Underplayed Gems

Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition (2020)

Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition cover
Developer
Cardboard Computer
Publisher
Annapurna Interactive
Platforms
Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Genres
Point-and-click, Adventure, Indie
Rating
3.0 of 5, 22 player ratings
Where to get it
Nintendo eShop

How it feels

a slow, dreamlike journey through a hauntingly beautiful and surreal world, driven by moody dialogue and a melancholic electronic score.

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About

Kentucky Route Zero is a magical realist adventure game about a secret highway in the caves beneath Kentucky, and the mysterious folks who travel it. Gameplay is inspired by point-and-click adventure games (like the classic Monkey Island or King's Quest series, or more recently Telltale's Walking Dead series), but focused on characterization, atmosphere and storytelling rather than clever puzzles or challenges of skill. The game is developed by Cardboard Computer (Jake Elliott, Tamas Kemenczy, and Ben Babbitt), and features an original electronic score by Ben Babbitt along with a suite of old hymns & bluegrass standards recorded by The Bedquilt Ramblers.

Trailer

Screenshots

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