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Kao the Kangaroo (2000 re-release)

Tate Multimedia · 2023-04-27

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ActionAdventure

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Feb 20, 2001 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 08, 2000 (Dreamcast)

Kao the Kangaroo is a 3D adventure game, first released in 2000. More than 30 levels, numerous funny characters, adjustable difficulty, and demanding gameplay attracted not only young players, but also offered pleasant entertainment for more advanced players.

74%
positive of 449 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
69/100
IGDB user rating (19 ratings)
3.79★
PlayStation Store rating (1,083 ratings)
6h
to beat · rushed 5h · completionist 7h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$1.99
steam price (US)

Kao is a young kangaroo living with his family in the jungle when they are one day captured by a ruthless hunter and his goons. It's up to Kao to drive the invaders from his home and save his family.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 46 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~6/week).
  • · Review velocity down 6% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 28% of 20,709 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 9.0k–20k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 449 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$0.69-65%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.39 at IndieGala Store (2026-03-17) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $1.99 · on sale 48 of 90 observed days · $0.30 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
515120232026Week of 2023-04-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$1.99$0.492023-04-272026-09-252023-04-27 — best price $1.992023-06-15 — best price $1.992023-07-23 — best price $1.712023-09-21 — best price $0.792023-10-16 — best price $1.712023-12-22 — best price $0.992024-01-25 — best price $1.002024-02-14 — best price $0.792024-03-25 — best price $0.792024-04-25 — best price $1.992024-06-27 — best price $0.792024-07-25 — best price $1.992024-09-28 — best price $1.992024-11-21 — best price $1.992025-01-23 — best price $0.692025-02-22 — best price $1.992025-03-20 — best price $1.992025-04-09 — best price $1.992025-05-30 — best price $1.992025-06-18 — best price $1.992025-07-12 — best price $1.992025-08-01 — best price $1.992025-08-19 — best price $1.992025-09-22 — best price $1.992025-10-20 — best price $1.992025-12-04 — best price $1.992025-12-22 — best price $1.992026-01-20 — best price $0.992026-02-13 — best price $0.602026-03-26 — best price $1.992026-04-23 — best price $1.992026-06-04 — best price $0.792026-07-09 — best price $1.992026-08-12 — best price $1.992026-09-16 — best price $1.992026-09-25 — best price $0.69
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing

Player tags

FunnyActionArcadeBoxingNatureRunnerColorfulStylizedAdventurePlatformer

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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