Kairo

Enter the lost world of Kairo. Explore vast abandoned monuments. Bring strange and ancient machinery back to life. Slowly uncover the true purpose of Kairo and fulfil a great destiny. Kairo is an atmospheric…

80 25 January 2013

Adventure Indie Puzzle Horror

Kairo is an adventure developed by Lupus Studios Limited, released 25 January 2013 on Android, iOS, Linux and Mac. The main story takes about 7.6 hrs to finish.

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What Kairo is

Kairo is an adventure game developed by Lupus Studios Limited and released in 2013. It is available on Android, iOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Kairo is a first-person exploration/puzzle game developed and published by British studio Locked Door Puzzle, Richard Perrin's independent studio. Kairo is set in a world of brutalist architecture which the player must explore to solve the puzzles contained within.

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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 11 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Kairo holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 64% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2013 averaged 70, so it scored 10 points above the year average.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 7.6 hrs.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 2GHz Dual Core, 2 GB RAM and Shader Model 3.0. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 1GB.

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What it launched against

Kairo launched on 25 January 2013, within three weeks of DmC: Devil May Cry, Antichamber, Dead Space 3 and ArcheAge. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.

Released around the same time: DmC: Devil May Cry, Antichamber, Dead Space 3, ArcheAge.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Kairo yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

Screenshots

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Quick answers

Kairo — frequently asked questions

When did Kairo come out?

Kairo was released on 25 January 2013 for Android, iOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

What are the minimum PC requirements for Kairo?

At minimum, Kairo needs 2GHz Dual Core, 2 GB RAM, Shader Model 3.0 graphics, 1 GB HD space of storage.

How long does it take to beat Kairo?

The main story of Kairo takes around 7.6 hrs.

How many GB is Kairo?

The PC version needs about 1 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("1 GB HD space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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