Action · May 31, 2019

Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2 (2003 re-release) (2019)

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Play as Kao! The cutest and bravest kangaroo of all video games returns in this digital version of “Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2.' Experience the joy of playing a classic 3D single-player platformer filled with various challenges, including fighting, racing and solving puzzles. Bounce through 25 levels set in 5 unique, colorful worlds to rescue your animal friends captured by the evil Hunter and his henchmen! Experience the digital version of a classic 3D arcade platformer with online features like: * Steam achievements * Steam cloud saving * High resolution support * Controller support (Xbox 360/ One and PS4) * Bounce through 25 levels set in 5 unique, colorful worlds * Punch the baddies! Use a variety of different fighting techniques to rescue your friends * Approximately 30 challenging enemies to defeat * Boss encounters The digital version of Kao the Kangaroo is a nostalgic journey to the past for all players who grew up with the classic platformers. This is a fun, educational experience – enjoy vintage gameplay on this classic 3D arcade game. Once you add it to your library, it will never leave. The opportunity to play this classic version of Kao the Kangaroo was made possible thanks to engagement and requests from loyal Kao fans. These wonderful players came together under #BringKaoBack and asked us to release Kao digitally. This moved us deeply, and we decided to grant their request and release the game as our way of saying “Thank you for being with Kao for the last 2 decades.” We also want to thank you for your interest in our game, since you are here on our product page.

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Peer Action titles

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Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume7.9k Steam reviewsTop 46% in Action
Positive rating93% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 24%
Engagement hours3 h averageTop 91% for session depth among Action

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Adventure · 108
  • 3D Platformer · 104
  • Action · 95
  • Casual · 69
  • Platformer · 68
  • Classic · 64
  • Singleplayer · 57
  • Racing · 44
  • Funny · 39
  • Cute · 34
  • Family Friendly · 33
  • Indie · 25
  • Collectathon · 14
  • Cult Classic · 6
  • Action-Adventure · 5

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (6)

  • English volume_up
  • French volume_up
  • Italian volume_up
  • German volume_up
  • Spanish - Spain volume_up
  • Polish volume_up

Full audio (6)

  • English
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Polish

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

3h

brief (under 5 hours)

Median

1h

Typical completion time

Achievements

9

Steam unlocks available

Reception Metrics

Steam community

93%Very Positive · 7.9k reviews

7.3k positive · 550 negative

Curator recommendations

2.6k

Release & Availability

Release dateMay 31, 2019
DeveloperTate Multimedia
Base price$0.99 -50%
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External links[email protected]

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Input & Comfort

  • Partial Controller Support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Editions & Packages

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