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Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition cover art

Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition

Cardboard Computer · 2013-02-22

SteamGOGAmazon

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jan 07, 2013 (Mac), Jan 07, 2013 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 13, 2022 (iOS), Dec 13, 2022 (Android), Jan 07, 2013 (Linux)

KENTUCKY ROUTE ZERO is a magical realist adventure game about a secret highway running through the caves beneath Kentucky, and the mysterious folks who travel it.

2
playing now
80%
positive of 4.4k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
88/100
critic score (10 outlets, IGDB)
71/100
IGDB user rating (94 ratings)
12h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$24.99
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Kentucky Route Zero is a 2013–2020 point-and-click adventure interactive fiction game developed by Cardboard Computer and published by Annapurna Interactive. The game follows the narrative of a truck driver named Conway and the strange people he meets as he tries to cross the mysterious Route Zero in Kentucky to make a final delivery for the antiques company he works for.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 151 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~19/week).
  • · Review velocity down 25% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 14% of 11,312 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 178k–356k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,446 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$24.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $7.49 at Steam (2018-09-17) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 5 of 12 observed days · $17.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
818120182026Week of 2018-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1322026-08-06 23:00 — 10 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 5 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 7 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 5 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 8 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 7 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 4 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 4 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 13 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 8 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 2 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 10 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 6 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 7 players2026-08-11 15:00 — 5 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 7 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 4 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 6 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 6 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 6 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 6 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 11 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 7 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 7 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 6 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 7 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 6 players2026-08-28 20:00 — 5 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$24.99$7.492015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $14.992015-05-19 — best price $16.742015-06-10 — best price $24.992015-06-21 — best price $24.992015-08-31 — best price $17.492015-12-01 — best price $24.992015-12-24 — best price $12.492016-02-12 — best price $24.992016-07-04 — best price $24.992016-09-29 — best price $12.492016-11-23 — best price $12.492017-01-26 — best price $24.992017-06-21 — best price $24.992017-09-18 — best price $12.492017-11-22 — best price $12.492018-01-15 — best price $12.492018-09-13 — best price $19.392018-11-01 — best price $24.992019-01-03 — best price $24.992019-06-25 — best price $12.492019-11-01 — best price $24.992019-12-11 — best price $12.492020-01-27 — best price $24.992020-12-01 — best price $24.992021-03-26 — best price $17.492021-06-24 — best price $17.492021-09-06 — best price $17.492021-12-22 — best price $17.492022-04-04 — best price $14.992022-11-29 — best price $24.992023-03-23 — best price $24.992023-08-25 — best price $24.992023-12-21 — best price $12.492024-03-21 — best price $24.992024-07-11 — best price $24.992025-03-20 — best price $24.992025-10-06 — best price $24.992026-03-26 — best price $24.992026-08-30 — best price $24.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3281132026-05-31 — 188 pageviews2026-06-03 — 254 pageviews2026-06-06 — 177 pageviews2026-06-09 — 163 pageviews2026-06-12 — 131 pageviews2026-06-15 — 139 pageviews2026-06-18 — 166 pageviews2026-06-21 — 113 pageviews2026-06-24 — 171 pageviews2026-06-27 — 145 pageviews2026-06-30 — 179 pageviews2026-07-03 — 161 pageviews2026-07-06 — 146 pageviews2026-07-09 — 176 pageviews2026-07-12 — 181 pageviews2026-07-15 — 164 pageviews2026-07-18 — 141 pageviews2026-07-21 — 149 pageviews2026-07-24 — 160 pageviews2026-07-27 — 153 pageviews2026-07-30 — 139 pageviews2026-08-02 — 174 pageviews2026-08-05 — 121 pageviews2026-08-08 — 176 pageviews2026-08-11 — 154 pageviews2026-08-14 — 190 pageviews2026-08-17 — 154 pageviews2026-08-20 — 141 pageviews2026-08-23 — 162 pageviews2026-08-26 — 150 pageviews2026-08-28 — 162 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

24
achievements tracked
31%
earned "I bet a dog will eat it"
5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportCaptions availableSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing

17 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Spanish - Latin America, Japanese, Arabic, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil…

Player tags

IndieMysterySurrealEpisodicAdventureBeautifulNarrativeStory RichAtmosphericExploration

Census log

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

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