- Patch Unity vulnerability - 11 October 2025
This patches a security issue in the game engine (Unity) on Windows. More information here: https://unity.com/security/sept-2025-01
- Mysterious fixes for mysterious bugs - 28 August 2024
- Fix mysteriously relocating save data on macOS. - Fix mysteriously invisible text. - Fix mysteriously unlit overworld map locations. Mac users: if your save data is currently missing, please check the folder (deep breath): "~/Library/Containers/KentuckyRouteZero/Library/Application Support/CardboardComputer/KentuckyRouteZero" The save files in that folder are named "save.krz" (maybe also "save-1.krz" and "save-2.krz"). You can copy these to their correct folder: "~/Library/Application Support/CardboardComputer/KentuckyRouteZero". Sorry for the inconvenience! xoxo cc
- You're not dreaming: Kentucky Route Zero now has an "anti-aliasing" option! - 20 August 2024
We've just published an update to KRZ including the following: - Advanced line rendering. Thin lines are now legible on arbitrarily high-resolution displays. It's future-proof! (We should be so lucky.) - You're not dreaming: Kentucky Route Zero now has an "anti-aliasing" option! - Change the font weight and line thickness together by adjusting the "Lines" option in the new "Era" menu. - Shadowy repairs to the mysterious "Wrongler." - Many bug-fixes and text corrections. Special thanks to the legendary Freya Holmér for helping us work out the new line renderer! Sound-lovers, check your install folder for a new mp3 care package courtesy of composer & sound designer Ben Babbitt. thank you for playing! -cc
- Annapurna announces a collector's edition containing 12 of their best games, but should you buy it? - 25 October 2023
Two months from today it'll be Christmas Day, which is a terrifying realisation. But merch company iam8bit are hoping they have you covered if there's a big Annapurna fan in your life. They've just announced the Annapurna Interactive Deluxe Limited Edition Collection for the Nintendo Switch, which is such a mouthful that the title alone feels like it justifies a $200 price tag. Yes, the Annapurna Interactive Deluxe Limited Edition Collection for the Nintendo Switch will set you back $200 — equivalent to roughly £165 if you live in the UK, and that's not counting some potentially hefty international shipping fees if you live outside of the USA. Alright, that's not actually out of the ordinary for Limited-Special-Collector's-Ultimate-Editions these days, but I suspect it still feels quite steep to most of us. I'm not here to be snarky; I love Annapurna's curation of excellent indie games,…
- Fixes for Windows 7 and 8 - 28 August 2023
This patch fixes an issue on Windows 7 and 8 that could cause a crash, black screen, or a missing cursor. Stay strong, paleo-computers! Your refusal to upgrade in the face of planned obsolescence is an inspiration to us all.
- Patch for Chinese text issues on Windows - 24 August 2023
This patch works around text rendering problems in both Chinese languages, including some characters disappearing and some appearing garbled, which have come up on some Windows computers. We are still working on some refinements to rendering Chinese text. A related issue happens on some Mac M1 computers & we'll address that in the next few days. Thanks for your patience!
- Kentucky Route Zero has a big upgrade improving it on Steam Deck - 24 August 2023
Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition has seen it's first major update since the release of Act V in 2020, and now it should be a better experience on the Steam Deck. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/08/kentucky-route-zero-has-a-big-upgrade-improving-it-on-steam-deck
- Kentucky Route Zero's Postmodern update makes it more readable on the Steam Deck - 21 August 2023
Developer Cardboard Computer sporadically released their poetic adventure game, Kentucky Route Zero , in acts spread across multiple years. It was a teasing release schedule that only aided the game’s surreal mystery, so it’s no surprise that the studio have dropped the game’s first major update three years after the fifth and final chapter wrapped things up. The aptly named Postmodern Update overhauls the game’s user interface with a new Modern mode, alongside a host of bug fixes and more language options. “The new ‘Modern’ interface is designed to be more flexible and readable on a wider variety of devices, including tablets and the Steam Deck,” the studio wrote in a recent Steam blog . Kentucky Route Zero’s smaller acts and text-based nature make it almost perfect for on-the-go devices, although I’m more interested in using the game as bedtime reading instead, as someone…
- Postmodern Update - 17 August 2023
We're excited to share with you our first major update to Kentucky Route Zero since the release of Act V in 2020. This update includes a major overhaul of the user interface, called "Modern" mode, new language support and improvements to existing translations, and a sprawling rhizome of bug fixes and improvements. The new "Modern" interface is designed to be more flexible and readable on a wider variety of devices, including tablets and the Steam Deck. But we've also overhauled and improved the "Classic" interface from the original release, and its lo-fi companion, "Retro." With these interfaces co-existing, overlapping and criss-crossing, deconstructing the grands récits of human-computer interaction, and destabilizing the linguistic locus of the text through multiplication of translations, we could only call this event "The Postmodern Update". We plan one more update in the near futur…
- These eight games will be leaving Xbox Game Pass tomorrow - 14 March 2023
Eight games are leaving Xbox Game Pass , meaning that – once they've expired – you will no longer be able to play them on the service. Microsoft announced the following games leave the service tomorrow, March 15 : F1 2020, Goat Simulator, Kentucky Route Zero, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, Paradise Killer, Undertale, Young Souls, and Zero Escape: The Nonary Games. You are likely familair with the majority on the list, but you may not be well versed on Paradise Killer, Young Souls, or Zero Escape: The Nonary Games. Well, let us tell you about them. Read more
- March's Game Pass leavers include Undertale and Guardians Of The Galaxy - 2 March 2023
