Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2 (2003 re-release)

Adventure· Casual· 3D Platformer· Action

Released May 2019

Let’s bring back all the good memories of the incredible, brave and lovely Kao the Kangaroo. Immerse yourself in a classic 3D action-adventure platformer where Kao runs, jumps, and fights lots of enemies.

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Steam Updated 12 Oct 2026 $1.99

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Evaluation

Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2 is a 2019 digital re-release of the original 2003 platformer. The developer, Tate Multimedia, brought it to Steam on May 31, 2019 as a complete, faithful re-release of a classic game — the store description explicitly frames it as a nostalgic preservation effort in response to fan demand under the #BringKaoBack campaign, with no mention of planned post-launch content additions. The developer's news activity on this game's page is largely promotional in nature: announcements about the newer Kao the Kangaroo (2022) and the arrival of the original trilogy's first and third entries on Steam (April 2023), plus a sale announcement tied to the launch of an entirely separate game, Deathbound, in August 2024. None of these posts indicate any new content, updates, or development plans for Round 2 itself. There are no DLC listings, no roadmap, no announcements of patches or feature additions, and no developer statements suggesting future content for this title. The game shipped as a complete product and has remained unchanged since its release. Someone waiting for all content to be available can play the game now — it has been complete since its launch date of May 31, 2019.

Evidence

Store description frames the release as a complete digital preservation of the 2003 classic, citing fan demand. No mention of planned updates, DLC, or additional content of any kind.

description · May 31, 2019 source content shipped

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Developer announces a sale across their portfolio tied to the launch of a separate game, Deathbound. Round 2 is included in the sale discount but receives no content updates or announcements.

news post · Aug 14, 2024 source ambiguous

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Media

Details

Developer

Tate Multimedia

Publisher

Tate Multimedia

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

partial support

Steam Deck

Playable

Players

Single-player

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About this game

Play as Kao! The cutest and bravest kangaroo of all video games returns in this digital version of “Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2."
Experience the joy of playing a classic 3D single-player platformer filled with various challenges, including fighting, racing and solving puzzles.
Bounce through 25 levels set in 5 unique, colorful worlds to rescue your animal friends captured by the evil Hunter and his henchmen!

Experience the digital version of a classic 3D arcade platformer with online features like:
* Steam achievements
* Steam cloud saving
* High resolution support
* Controller support (Xbox 360/ One and PS4)

* Bounce through 25 levels set in 5 unique, colorful worlds
* Punch the baddies! Use a variety of different fighting techniques to rescue your friends
* Approximately 30 challenging enemies to defeat
* Boss encounters

The digital version of Kao the Kangaroo is a nostalgic journey to the past for all players who grew up with the classic platformers. This is a fun, educational experience – enjoy vintage gameplay on this classic 3D arcade game.
Once you add it to your library, it will never leave.

The opportunity to play this classic version of Kao the Kangaroo was made possible thanks to engagement and requests from loyal Kao fans. These wonderful players came together under #BringKaoBack and asked us to release Kao digitally.
This moved us deeply, and we decided to grant their request and release the game as our way of saying “Thank you for being with Kao for the last 2 decades.” We also want to thank you for your interest in our game, since you are here on our product page.