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Kona
Northern Canada, 1970. A strange blizzard ravages Atamipek Lake. Step into the shoes of a detective to explore the eerie village, investigate surreal events, and battle the elements to survive. Kona is a chilly interactive tale you won't soon forget.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Atmospheric Quebec winter visuals” (22 of 77 reviews) and “Exploration and detective mechanics” (22); the most common complaint is “Slow, tedious exploration” (19). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
22 of the 77 reviews raise this.
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just…”
22 of the 77 reviews raise this.
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just…”
“I liked this game so much. What was crazy was when I could not complete the game .. on my own .. watched YouTube of game played and was like .. I would have never figured that out and solved those puzzles.”
22 of the 77 reviews raise this.
14 of the 77 reviews raise this.
“It's okay. French-Canadian dub is formidable though.”
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just…”
4 of the 77 reviews raise this.
“If you like this genre and the rural Quebec setting, you can get a good few hours of enjoyment out of Kona, so, I do recommend it. With that being said, the ending is so sudden and out of place, it's like cruising at…”
19 of the 77 reviews raise this · 12 of them still recommend the game.
“Вдохновлюсь чужим отзывом и сразу отмечу, что отзыв скорее нейтральный, чем положительный. Видно, что разработчики уделили большое внимание деталям и попытались задать атмосферу мистического детектива в декорациях…”
8 of the 77 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“If you like this genre and the rural Quebec setting, you can get a good few hours of enjoyment out of Kona, so, I do recommend it. With that being said, the ending is so sudden and out of place, it's like cruising at…”
“Loved the overall ambience of the game! The winter setting works great with the mystery and I got super scared when it turned night time xd I really liked the journal and picture mechanics. Some minor dislikes for me…”
“The atmosphere is great. Kona starts with a strong beginning but felt not like a detective game more like the Long Dark in another setting. I didn't understand all the items like steaks or flares and I don't want to…”
8 of the 77 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“Good fun but short and a little confusing”
“The atmosphere is great. Kona starts with a strong beginning but felt not like a detective game more like the Long Dark in another setting. I didn't understand all the items like steaks or flares and I don't want to…”
7 of the 77 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Loved the overall ambience of the game! The winter setting works great with the mystery and I got super scared when it turned night time xd I really liked the journal and picture mechanics. Some minor dislikes for me…”
“**No Spoilers Graphics and storyline were intriguing and I liked the idea of a case journal. I loved the details of the characters and the environments. There were parts that were somewhat creepy, and I like the fact…”
6 of the 77 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Я упал через текстуры, игра 0/10”
Counted across 77 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 82.9% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“That game was amazing! Le jeu était vraiment très bon! When I learned that the game was set in Québec, I immediatly switch to french and was agreably surprised by the voiceover from Guy Nadon. Amazing narator and its nice to have a game set in my native tongue once in a while.”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played“Pros: Story + Atmosphere + Snow + Rural Canada + (Mostly) Chill Gameplay Cons: Can't use map while riding Snowmobile + Doors shut themselves automatically”
— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played“The atmosphere is great, but the rest is not Well, yes, I cannot argue that this game is great when it comes to capturing the culture and mood of its time and place. And it does this not only by carefully placing assets, but by making every small detail feel chosen with purpose.…”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-22.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Survival · Adventure · Detective · Atmospheric · First-Person · Open World · Exploration · Singleplayer · Horror · Story Rich · Indie · Walking Simulator (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French * , Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 35 |
| Official site | http://www.konagame.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 and up Processor: i5 2.0 ghz+ Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 460 / ATI Radeon 6850 / Intel HD 5000+ DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 5 GB available space