At twilight in Kentucky, as bird songs give way to the choir of frogs and insects, familiar roads become strange, and it's easy to get lost. Those who are already lost may find their way to a secret highway winding through underground caves. The people who live and work along this highway are themse...
At twilight in Kentucky, as bird songs give way to the choir of frogs and insects, familiar roads become strange, and it's easy to get lost. Those who are already lost may find their way to a secret highway winding through underground caves. The people who live and work along this highway are themselves a little strange at first, but soon seem familiar: the aging driver making the last delivery for a doomed antique shop; the young woman who fixes obsolete TVs surrounded by ghosts; the child and his giant eagle companion; the robot musicians; the invisible power company lurking everywhere, and the threadbare communities who struggle against its grip.
KENTUCKY ROUTE ZERO is a magical realist adventure game in five acts, featuring a haunting electronic score, and a suite of hymns and bluegrass standards recorded by The Bedquilt Ramblers. Rendered in a striking visual style that draws as much from theater, film, and experimental electronic art as it does from the history of videogames, this is a story of unpayable debts, abandoned futures, and the human drive to find community.
Originally published episodically over a span of years, the game now includes all five acts along with the "interludes," which were originally published separately. It has also been painstakingly localized for French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, and Spanish (both European Spanish and Latin American).
Copyright 2013 Cardboard Computer, LLC All rights reserved
Popular achievements
Act I
Complete Act I.
common
·
32.09%
Goodies
wallpapers
Act I soundtrack (MP3)
Act II soundtrack (MP3)
Act I soundtrack (FLAC)
Act II soundtrack (FLAC)
Interlude - The Entertainment (PC)
Interlude - The Entertainment (Mac)
Interlude - Limits and Demonstrations (PC)
Interlude - Limits and Demonstrations (Mac)
Act III soundtrack (MP3)
Act III soundtrack (FLAC)
Interlude - Here And There Along The Echo (Windows)
Interlude - Here And There Along The Echo (Mac)
Interlude - The Entertainment (Linux)
Interlude - Limits and Demonstrations (Linux)
Interlude - Here And There Along The Echo (Linux)
Act IV soundtrack (FLAC)
Act IV soundtrack (MP3)
Interlude - Un Pueblo De Nada (Windows)
Interlude - Un Pueblo De Nada (Mac)
Interlude - Un Pueblo De Nada (Linux)
Act V soundtrack (MP3)
System requirements
Minimum system requirements:
Recommended system requirements:
Recommended system requirements:
Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
There is the most original and enthralling adventure game I have ever came upon. I don't even know where to begin describing this game. Strictly speaking this is like an old school text based adventure game. It is well written, thought provoking, satirical, and humorous. DON'T MISS THIS ONE!!!
This was a great game to experience but they are still only up to Act 2, Acts3-5 are still in the works and a year has past for this point & click game. Who knows when they will come out with the rest but they still are collecting money & doing other projects, and when you ask about the game the repeat the same thing over & over again "we are hard at work, it will just be a little while longer". When a company lies to you over & over again especially when you kickstarted their game you lose faith in them. I will never buy any game from theses hippies again.
I got through Act III and decided to punt. The characters are quirky and intriguing but the story is dark and tragic, and progressively more so as you go through the Acts. I want to enjoy the story and have fun when I play a game - not journey with tragic characters as they slide into decline, debt, and hopelessness!
Just another pretentious indie game that tries way too hard to be deep. It pretends it's thought provoking, deep and complex when it's really nothing but bad writing. The very basic concepts of storytelling just don't exist here. You'll think you're playing FF13 all over again.
There's not a strip of coherent dialogue to be found anywhere in the game. Within minutes of playing you'll be assaulted by nonsensical dialogue and some of the most ridiculously unbelievable characters I've ever come across in a video game.
Example. You come across a woman in a dark, abandoned mine as you look for an onramp to the titular location (makes sense already doesn't it?)
Instead of being completely freaked out by your presence, screaming for the police and going for a rifle she instead walks right up to your character and begins talking about how her father was killed when she was young...riiight. Your character likewise, instead of questioning the presence of this psychotic lunatic hanging around an abandoned mine at 2 in the morning proceeds to have a lovely conversation with her about television sets.
That's the dialogue in a nutshell. Every person and situation you meet is so unrealistic that it killed any interest I had in the game.
If you're looking for a good, solid, coherent story instead of just a bunch of artsy fluff then look elsewhere. I'm sure there's a few games on GOG where the writers actually took a writing class or two.
its simply a collection of random pictures,ideas and broken logic..
its clearly only meant to be "experienced" by the trumps and other mentally broken mercuns of this world.
its possible its a "newly leaked" american brainwashing software program..
For the rest of us non-mercuns in the world its definately shi......
This game is waiting for a review. Take the first shot!
{{ item.rating }}
{{ item.percentage }}%
Awaiting more reviews
An error occurred. Please try again later.
Other ratings
Awaiting more reviews
Add a review
Edit a review
Your rating:
Stars and all fields are required
Not sure what to say? Start with this:
What kept you playing?
What kind of gamer would enjoy this?
Was the game fair, tough, or just right?
What’s one feature that really stood out?
Did the game run well on your setup?
Inappropriate content. Your reviews contain bad language.
Inappropriate content. Links are not allowed.
Review title is too short.
Review title is too long.
Review description is too short.
Review description is too long.
Not sure what to write?
Show:
5 on page
15 on page
30 on page
60 on page
Order by:
Most helpful
Most positive
Most critical
Most recent
Filters:
No reviews matching your criteria
Written in
English
Deutsch
polski
français
русский
中文(简体)
Others
Written by
Verified ownersOthers
Added
Last 30 daysLast 90 daysLast 6 monthsWheneverAfter releaseDuring Early Access
Your review should focus on your in-game experience only. Let the game stand entirely on its own merits.
Avoid noise
To discuss topics such as news, pricing, or community, use our forums. To request new games and website or GOG GALAXY features, use the community wishlist. To get technical support for your game contact our support team.
Critique responsibly
To keep our review sections clean and helpful, we will remove any reviews that break these guidelines or our terms of use.
Ok, got it
Delete this review?
Are you sure you want to permanently delete your review for Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition? This action cannot be undone.
Report this review
If you believe this review contains inappropriate content or violates our community guidelines, please let us know why.
Additional Details (required):
Please provide at least characters.
Please limit your details to characters.
Oops! Something went wrong. Please try again later.
Report this review
Report has been submitted successfully. Thank you for helping us maintain a respectful and safe community.