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Kao the Kangaroo cover art

Kao the Kangaroo

Tate Multimedia · 2022-05-27

SteamGOGAmazonMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureCasual

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

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!

Kao the Kangaroo is a $29.99 Action, Adventure, Casual game released in 2022, with an estimated 20,000 .. 50,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (77% of 1188 reviews).

5
playing now
77%
positive of 1.2k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
71/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
77/100
IGDB user rating (11 ratings)
13
Nexus mods (697 downloads)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$29.99
steam price (US)

5 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 13:00 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

Quietly active
  • · 5 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 99 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~12/week).
  • · Review velocity down 29% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 14% of 28,080 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 24k–53k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,188 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$5.99-80%
GOG$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 153 of 160 observed days · $4.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
12312320222026Week of 2022-05-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1502026-09-15 22:00 — 7 players2026-09-17 06:00 — 3 players2026-09-18 14:00 — 10 players2026-09-19 21:00 — 4 players2026-09-21 05:00 — 2 players2026-09-22 12:00 — 7 players2026-09-23 20:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 03:00 — 6 players2026-09-26 11:00 — 7 players2026-09-27 18:00 — 10 players2026-09-29 02:00 — 4 players2026-09-30 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 17:00 — 11 players2026-10-03 00:00 — 4 players2026-10-04 08:00 — 9 players2026-10-05 16:00 — 10 players2026-10-07 00:00 — 2 players2026-10-08 07:00 — 2 players2026-10-09 15:00 — 2 players2026-10-10 22:00 — 6 players2026-10-12 06:00 — 1 players2026-10-13 13:00 — 6 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 1 players2026-10-15 13:00 — 5 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
334Jun 2022Aug 2026Jun 2022 — avg 33 · peak 175Aug 2022 — avg 6 · peak 20Oct 2022 — avg 5 · peak 20Dec 2022 — avg 9 · peak 46Feb 2023 — avg 6 · peak 19Apr 2023 — avg 7 · peak 24Jun 2023 — avg 10 · peak 52Aug 2023 — avg 6 · peak 18Oct 2023 — avg 6 · peak 26Dec 2023 — avg 7 · peak 23Feb 2024 — avg 5 · peak 18Apr 2024 — avg 7 · peak 23Jun 2024 — avg 6 · peak 18Aug 2024 — avg 6 · peak 16Oct 2024 — avg 4 · peak 20Dec 2024 — avg 5 · peak 18Feb 2025 — avg 5 · peak 16Apr 2025 — avg 5 · peak 14Jun 2025 — avg 5 · peak 20Aug 2025 — avg 5 · peak 24Oct 2025 — avg 8 · peak 29Dec 2025 — avg 7 · peak 23Feb 2026 — avg 6 · peak 18Apr 2026 — avg 6 · peak 20Jun 2026 — avg 5 · peak 16Aug 2026 — avg 4 · peak 15
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$36.99$1.992020-06-092026-10-152020-06-09 — best price $1.992022-10-18 — best price $20.992022-12-19 — best price $23.992023-01-31 — best price $29.992023-03-24 — best price $29.992023-05-05 — best price $14.992023-07-13 — best price $29.992023-09-12 — best price $29.992023-11-08 — best price $12.892024-01-15 — best price $11.992024-02-25 — best price $10.492024-04-04 — best price $10.492024-05-01 — best price $8.992024-06-13 — best price $22.042024-07-31 — best price $29.992024-09-21 — best price $7.492024-11-16 — best price $29.992025-02-08 — best price $29.992025-03-13 — best price $7.492025-05-16 — best price $29.992025-07-24 — best price $7.492025-09-15 — best price $7.492025-11-05 — best price $29.992025-12-31 — best price $36.992026-01-31 — best price $36.992026-03-13 — best price $22.042026-04-22 — best price $5.992026-06-02 — best price $26.882026-07-22 — best price $29.992026-08-28 — best price $5.992026-09-12 — best price $5.992026-09-27 — best price $5.992026-10-12 — best price $5.992026-10-15 — best price $5.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

70202026-05-30 — 26 pageviews2026-06-03 — 25 pageviews2026-06-07 — 60 pageviews2026-06-11 — 39 pageviews2026-06-15 — 51 pageviews2026-06-19 — 23 pageviews2026-06-23 — 20 pageviews2026-06-27 — 44 pageviews2026-07-01 — 36 pageviews2026-07-05 — 37 pageviews2026-07-09 — 38 pageviews2026-07-13 — 28 pageviews2026-07-17 — 40 pageviews2026-07-21 — 33 pageviews2026-07-25 — 35 pageviews2026-07-29 — 39 pageviews2026-08-02 — 29 pageviews2026-08-06 — 46 pageviews2026-08-10 — 45 pageviews2026-08-14 — 42 pageviews2026-08-18 — 41 pageviews2026-08-22 — 32 pageviews2026-08-26 — 33 pageviews2026-08-30 — 40 pageviews2026-09-03 — 37 pageviews2026-09-07 — 33 pageviews2026-09-11 — 53 pageviews2026-09-15 — 49 pageviews2026-09-19 — 57 pageviews2026-09-23 — 36 pageviews2026-09-27 — 59 pageviews2026-10-01 — 55 pageviews2026-10-05 — 43 pageviews2026-10-09 — 42 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…

Post-launch support: 8 DLC released, first 2022-06-30, latest 2023-05-04 (Steam store data)

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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Similarity via IGDB.

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