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Kona

82% positive of 2,805 Steam reviews

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Released
2017
Steam Deck
Verified
Platforms
Steam, GOG, Xbox / PC Game Pass, PlayStation

Made by Parabole. Published by Parabole, Ravenscourt.

About the game

Northern Canada, 1970. A strange blizzard ravages Atamipek Lake. Step into the shoes of a detective to explore the eerie village, investigate surreal events, and battle the elements to survive. Kona is a chilly interactive tale you won't soon forget.

Tagged by players

  • Detective
  • Survival
  • Open World
  • Walking Simulator
  • First-Person
  • Horror
  • Atmospheric
  • Survival Horror
  • Exploration
  • Story Rich
  • Surreal
  • Adventure

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What players say

  • Recommended
    This review is informative I wouldn't necessarily call Kona a bad game, but I think it's worth knowing that the experience you start with isn't quite the one you finish with. Without giving away too many spoilers, roughly three-quarters of the way through the story, the narrator takes away the freedom from the player. The game turn from a grounded detective mystery into a (near the end) rushed linear action shooter…

    4 h played when written. 15 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    The game was a letdown. The atmosphere is really great, but the resolution itself is completely absurd for detective game. You spend the entire game gathering clues, only to have everything revealed at the end without your involvement, and it all boils down to some trite supernatural nonsense. I have the same complaint about the final escape from the Wendigo. It’s the most boring scene imaginable. A one-time…

    5.1 h played when written. 2 found it helpful.

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