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Playing Kafka

2024 70 / 100 Adventure Indie Point-and-click

There are things that often fail on nothing but themselves. Is there even a way out? Playing Kafka is a narrative adventure full of impenetrable schemes, insidious plot twists and conversations that slip out of hand. Based on Kafka’s life and his work, developed with Kafka experts.

World design Nicht eindeutig ExperienceStory-focused

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Everything about Playing Kafka: story and gameplay

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Story & context

Although you did nothing wrong, you were arrested one morning. You arrived for work, but you don’t recognize your assistants. And your upbringing left you with a pervasive sense of guilt. Welcome to Playing Kafka, an adventure about the alienation of modern society as well as unresolved family issues. The game adapts three works of the famously absurdist writer and was created with leading Kafka experts.

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Traitfree-to-play Traitnarrative adventure Traitstory rich Traitsurreal

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Playing Kafka: release, platforms, and facts

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Studio & publishing

Developer
Charles Games
Publisher
Charles Games
Franchise
Standalone
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So spielt es sich

Spielprofil

Modi
Single player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
Drama
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Wo & wann

Platform releases

  • Mac May 21, 2024
  • PC (Microsoft Windows) May 21, 2024

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