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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]].
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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 Cardboard Computer.
  
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|release history  = ''Kentucky Route Zero'' was first revealed in 2011 via the [[Company:Kickstarter|Kickstarter]] platform. 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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|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 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 [https://www.reddit.com/r/kentuckyroutezero/ /r/kentuckyroutezero/]
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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.
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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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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
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==Other information==
 
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Latest revision as of 15:49, 21 February 2024

Kentucky Route Zero
Kentucky Route Zero cover
Developers
Cardboard Computer
Publishers
Cardboard Computer
TV Edition Annapurna Interactive
Engines
Original Unity 4[Note 1]
The Complete Season Unity 2018[Note 2]
Unity 2021[Note 3]
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
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Kentucky Route Zero on HowLongToBeat
Kentucky Route Zero on IGDB
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Kentucky Route Zero on MobyGames
Kentucky Route Zero on Wikipedia
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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.[4]

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.[5] 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
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store
DRM-free
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
itch.io
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Microsoft Store
Microsoft Store
 TV Edition. Xbox Play Anywhere.
Windows
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

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/

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/
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
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.
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

Input settings
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
Audio settings
Text 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

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,[6] possibly as an oversight.
Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D
Direct3D 11 can be forced using the -force-d3d11 command line argument; on Steam, use the default launch option.[8]
OpenGL
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
[7]
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

  1. ↑ Unity engine build: 4.6.1f1[1]
  2. ↑ Unity engine build: 2018.4.12f1[2]
  3. ↑ Unity engine build: 2021.3.24f1[3]

References

  1. ↑ Verified by User:Anonymous on 2016-07-19
  2. ↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2022-03-10
  3. ↑ Verified by User:Fds29 on 2023-08-18
  4. ↑ Kentucky Route Zero Act V - last accessed on 2021-02-19
  5. ↑ Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition - Postmodern Update - Steam News - last accessed on 2023-08-18
  6. ↑ Verified by User:Fds29 on 2023-08-18
  7. ↑ Catalina 64-bit Compatibility - Google Docs - last accessed on 5 May 2023
  8. ↑ Verified by User:Fds29 on 2023-08-18