The Tragedy and Mystery of the 'Best Game of the Decade'

Kentucky Route Zero has won "game of the year" awards multiple times, was dubbed the "best musical of 2014," and has been called "the most important game of the decade"--and all this before it was finished. Over the past seven years, the three-person indie studio Cardboard Computer has released four episodic "acts" of its critically acclaimed game, along with four playable "interludes." Fans have eagerly awaited the fifth and final chapter, the one where maybe, just maybe, you will arrive at your destination. It's finally here, part of a new collected edition from Annapurna Interactive for PC and console. The menu takes the shape of a circle, each act arranged around it like numbers on a clock face.