Kao the Kangaroo: Mystery of the Volcano (2005 re-release)
Skip · Action · 2023
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 31, under the fair line, at $0.79.
- Length
- 3.6h 4.2h to 100%
- Value
- $0.22/hr
- Reviews
- 71% of 261 positive
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Buy now or wait
It is 60% off today.
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
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About the game
Kao the Kangaroo: Mystery of the Volcano is a third installment of the epic Kao the Kangaroo 3D platformer series where the player takes control of a brave Kao, who embarks on a journey to save his homeland from an erupting volcano. Help him succeed!
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 256 MB of memory, 64 MB graphic card compatible with DirectX 8.1, 502 MB of storage. Windows only.
The value story
Across all 35 discounts in the 3 years tracked, the median cut is 50 percent, about 4 weeks apart. Today's $0.79 at 60 percent off matches the lowest price in the record.
On value it sits in the top 46 percent of its genre. It is cheaper than 88 percent of its genre, and less well reviewed than 65 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Haste ($11.99, scores 76) beats it on value, while it beats Kiki ($0.99, scores 0).
More about Kao the Kangaroo: Mystery of the Volcano (2005 re-release)
Of the 234 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, 2 come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written April 2023 to August 2026.
Players
- Players online
- 1 when we last checked, on Oct 18, 23:54 UTC
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
Kangurek kao i jego chory przyjaciel pilotuja samolot ktory mial uderzyc w 2 wieze ale jeden z tych pijakow wypada z samolotu pelnego mefy i wpada do wulkanu kao musi mu pomoc ale sam jest na cpany wiec gada z jakimis chorymi zwierzakami kangur w tej czesci gry nosi kapelusz zeby ukryc swoje zakola tak samo jak nosi buty z sklepu (chyba) CCC zeby ukryc swoje haluksy
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
If you've never played this game and want to get anything worthwhile from it, install the Resurgence of the Volcano mod, it actually fixes a lot of the issues of the original and adds new content that is comparable to the stuff from Round 2 in terms of quality. That being said, it turns a 4/10 game into a 6-7/10 one (hehe, six seven), so don't get your expectations too high if you don't have any nostalgia for it. I...
So, we're here, aren't we? I sometimes start off with an introduction before I get into the thick-of-it, but I'm not going to do that this time because I was already braindead after finishing "Kao 3: Mystery of the Volcano." Also, this review does say "Not Recommended," but that does not mean I don't want you playing it. Like I said in my review of "Kao 1," I encourage you to play it for yourselves and come up with...
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Cite this score
Kao the Kangaroo: Mystery of the Volcano (2005 re-release) scores 31/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/2360030/kao-the-kangaroo-mystery-of-the-volcano-2005-re-releaseReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 29, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.