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Karma. Incarnation 1

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2016

Should you play it?

This multi-award winning adventure game explores a love story between two beautiful souls through ingenious humour, mind bending puzzles and a bizarre, hand-drawn, frame-by-frame animation style.

What works

  • Unique psychedelic art style
  • Engaging moral choice system
  • Beautiful music and sound design
  • Relaxing and immersive atmosphere
  • Good value for price

Things to keep in mind

  • Short game length
  • Slow and unskippable animations
  • Some puzzles can be confusing or illogical
  • Lack of language or textual guidance
  • Only first part of planned trilogy with no confirmed sequels

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Mr. Sleepy Man

  • Tormentum - Dark Sorrow

  • Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed

  • The Night of the Rabbit

  • Mimpi Dreams

  • Cavern of Dreams

Less expressive

Games that feels like Karma. Incarnation 1 but with less self-expression and customization

  • Echoed World

  • Dark Arcana: The Carnival

  • The Drifter

  • Fire: Ungh’s Quest

  • Children of Silentown

  • Freddi Fish and the Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds

Less violent

Games that feels like Karma. Incarnation 1 but with less combat and destruction

  • Broken Age

  • Down the Rabbit Hole Flattened

  • My Brother Rabbit

  • Beasts of Maravilla Island

  • Queen's Quest 2: Stories of Forgotten Past

  • GRIS

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Karma. Incarnation 1: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence, Expression. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy.

Last update: 21/08/2026