRMFree\Saved\SaveGames |
| GOG.com | %LOCALAPPDATA%\KaoGOG\Saved\SaveGames |
| Steam | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Kao\Saved\SaveGames |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1370140/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Epic Games Launcher | ||
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video
Video settings
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | Pillarboxed to 16:9. Use the related community tool as a solution to expand screen up to 48:9 resolutions. | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Always enabled. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | Native HDR support can be enabled and functions correctly in this game by editing a .ini file. Refer to this page for more information. | ||
| Ray tracing (RT) | |||
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.
Input
Input settings
Controller layout
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger vibration |
| PlayStation controllers |
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| Generic/other controllers |
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| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | Used mostly when the player receives damage. | |
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
| Steam Input | ||
|---|---|---|
| Steam Input API support | ||
| Hook input (legacy mode) | ||
| Official controller preset(s) | ||
| Steam Controller button prompts | ||
| Cursor detection |
Audio
Audio settings
Game settings
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Simplified Chinese | ||||
| Czech | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Hungarian | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Japanese | ||||
| Korean | ||||
| Polish | ||||
| Portuguese | Option exists ingame but translation is the same as pt-br. | |||
| Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
| Russian | ||||
| Spanish | ||||
| Latin American Spanish |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 11 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
Middleware
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 10 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5-3330 3.2 GHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 9 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible |
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- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1370140/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1370140) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.