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'''''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. The game is developed and published by [[Cardboard Computer]], an independent studio consisting of [[Jake Elliott]], [[Tamas Kemenczy]], and [[Ben Babbitt]]. It follows an episodic format, mirroring the dramatic structure of a five-act play.
The game's five acts follow the narrative of a truck driver named [[Conway]] and the mysterious people he meets as he tries to travel the fictional [[Route Zero|Route {{Zero}}]] to make his final delivery for an antique company. The [[Act I|first act]] was released on January 7, 2013. The [[Act II|second]], [[Act III|third]], [[Act IV|fourth]], and [[Act V|fifth acts]] were released over the following seven years, along with shorter, supplemental, free-to-play "interlude" games, [[WEVP-TV|video art]], tie-in [[phone numbers]], and [[Here And There Along The Echo#Weird Telephones|custom electronics]]. The game's final act and console ports were released on January 28, 2020. In cooperation with [[wikipedia:Netflix|Netflix]], Android and iOS ports were released on December 13, 2022.
The "PC Edition" of the game is available via [https://store.steampowered.com/app/231200/Kentucky_Route_Zero/ Steam], [https://cardboardcomputer.itch.io/kentucky-route-zero itch.io], [https://www.gog.com/game/kentucky_route_zero_season_pass GOG.com], and the [https://www.humblebundle.com/store/p/kentuckyroutezero_storefront Humble Store], while the identical "TV Edition" is available on [https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/kentucky-route-zero-tv-edition-switch/ Nintendo Switch], [https://www.playstation.com/en-us/games/kentucky-route-zero-tv-edition-ps4/ PlayStation 4], and [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/kentucky-route-zero-tv-edition/9p6ftm76l1s7 Xbox One].
