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Kairo on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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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 3D exploration and puzzle solving game.

Kairo is a puzzle, exploration and indie game developed by Locked Door Puzzle and published by Lupus Studios Limited.
Released on April 24th 2013 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 5 languages: English, German, French, Italian and Spanish - Spain.

It has received 1,717 reviews of which 1,265 were positive and 452 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.1 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 4.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 3.66€ on Eneba.


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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • OS *:Windows XP
  • Processor:2GHz Dual Core
  • Memory:2 GB RAM
  • Graphics:Shader Model 3.0
  • Hard Drive:1 GB HD space
MacOS
  • OS:OSX 10.6
  • Processor:2GHz Dual Core
  • Memory:2 GB RAM
  • Graphics:Shader Model 3.0
  • Hard Drive:1 GB HD space
Linux
  • OS:Ubuntu 10.10
  • Processor:2GHz Dual Core
  • Memory:2 GB RAM
  • Graphics:Shader Model 3.0
  • Hard Drive:1 GB HD space

User reviews & Ratings

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9 hours played
Aug. 2026
So simple yet so weirdly beautiful, somehow ethereal. Puzzles and maze navigation are a bit maddening at times
2 hours played
Aug. 2026
Hey, did you like the MYST franchise, and want more moon logic puzzles but with less yapping? Boy, have I got a game for you!
3 hours played
Aug. 2026
What the actual ♥♥♥♥ is Kairo? I went in expecting a quiet little exploration game. Instead, this mysterious, elegant bastard crawled directly into my skull, rearranged my brain furniture, and apparently decided it was going to live there rent-free. Kairo is mysterious. Kairo is beautiful. Kairo is so ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ atmospheric that if you're not careful, this ♥♥♥♥ will follow you into your dreams. Much like Fez and Minecraft, it has that dangerous quality where you stop playing and then your stupid monkey brain keeps thinking about the world anyway. And the world itself? ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ gorgeous. There's something incredibly satisfying about wandering through these strange, enormous environments and slowly figuring out what the hell you're looking at. The mechanics are simple. Almost suspiciously simple. But that's the trick. The game doesn't drown you in seventeen skill trees, twelve currencies, crafting systems, or some NPC named Trevor screaming at you to collect 46 wolf ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ for his grandmother. It gives you a world. It gives you a few things to figure out. Then it shuts the ♥♥♥♥ up and lets you explore. And somehow that works beautifully. The atmosphere is so strong that every empty corridor starts feeling meaningful. Every structure looks like it has some enormous secret hiding inside it. Every time you reach somewhere new, your brain goes: "What the ♥♥♥♥ IS this place?" And then you keep walking. Because you need to know. That's the magic of Kairo. It's not screaming for your attention. It's quietly seducing your brain into becoming obsessed with it. The whole world feels like a playable tone poem—which sounds like the kind of pretentious ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ a critic would write after drinking expensive coffee...Except this time, the pretentious bastard is actually right. Kairo leaves an impression. A weird one. A beautiful one. A slightly lonely, existentially ♥♥♥♥♥♥-up one. And I absolutely loved it. Kairo isn't just something you play. It's something you experience, wander through, absorb, and then accidentally continue thinking about at 3 AM while staring at your ceiling wondering why you're still mentally inside a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ abstract temple. Beautiful. Mysterious. Weird as ♥♥♥♥.
7 hours played
Aug. 2026
Beautiful game, engaging puzzles, great atmosphere. If you like what you see in the trailer, buy it.
June 2026
cool game, it just made me very nauseous for some reason, which is why i stopped playing. maybe something to do with the screen filters/shaders

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Frequently Asked Questions

Kairo is currently priced at 4.99€ on Steam.

No, Kairo is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 4.99€ on Steam.

Yes, Kairo received 1,265 positive votes out of a total of 1,717 achieving a rating of 7.12.
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Kairo was developed by Locked Door Puzzle and published by Lupus Studios Limited.

Yes, Kairo is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Yes, Kairo is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Yes, Kairo is playable and fully supported on Linux.

This information about Kairo is not available yet.

This information about Kairo is not available yet.

No, Kairo does not support VR.

Kairo is a single-player game.

No, Kairo does not currently offer any DLC.

No, Kairo does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

No, Kairo does not support Steam Remote Play.

Yes, Kairo is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Kairo.

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Kairo
Rating
7.1
1,265
452
Game modes
Features
Online players
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Developer
Locked Door Puzzle
Publisher
Lupus Studios Limited
Release 24 Apr 2013
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