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{{title}} '''''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.
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|composer = [[Ben Babbitt]]
|engine = [[wikipedia:Unity (game engine)|Unity]]
|platform = PC <small>(Windows, macOS, Linux )</small> <br> Console <small>Future: (Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 4)</small>
|rating = <small><sup>NA </sup></small>[[wikipedia:Entertainment Software Rating Board|ESRB]]: <abbr title="Teen">T</abbr> <br> <small><sup>EU </sup></small>[[wikipedia:Pan European Game Information|PEGI]]: 12 <br> <small><sup>AU </sup></small>[[wikipedia:Australian Classification Board|ACB]]: <abbr title="Parental Guidance">PG</abbr>
|release = 2013–2020 ({{anchor|Release history|info}})
}}
The game's five acts follow the narrative of a truck driver named [[Conway]] and the mysterious people he meets as he tries to cross 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]], and [[Act IV|fourth ]], and [[Act V|fifth acts]]were released over the following seven years, along with four shorter, supplemental, free-to-play supplemental "interlude" games, have since been released. The [[Act VWEVP-TV|video art]], tie-in [[phone numbers]], and [[Here And There Along The Echo#Weird Telephones|custom electronics]]. The game's final act]] is forthcoming and will be console ports were released on January 28, 2020. The "PC Edition" of the game is currently 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 will release on all major consoles simultaneously with the Act V update[https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2020/01/07/kentucky-route-zero-coming-to-xbox-one-january-28/ Xbox One].
== Gameplay ==
