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Kao the Kangaroo cover art

Kao the Kangaroo

Tate Multimedia · 2022-05-27

SteamGOGAmazonMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureCasual

Modes: Single player

Releases: May 27, 2022 (Xbox Series X|S), May 27, 2022 (PlayStation 4), May 27, 2022 (PlayStation 5), May 27, 2022 (Xbox One), May 27, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 27, 2022 (Nintendo Switch)

Inspired by the golden age of 3D Platformers, Kao The Kangaroo returns in a whole new adventure! Embark on an epic journey, master magical gloves, explore lush environments and take Kao through his most grand tale yet!

15
playing now
77%
positive of 1.2k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
71/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
77/100
IGDB user rating (11 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

15 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Kao the Kangaroo is a platform game developed and published by Tate Multimedia. It was released in May 2022 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S. It is the fourth installment of the franchise, a reboot of the Kao the Kangaroo series, and the first title released after Kao the Kangaroo: Mystery of the Volcano in 2005.

Health check

Insufficient data
  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 32% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 24k–53k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,182 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$5.99-80%
GOG$5.99-80%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$5.99-80%
Microsoft Store$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.49 at IndieGala Store (2020-06-24) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $36.99 · on sale 118 of 125 observed days · $4.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Players online

1502026-08-12 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-12 20:00 — 3 players2026-08-13 12:00 — 2 players2026-08-14 03:00 — 1 players2026-08-14 20:00 — 5 players2026-08-15 11:00 — 7 players2026-08-16 03:00 — 0 players2026-08-16 19:00 — 5 players2026-08-17 11:00 — 3 players2026-08-18 03:00 — 2 players2026-08-18 19:00 — 5 players2026-08-19 10:00 — 3 players2026-08-20 02:00 — 2 players2026-08-20 18:00 — 5 players2026-08-21 10:00 — 2 players2026-08-22 01:00 — 1 players2026-08-22 17:00 — 10 players2026-08-23 09:00 — 7 players2026-08-24 01:00 — 3 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 4 players2026-08-25 09:00 — 2 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 3 players2026-08-26 17:00 — 6 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 2 players2026-08-28 01:00 — 2 players2026-08-28 12:00 — 2 players2026-08-29 03:00 — 3 players2026-08-29 19:00 — 9 players2026-08-30 11:00 — 15 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$36.99$1.992020-06-092026-08-302020-06-09 — best price $1.992022-09-06 — best price $29.992022-12-01 — best price $29.992022-12-29 — best price $14.992023-02-07 — best price $17.992023-03-24 — best price $29.992023-04-29 — best price $29.992023-06-11 — best price $14.992023-07-31 — best price $26.992023-09-21 — best price $9.502023-11-08 — best price $12.892024-01-10 — best price $29.992024-02-05 — best price $29.992024-03-10 — best price $29.992024-04-09 — best price $8.992024-05-01 — best price $8.992024-06-08 — best price $22.042024-07-11 — best price $29.992024-08-15 — best price $8.992024-10-15 — best price $7.492024-11-16 — best price $29.992025-01-23 — best price $10.492025-02-28 — best price $7.492025-04-09 — best price $7.492025-06-10 — best price $10.492025-07-24 — best price $7.492025-08-24 — best price $29.992025-10-20 — best price $5.992025-11-25 — best price $7.492026-01-06 — best price $5.992026-01-31 — best price $36.992026-03-09 — best price $29.992026-04-06 — best price $25.192026-05-18 — best price $22.042026-06-11 — best price $29.992026-07-22 — best price $29.992026-08-21 — best price $5.882026-08-30 — best price $5.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

139202026-05-30 — 26 pageviews2026-06-02 — 32 pageviews2026-06-05 — 23 pageviews2026-06-08 — 57 pageviews2026-06-11 — 39 pageviews2026-06-14 — 49 pageviews2026-06-17 — 49 pageviews2026-06-20 — 38 pageviews2026-06-23 — 20 pageviews2026-06-26 — 45 pageviews2026-06-29 — 45 pageviews2026-07-02 — 50 pageviews2026-07-05 — 37 pageviews2026-07-08 — 139 pageviews2026-07-11 — 54 pageviews2026-07-14 — 40 pageviews2026-07-17 — 40 pageviews2026-07-20 — 34 pageviews2026-07-23 — 49 pageviews2026-07-26 — 39 pageviews2026-07-29 — 39 pageviews2026-08-01 — 45 pageviews2026-08-04 — 36 pageviews2026-08-07 — 41 pageviews2026-08-10 — 45 pageviews2026-08-13 — 29 pageviews2026-08-16 — 37 pageviews2026-08-19 — 33 pageviews2026-08-22 — 32 pageviews2026-08-25 — 34 pageviews2026-08-27 — 34 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

26
achievements tracked
82.9%
earned "Warm up"
9.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing8 DLC

14 supported languages: English, Polish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Czech, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Portugal…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)3,43814%27
Steam (Steam)1,74311%26
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)1,2268%26
PS4 (PlayStation)64817%27
PS4 (PlayStation)27417%27
Switch (Nintendo)1420%0
Switch (Nintendo)1370%0
Switch (Nintendo)0—0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

CuteRetroActionArcadeBoxingCombatComedyRebootCartoonyColorful

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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