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KARMA: The Dark World

POLLARD STUDIO LLC · Wired Productions · 2025-03-27

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AdventureIndieRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Mar 27, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 27, 2025 (PlayStation 5), Sep 10, 2025 (Xbox Series X|S)

KARMA: The Dark World is a first-person cinematic psychological thriller set in a dystopian world where the Leviathan Corporation is omnipresent. The year is 1984, the place is East Germany, and things are not quite what they seem.

KARMA: The Dark World is an Adventure, Indie, RPG released in 2025, priced at $24.99, with an estimated 100,000 .. 200,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (91% of 4543 reviews).

9
playing now
91%
positive of 4.5k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
86/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
88/100
IGDB user rating (16 ratings)
4
Nexus mods (128 downloads)
4.27★
PlayStation Store rating (2,079 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$24.99
steam price (US)

9 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 14:00 UTC (census sample)

For some reason, you’ve returned here. Everything has become strange. Your name, your appearance, your voice, and all your memories. Through the help of an old man, you connected with your past memories by way of a strange tape, and embarked on a journey to find your memories. In this dark world, experience strange encounters and wade through fragmented memories. As an investigation officer, uncover the truth and find the source of all the happenings.(Storyline via IGDB)

Trailer

KARMA: The Dark World trailer thumbnail

Karma: The Dark World - Official Story Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 9 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 108 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~14/week).
  • · Review velocity down 43% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (1,153 reviews).
  • · Top 6% of 28,887 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 91k–204k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,543 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$16.99-32%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $12.99 at Steam (2026-05-11)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 65 of 93 observed days · $4.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.1k1.1k20252026Week of 2025-03-27: 1,062 positiveWeek of 2025-03-27: 91 negativeWeek of 2025-04-03: 394 positiveWeek of 2025-04-03: 34 negativeWeek of 2025-04-10: 231 positiveWeek of 2025-04-10: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-04-17: 160 positiveWeek of 2025-04-17: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-04-24: 100 positiveWeek of 2025-04-24: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-08: 83 positiveWeek of 2025-05-08: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-05-15: 84 positiveWeek of 2025-05-15: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-05-22: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-05-22: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-05-29: 51 positiveWeek of 2025-05-29: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-05: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-06-05: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-12: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-06-12: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-06-19: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-06-19: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-26: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-07-03: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-07-03: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-10: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-07-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-17: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-07-17: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-24: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-07-24: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-31: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-07-31: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-07: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-08-07: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-14: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-08-14: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-21: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-08-28: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-09-04: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-09-04: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-09-11: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-09-11: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-09-18: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-09-18: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-25: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-10-02: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-10-02: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-09: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-10-09: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-16: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-10-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-23: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-10-23: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-30: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-10-30: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-06: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-11-06: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-13: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-11-13: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-20: 65 positiveWeek of 2025-11-20: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-27: 53 positiveWeek of 2025-11-27: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-04: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-12-11: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-12-11: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-18: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-12-25: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-12-25: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-08: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-01-15: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-01-22: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-01-22: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-29: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-01-29: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-02-05: 46 positiveWeek of 2026-02-05: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-12: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-02-12: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-02-19: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-02-19: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-26: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-02-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-05: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-03-12: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-03-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-19: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-03-19: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-26: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-03-26: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-02: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-04-02: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-09: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-04-09: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-16: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-04-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-23: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-04-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-30: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-04-30: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-07: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-05-07: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-14: 51 positiveWeek of 2026-05-14: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-05-21: 38 positiveWeek of 2026-05-21: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-05-28: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-05-28: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-04: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-06-04: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-11: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-06-11: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-18: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-06-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-25: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-06-25: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-02: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-07-02: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-07-09: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-07-09: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-07-16: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-07-16: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-23: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-07-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-30: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-07-30: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-06: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-06: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-13: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-13: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-20: 6 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2002026-09-15 15:00 — 7 players2026-09-16 23:00 — 1 players2026-09-18 07:00 — 3 players2026-09-19 14:00 — 9 players2026-09-20 22:00 — 5 players2026-09-22 06:00 — 2 players2026-09-23 13:00 — 4 players2026-09-24 21:00 — 6 players2026-09-26 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 12:00 — 6 players2026-09-28 19:00 — 7 players2026-09-30 03:00 — 4 players2026-10-01 10:00 — 4 players2026-10-02 18:00 — 14 players2026-10-04 02:00 — 15 players2026-10-05 09:00 — 8 players2026-10-06 17:00 — 16 players2026-10-08 00:00 — 7 players2026-10-09 08:00 — 8 players2026-10-10 15:00 — 13 players2026-10-11 23:00 — 3 players2026-10-13 07:00 — 3 players2026-10-14 14:00 — 9 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1297Apr 2025Aug 2026Apr 2025 — avg 129 · peak 556May 2025 — avg 51 · peak 134Jun 2025 — avg 24 · peak 64Jul 2025 — avg 20 · peak 61Aug 2025 — avg 14 · peak 31Sep 2025 — avg 23 · peak 72Oct 2025 — avg 16 · peak 40Nov 2025 — avg 14 · peak 42Dec 2025 — avg 11 · peak 34Jan 2026 — avg 14 · peak 73Feb 2026 — avg 30 · peak 92Mar 2026 — avg 15 · peak 38Apr 2026 — avg 9 · peak 30May 2026 — avg 23 · peak 65Jun 2026 — avg 11 · peak 28Jul 2026 — avg 11 · peak 32Aug 2026 — avg 7 · peak 20
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$24.99$12.992025-03-272026-10-152025-03-27 — best price $22.492025-05-12 — best price $19.992025-05-22 — best price $24.992025-06-18 — best price $19.992025-07-23 — best price $19.992025-08-24 — best price $24.992025-09-19 — best price $24.992025-09-29 — best price $17.492025-10-09 — best price $17.492025-11-05 — best price $24.992025-12-03 — best price $17.492026-01-08 — best price $17.492026-02-04 — best price $16.742026-03-03 — best price $24.992026-03-19 — best price $13.742026-04-09 — best price $16.752026-05-22 — best price $15.492026-06-17 — best price $16.992026-07-21 — best price $16.992026-08-27 — best price $16.992026-08-31 — best price $16.992026-09-04 — best price $16.992026-09-08 — best price $16.992026-09-12 — best price $24.992026-09-16 — best price $16.992026-09-20 — best price $16.992026-09-24 — best price $16.992026-09-28 — best price $16.992026-10-02 — best price $16.992026-10-06 — best price $16.992026-10-10 — best price $24.992026-10-14 — best price $16.992026-10-15 — best price $16.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

24
achievements tracked
93.6%
earned "Missions? What Missions?"
49.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsAdjustable Text SizeCustom Volume ControlsPlayable without Timed InputDualSense Controller SupportStereo SoundSurround Sound3 DLC

11 supported languages: English, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish

Post-launch support: 3 DLC released, first 2025-03-27 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,08317%24
Xbox Series (Xbox)12425%24

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

HorrorSci-fiAdventureDystopian Story RichAtmosphericPsychedelicExperimentalFirst-PersonSingleplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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