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Delve into this dark and strange world with an investigation officer from Roam to find traces of lost memories and fulfill your destiny.","132906\u002Fkarma_the_dark_world_webp","132906\u002Fkarma_the_dark_world_header_webp","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=mhM9jZnk42M","2025-03-27",70.56,172357,"karma-the-dark-world",1376200,[19,24,27],{"company":20,"developed":22,"published":23},{"name":21},"Wired Productions",false,true,{"company":25,"developed":22,"published":23},{"name":26},"Gamirror Games",{"company":28,"developed":23,"published":22},{"name":29},"POLLARD STUDIO LLC",[31,32,33],"Role-playing (RPG)","Adventure","Indie",[35,36,37],"PC (Microsoft Windows)","PlayStation 5","Xbox Series X|S",[39,54,67,80,95,109,124,139,152],{"id":40,"author":41,"outlet":44,"summary":50,"review_url":51,"review_date":13,"original_score":52,"normalized_score":53},105998,{"id":42,"name":43},3427,"Noah Kupetsky",{"id":45,"logo":46,"name":47,"website_url":48,"score_format":49},39,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FSteamDeckHQ-Logo.jpg","Steam Deck HQ","https:\u002F\u002Fsteamdeckhq.com\u002F","10","KARMA: The Dark World is an intriguing and beautiful experience that falls a bit short when telling its story and its simple gameplay, and it is just playable on the Steam Deck.","https:\u002F\u002Fsteamdeckhq.com\u002Fgame-reviews\u002Fkarma-the-dark-world\u002F","7",70,{"id":55,"author":56,"outlet":59,"summary":64,"review_url":65,"review_date":13,"original_score":66,"normalized_score":53},105963,{"id":57,"name":58},203,"Jordan Biordi",{"id":60,"logo":61,"name":62,"website_url":63,"score_format":49},2,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FCGMagazine-Logo.jpg","CGMagazine","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cgmagonline.com","KARMA: The Dark World tells a mildly interesting story, but it squanders a lot of good potential with simplistic gameplay and obvious symbolism.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cgmagonline.com\u002Freview\u002Fgame\u002Fkarma-the-dark-world-pc\u002F","7.0",{"id":68,"author":69,"outlet":72,"summary":77,"review_url":78,"review_date":13,"original_score":79,"normalized_score":53},106001,{"id":70,"name":71},3920,"Richard Seagrave",{"id":73,"logo":74,"name":75,"website_url":76,"score_format":49},27,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGameSpew-Logo.jpg","GameSpew","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamespew.com","With a story full of twists and turns, Karma: The Dark World will equally draw you in and confuse you. Still, it's an interesting game on the whole, which tries to pack in a wide variety of gameplay elements and tackle some dark themes, though it doesn't always do so with finesse.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamespew.com\u002F2025\u002F03\u002Fkarma-the-dark-world-review\u002F","7\u002F10",{"id":81,"author":82,"outlet":85,"summary":90,"review_url":91,"review_date":92,"original_score":93,"normalized_score":94},106071,{"id":83,"name":84},2572,"Nairon Santos de Morais",{"id":86,"logo":87,"name":88,"website_url":89,"score_format":49},15,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGameluster-logo.jpg","GameLuster","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gameluster.com","Karma: The Dark World rises above the crowd of psychological horror indie games thanks to outstanding imagery that showcases endless creativity and technical execution that punches way above its weight class.","https:\u002F\u002Fgameluster.com\u002Fkarma-the-dark-world-review-dystopic-horror-with-utopic-creativity\u002F","2025-03-28","9",90,{"id":96,"author":97,"outlet":100,"summary":105,"review_url":106,"review_date":92,"original_score":107,"normalized_score":108},106077,{"id":98,"name":99},3045,"Joelle Daniels",{"id":101,"logo":102,"name":103,"website_url":104,"score_format":49},29,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGaming%20Bolt%20Logo.png","GamingBolt","https:\u002F\u002Fgamingbolt.com","Karma: The Dark World is a fun interactive story that has you explore the darkest reaches of the human psyche with excellent surreal horror and an interesting story to uncover.","https:\u002F\u002Fgamingbolt.com\u002Fkarma-the-dark-world-review-what-are-memories","8.0",80,{"id":110,"author":111,"outlet":114,"summary":119,"review_url":120,"review_date":121,"original_score":122,"normalized_score":123},131268,{"id":112,"name":113},210,"Reid McCarter",{"id":115,"logo":116,"name":117,"website_url":118,"score_format":49},42,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fpcgamesn%20logo.jpg","PCGamesN","https:\u002F\u002Fpcgamesn.com\u002F","A fantastic soundtrack and handful of excellent scenes aren’t enough to give Karma: The Dark World an identity greater than the number of sci-fi and horror classics it bluntly references throughout its story.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pcgamesn.com\u002Fkarma-the-dark-world\u002Freview","2025-04-18","4",40,{"id":125,"author":126,"outlet":129,"summary":135,"review_url":136,"review_date":92,"original_score":137,"normalized_score":138},147296,{"id":127,"name":128},12485,"Michael Nicolosi",{"id":130,"logo":131,"name":132,"website_url":133,"score_format":134},151,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fnoobfeed-logo.png","NoobFeed","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.noobfeed.com\u002F","100","Karma: The Dark World fails to impress as a psychological thriller because of its uninspiring gameplay. Despite its fine visuals, nods to classic horror, and motion-captured actors, it's hard to recommend at full price due to a lack of player agency.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.noobfeed.com\u002Freviews\u002Fkarma-the-dark-world-review","65",65,{"id":140,"author":141,"outlet":144,"summary":149,"review_url":150,"review_date":151,"original_score":107,"normalized_score":108},156355,{"id":142,"name":143},8957,"Heidi Hawes",{"id":145,"logo":146,"name":147,"website_url":148,"score_format":49},138,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FWayTooManyGames.png","WayTooManyGames","https:\u002F\u002Fwaytoomany.games\u002F","Walking simulators might be a dime a dozen, but I have an appreciation for those who try to offer something different to the experience. Games like What Remains of Edith Finch , Layers of Fear, and The Stanley Parable being some of the most noteworthy examples of successful walking sims. When I found out there was a walking sim based off of George Orwell’s 1984, I knew I couldn’t pass it up. KARMA: The Dark World, the first game from Chinese indie developer Pollard Studio, has finally ar...","https:\u002F\u002Fwaytoomany.games\u002F2025\u002F05\u002F20\u002Freview-karma-the-dark-world\u002F","2025-05-20",{"id":153,"author":154,"outlet":157,"summary":162,"review_url":163,"review_date":13,"original_score":164,"normalized_score":53},105975,{"id":155,"name":156},3930,"Eric Hauter",{"id":158,"logo":159,"name":160,"website_url":161,"score_format":49},59,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGaming-Nexus-Logo.jpg","Gaming Nexus","https:\u002F\u002Fgamingnexus.com\u002F","A beautifully rendered but ultimately familiar adventure game, Karma: The Dark World is neither scary nor thrilling. Meticulously built and gorgeous to look at, the gameplay is nonetheless a slow roll through a pre-rendered Kafka-inspired story, with little in the way of interaction beyond some environmental puzzle solving. I can appreciate the artistry at work here, if not the final product.","https:\u002F\u002Fgamingnexus.com\u002FArticle\u002F14188\u002FKARMA---The-Dark-World\u002F","7.0\u002F10",9,0,[21,26],[29],[]]