- November 26, 2025
- Lacking Finesse Games
Kino
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About Kino
Kino is a single player role playing game with fantasy and historical themes. It was developed by Lacking Finesse Games and was released on November 26, 2025. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.
In this very short visual novel, you wake up and get hit by a tram. After your untimely demise, an all-powerful film camera forces you to watch your life again. Can you find what was missing? A choose-your-own-adventure based on Dziga Vertov's 1929 masterpiece Man with a Movie Camera. Gameplay Get hit by a tram Reflect on your life and beyond Speak to a sentient film camera Reminisce abou…
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Reviews
- Short and thoughtful narrative experience exploring memory, regret, and reflection.
- Unique old black and white aesthetic that is period appropriate and expressive.
- Relaxed, nostalgic atmosphere enhanced by a fitting soundtrack.
- Extremely short gameplay duration with minimal mechanical depth.
- Limited interactivity and choices have little to no real impact.
- Repetitive audio and static visuals may not appeal to all players.
gameplay
3 mentions Positive Neutral NegativeThe gameplay is very simple and limited, primarily involving reading and selecting from a few choices with minimal variety or mechanical depth.
“Gameplay: simple choices with very limited scope; you read, choose, and move on, with minimal variety.”
“In terms of gameplay, there isn't much to do except read and select between a few options.”
“Gameplay consists of simple choices with very limited scope; you read, choose, and move on, with minimal variety.”
“There's not much mechanical depth.”
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Frequently Asked Questions
Kino is a role playing game with fantasy and historical themes. Common tags for Kino include free to play, realistic, indie, female protagonist, choices matter and others.
Kino is available on PC and Windows.
Kino was released on November 26, 2025.
Kino was developed by Lacking Finesse Games.
Kino has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Kino for its graphics but disliked it for its gameplay.
Kino is a single player game.
Similar games include One Night Stand, The Monster Inside, Knowledge, or know Lady, Five Dates, Bear's Restaurant and others.