Kona is an adventure developed by Parabole, released 17 March 2017 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.
What Kona is
Kona is an adventure game developed by Parabole and released in 2017. It was published by Deep Silver. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Google Stadia, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Kona is a 2017 adventure video game developed by the Canadian studio Parabole and published by Ravenscourt. Set in October 1970, the game centers on Carl Faubert, a private investigator, who arrives at a snowy town in Nord-du-Québec, only to find the place deserted with something that is lurking around. A sequel, Kona II: Brume, was released in 2023.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are horror, mystery, open world and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 35 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Kona holds a critic score of 77 out of 100. That places it above 56% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2017 averaged 71, so it scored 6 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 75, across 66 votes.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for i5 2.0 ghz+, 4 GB RAM and GeForce GTX 460 / ATI Radeon 6850 / Intel HD 5000+. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 5GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Kona launched on 17 March 2017, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Horizon Zero Dawn, Mass Effect: Andromeda and Hollow Knight. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It was a PlayStation 5 launch-window title.
Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Horizon Zero Dawn, Mass Effect: Andromeda, Hollow Knight.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Kona yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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