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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

Unofficial wiki

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Amazon.com
GOG.com
Humble Store
itch.io
Microsoft Store		TV Edition. Xbox Play Anywhere.
Steam

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
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/

The registry key stores the video settings.

settings.krz stores the rest of the settings.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\CardboardComputer\KentuckyRouteZero\
GOG.com	<path-to-game>\KentuckyRouteZero\
Microsoft Store
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
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

Video settings

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
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)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
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.

Input

Input settings

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

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers
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>`.
Button prompts

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
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

Keyboard mapping
Gamepad mapping

Audio

Audio settings

Text settings

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
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
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
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: Kentucky Route Zero (DX11).

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D		Direct3D 11 be forced using the `-forced-d3d11` command line argument.^[5]
OpenGL

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)			^[4]
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)
	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
	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

↑ Unity engine build: 2021.3.24f1^[1]

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
↑ Catalina 64-bit Compatibility - Google Docs - last accessed on 5 May 2023
↑ Verified by User:Fds29 on 2023-08-18

[2] Unity engine build: 2021.3.24f1^[1]

[engineversion-1] Verified by User:Fds29 on 2023-08-18

[3] Kentucky Route Zero Act V - last accessed on 2021-02-19

[4] Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition - Postmodern Update - Steam News - last accessed on 2023-08-18

[5] Catalina 64-bit Compatibility - Google Docs - last accessed on 5 May 2023

[6] Verified by User:Fds29 on 2023-08-18

[Note 1]

[2]

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[1]

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-|introduction      = '''''Kentucky Route Zero''''' is a {{Glossary:singleplayer}}, point-and-click five act {{Glossary:adventure}} game featuring a never-seen mystery for a player to solve. It was made and published by [[Company:Cardboard Computer|Cardboard Computer]].
+|introduction      = '''''Kentucky Route Zero''''' is a {{Glossary:singleplayer}}, point-and-click five act {{Glossary:adventure}} game featuring a never-seen mystery for a player to solve. It was made and published by Cardboard Computer.
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+|release history   = ''Kentucky Route Zero'' was first revealed in 2011 and crowdfunded via {{w|Kickstarter}}. The release of the first act was made in January 2013 and the last 5th act was released in January 2020.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/231200/view/1689348020236085941|title=Kentucky Route Zero Act V|date=2021-02-19}}</ref>
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+|current state     = 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.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/231200/view/7038615889397930405|title=Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition - Postmodern Update - Steam News|date=2023-08-18}}</ref> This update coincided with the game's release on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X.
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 {{Game data|
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 {{Game data/saves|Microsoft Store|}}
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 {{ii}} 3 save slots available.
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 {{ii}} Can be changed with the {{code|KRZDATA}} environment variable.
 {{XDG|false}}
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+|subtitles = true
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+|interface = true
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+|subtitles = true
+|notes     =
+|fan       =
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+|interface = true
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+|subtitles = true
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+|fan       =
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 {{L10n/switch
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+|interface = true
+|audio     = false
+|subtitles = true
+|notes     =
+|fan       =
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+{{L10n/switch
+|language  = Swedish
 |interface = true
 |audio     = false
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+|interface = true
+|audio     = false
+|subtitles = true
+|notes     =
+|fan       =
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+{{L10n/switch
+|language  = Thai
+|interface = true
+|audio     = false
+|subtitles = true
+|notes     =
+|fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+|language  = Turkish
 |interface = true
 |audio     = false
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 ===API===
 {{API
-|direct3d versions      =
+|direct3d versions      = hackable
-|direct3d notes         =
+|direct3d notes         = Direct3D 11 be forced using the {{code|-forced-d3d11}} command line argument.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Fds29|date=2023-08-18}}</ref>
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 |shader model versions  =
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Developers

	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