Kentucky Route Zero
The Greatness of ‘Norco’ Is Found in the Tenacious Weirdos Who Live There
An embarrassment of narrative riches and a triumph of thoughtful worldbuilding.
‘Kentucky Route Zero’ Creators on Finding Hope and the Burden of 4K Gaming
The long-in-development episodic video game captured the instability of the 2010s like nothing else.
It Took Nearly 10 Years to Finish ‘Kentucky Route Zero,’ But It’s Done
It's the story of a man trying to deliver a package, but it's also the story of a team trying to make a game that says something in an age of uneasy politics.
'Kentucky Route Zero' Pays Off on Nine Years of Hope and Doubt
A masterful exploration of shame, debt, magic, and capitalism comes to its surprising conclusion.
After 7 Years, ‘Kentucky Route Zero’ Is Finally Getting a Conclusion
The surreal and magical adventure story started all the way back in 2013.
‘Kentucky Route Zero’ and the Politics of Debt: An Interview with Cardboard Computer
The small studio's enveloping narrative game is one in which money matters. Or, rather, the lack of it does.
We Talked to Cardboard Computer About ‘Kentucky Route Zero’ and the Politics of Debt
The small studio's enveloping narrative game is one in which money matters. Or, rather, the lack of it does.
It’s Not All About You: Ditching Gaming’s Domineering Protagonists
Your little avatar might be the center of its world. You, however, are not—and more video games could do with representing this.
Taking the Ego Out of Video Games
Gaming could use more protagonists who aren't the centers of their worlds.
Episodic Video Game Set In Subterranean Kentucky Has Lush Cinematic Visuals And Bluegrass Soundtrack
Kentucky Route Zero is a point and click adventure game from Cardboard Computer.