March means Springtime has begun and it’s finally time to say goodbye to Winter - and a fresh batch of Game Pass leavers. This month’s leaving soon list is bulkier than usual, with games such as Guardians Of The Galaxy , Goat Simulator, and Undertale all waving goodbye on March 15/16th. Read more
- Guardians Of The Galaxy is coming to Xbox Game Pass this month - 2 March 2022
Guardians Of The Galaxy will be coming to Xbox Game Pass on March 10. Star-Lord for the cost of your subscription only. There are a handful of other games being added too. Read more
- Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, Lightning Returns, Kentucky Route Zero, more coming to Xbox Game Pass - 1 March 2022
Microsoft has announced the first batch of games coming to Game Pass in March. The titles are Far: Changing Tides, Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy 13, Kentucky Route Zero, Lawn Mowing Simulator, Young Souls, and Microsoft Flight Simulator is coming to the cloud. First out of the gate today is the day one release of Far: Changing Tides for cloud, consoles, and PC. The game is an atmospheric vehicle adventure that follows the journey of a boy and his ship embarking on a voyage to find a new home, where the boy will sail stormy waters, dive into unknown depths, and explore forgotten ruins in a flooded world. Read more
- Kentucky Route Zero's magical realism hides the raw economic realities of abandoned towns - 23 October 2020
A while back, the BBC did a series on the trains that travel across the hills of India. These were services built during British rule, engines still humming along thanks to sheer determination. The last episode visited Shimla, the summer capital of British India, including the Chapslee Estate. It had turned into a small hotel, where the now-deceased Kanwar Singh spoke fondly of its charms. He described his services not as a business selling accommodation or food, but selling an "ambience" of a previous age. Kentucky Route Zero, a point-and-click adventure that was a decade in the making and that released its final episode in January this year, seems to provide a similar type of ambience, one not based explicitly in time. The story follows Conway, an antiques delivery driver making his final stop, searching for the mysterious eponymous highway in a world drenched with magical-realism. Yo…
- Kentucky Route Zero's robot band just released an EP of chill synth jams - 3 October 2020
Looking back, I reckon Kentucky Route Zero ‘s third act might’ve been the best of the lot. That it was the act to introduce wandering musicians Johnny and Junebug playing no small part in that impression. This week, the fictional duo took their music out of the supernatural road trip with an EP full of sad robot love songs – a perfect soundtrack for getting lonely with on these rainy October afternoons. (more…)
- Kentucky Route Zero's point-and-click poetry explained for newcomers - 3 February 2020
I adore Kentucky Route Zero. Likewise, I adore the pieces on this site that discuss it . Alec’s review in particular is incredibly articulate, goes into a lot of depth, and comes from a place of passion for the game. The discussion of Kentucky Route Zero generally, however, can be somewhat overwhelming to trawl through as a newcomer, and in order to fully take in much of what Alec Meer and others have written about Cardboard Computer s point-and-click interactive fiction, you d have to pour yourself a cup of relaxing peppermint tea and set aside a whole day of reading, like I did. (more…)
- Wot I Think Kentucky Route Zero: Act V - 30 January 2020
Developer: Cardboard Computer Publisher: Cardboard Computer Release: Out now On: Windows From: Steam , GOG Price: 19/$25/ 23 (season pass) This is the story of a journey s end. But no homecoming can have meaning in isolation from the voyage that preceded it. This is why offering some critical judgement upon the fifth and (as far as we know) final Act of the interstate dream odyssey that is Kentucky Route Zero is an exercise in absurdity. It cannot be separated from what came before, nor from how the long years of waiting altered its place and power in memory. It also, perhaps, cannot be separated from how the world has changed during those long years. So the following must be about all of those things, and not just the final moments of a landmark in videogame storytelling. To call Act V a climax, or a finale, or a denouement, is incorrect. Unexpectedly short and sharp, yet still wide of…
- Kentucky Route Zero Act V is Available Now - 28 January 2020
Act V of Kentucky Route Zero is now available! This major update also includes all of the 'interludes'; free, experimental games which we published between acts & fill in the story and characters from different perspectives. We've also made many enhancements to the game, including localization into French, Italian, German, Spanish, Russian, Korean & Japanese; full audio captions; and adjustable text size. This update also adds Steam Achievements for the first time! The three of us (Jake, Tamas & Ben) started designing this game in the middle of 2010. We published Act I in the beginning of 2013, and have been updating the game with new acts or interludes regularly since then. So it's been a long road! We are so grateful for the opportunity to have worked on this game at our own pace, giving it the time and resources it's needed, and to you all for being such a great audience over the yea…
- Kentucky Route Zero's fifth and final act has arrived - 28 January 2020
Act V of Kentucky Route Zero has finally launched, ending a journey that many in the RPS treehouse have come to love. If you haven’t played the adventure game before, now is the perfect time to jump into Cardboard Computer’s mysterious trip through a secret highway below Kentucky – but don’t take my word for it, because almost everyone at RPS has had great things to say about this weird and wonderful game. (more…)
- Kentucky Route Zero's complete edition launches for consoles this month - 8 January 2020
Episodic adventure game Kentucky Route Zero will at long last launch for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on 28th January, under the guise of its complete TV Edition. It's on this date the saga's fifth and final slice will also arrive for PC, where episodes have been dropping on Steam since 2013. If you're new to it all, Kentucky Route Zero is a point-and-click adventure seeped in story, set in and around an underground highway beneath US soil which is quietly used by all manner of people. Each episode brings more of these characters to light. Read more
