Fit check
Is Kao the Kangaroo worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- 3D platformer fans who want combat, puzzles, collecting, and exploration in one adventure
- Players who prefer story-led games about uncovering a missing family member
- Platforming players interested in magical abilities and varied environments
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a highly open-ended structure rather than a guided platforming adventure
- Players who want a combat-focused game without jumping, puzzles, collecting, or exploration
- Players looking for a short, single-purpose game instead of an edition with additional campaign and collectible content
Our take on Kao the Kangaroo
Rather than limiting platforming to jumping and straightforward enemy encounters, the game combines traversal with puzzles, collecting, magical glove abilities, and a mystery spanning two connected worlds.
What is Kao the Kangaroo?
Kao the Kangaroo is a 3D platformer about a young kangaroo searching for his missing father.
The journey moves through varied interactive environments containing enemies, puzzles, collectibles, secrets, and traversal challenges. Kao can jump, climb, dive, and ride while using mysterious magical gloves to fight foes and navigate the world. Enemy types include nimble attackers and slower brutes. The story connects Kao’s world with the Eternal World, a place of mystery and unstable power. The Anniversary Edition includes the full game, the Bend the Roo’les DLC with a new campaign and 5 additional levels, the Oh! Well DLC with 5 playable Eternal cells and 5 skins, an art book, and a soundtrack.
How Kao the Kangaroo plays
- 01Magical Glove Abilities
- Kao’s gloves provide combat and traversal powers tied to the mysteries of the Eternal World.
- 02Interactive Environments
- The journey crosses varied worlds with platforming routes, enemies, puzzles, collectibles, and hidden areas.
- 03Anniversary Additions
- The edition adds a campaign with 5 levels, 5 playable Eternal cells, 5 skins, an art book, and a soundtrack.
Kao the Kangaroo compared to similar games
Kao the Kangaroo is a new 3D platforming adventure with combat, puzzles, collectibles, exploration, and a story about a missing father. Sonic Origins is a collection of four classic Sonic titles, including Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic 2, Sonic 3 & Knuckles, and Sonic CD, so it presents multiple established games rather than one new journey.
Kao the Kangaroo: platforms & release
Is Kao the Kangaroo worth it?
It is worth it if: 3D platformer fans who want combat, puzzles, collecting, and exploration in one adventure. Skip it if: players seeking a highly open-ended structure rather than a guided platforming adventure.
Where can I download Kao the Kangaroo?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Kao the Kangaroo's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Kao the Kangaroo on?
Windows only.
