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Magical realist adventure

Ratings

Age

13+

Category

Adventure

Languages

English

Kentucky Route Zero is a thoughtfully designed mobile game that blends accessible mechanics with steadily increasing challenge. Players place and manipulate objects to influence in-game elements, solve levels, and progress through curated stages. The experience favors experimentation and polish, with simple controls and satisfying feedback.
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Ratings & Reviews
Hated it but then it hit me
Mon May 27 2024 Djfiwmduejfjsjfcisjfjcjsjd

I thought this was going to be a fun, enjoyable video game. It is not. A lot what they talk about, like XANADU, is real. This is real stuff that happened in computer science history, like browsing the internet “a single line of text at a time”. If you are one of the few looking for an opportunity to learn about the history of computers in the most off-handed, yet user-friendly way possible, then this is for you. It is a story about how the extremely hard-to-navigate information superhighway of the 60s, 70s, and 80s became the internet. If you’re looking for more, look into how Marc Andreessen developed Mosaic.

Love it.
Sun Apr 30 2023 Juniper Jang

I’ve never really had a piece of interactive media that felt so right to me. I play a bit, pause, but I always come back to it, wondering what’s happening next. I see myself in Ezra, Conway, Shannon, Junebug, etc. I can just sit for minutes sinking into the ambience. There are scenes when I’m supposed to be clicking on something to advance but I don’t realize it because I’m content just sitting there and looking and being present. For someone with ADHD who usually plays hyper stimulating games like Valorant or League, that’s saying something.

I never leave reviews, but…
Wed May 22 2024 leewm3

This game is an emotional exploration into capitalism and loss, with a touch of authentic Americana. It’s really more of an art piece, like a play, than it is a typical video game. Definitely not for everyone, but if you’re into obscure games that tell a bigger story, this is for you. It’s been months since I finished the final chapter and I still find myself thinking back to this story and its characters often. It’s a low poly masterpiece that makes you sympathize with faceless protagonists, and the music is phenomenally dreamy yet sad.

One of a kind
Thu Apr 20 2023 MacSalvaged?

Five Stars for this favorite game. Amazing how such a deceptively simple game can fire curiosity and wonder in a Twilight Zone-like atmosphere. Replays are rewarded with dialog choices that may or may not affect the story, but also lend a wonderful sense of life. Unfortunately, I’ll likely never play the mobile version since I’m not about to purchase a Netflix subscriptions just to play KRZ away from home. Zero stars for that feature —and I so wanted to see how the text dialog boxes were handled on mobile . . .

Blown away
Fri Jan 31 2025 Pangoat

As a fan of David lynch style storytelling and heavier dialogue games like disco Elysium this absolotely blew me away. Storyline is original and well executed. You have no idea where it’s going next. The visuals are so aesthetically pleasing in a dark way and there’s plenty of both sad and funny moments in this. Over half thru thu the game and can’t wait to see how it resolves

Agree w/ boner
Thu Mar 09 2023 Birdy24eva

This game stated good, was very different but entertaining then I got stuck in some boring conversations in a bar & even though you can kind of fast forward what they say, by holding down, it kept going on for more than a half hour! I couldn't take it anymore so I ended the game, and later when I re-opened it again, I had to start right from the beginning! So not worth it to me..

Reading extravaganza
Thu Apr 06 2023 Dullbulb

If you like reading your games instead of playing, this one’s for you! While the animation and art direction here is excellent, it is no game in my humble opinion. It’s something akin to an interactive book — and should be marketed as such so people aren’t duped into investing their precious life minutes on something they thought might be fun. Sorry but, unless you have nothing else to do I’d avoid this “game”.

It tries. If you’re caffeinated.
Sat Oct 14 2023 Geonuty

This is not a “game” it’s a very, very, slow choose your own adventure book. If youre on an airplane, in jail or stuck on a 16hr bus, MAYBE you’ll find this amusing. It’s basically like ready a book, one line and a time and clicking to get to the next line. God bless those who have the patience or lack of energy to try and follow this mess.

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