
Kentucky Route Zero
2013·Cardboard Computer
Point and click, Indie · PC, Mac, Linux +2 · About 9h to beat
71/100Scored 71 out of 100: IGDB score106 ratings
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About
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.
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Time to beat
| Main story | Main + extras | Completionist |
|---|---|---|
| 9h | 11h | 13h |
At a glance
- Released
- 2013
- Genres
- Point-and-click · Adventure · Indie
- Platforms
- Linux · Android · PC (Microsoft Windows) · iOS · Mac
Where to play
Reviews




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- Released
- 2013
- Developer
- Cardboard Computer
- Publishers
- Cardboard Computer, Netflix
- Genres
- Point-and-click · Adventure · Indie
- Platforms
- Linux · Android · PC (Microsoft Windows) · iOS · Mac









