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The Franz Kafka Videogame

63% positive of 649 Steam reviews

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Released
2017
Steam Deck
Verified
Platforms
Steam

Made by Denis Galanin (mif2000). Published by Daedalic Entertainment.

About the game

An original puzzle/adventure game inspired by the writings of Franz Kafka.

Tagged by players

  • Experimental
  • Surreal
  • Short
  • Dynamic Narration
  • Parody
  • 2.5D
  • Atmospheric
  • Point & Click
  • Noir
  • Adventure
  • Dark Humor
  • Puzzle

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What players say

  • Recommended
    This is Franz Kafka's literary ethos translated flawlessly into interactive space. Most games misuse "Kafkaesque" as a shallow shorthand for bureaucracy or weirdness. This title, however, grasps the true essence of Kafka's world—including its subtle, ludicrous, and deeply absurd sense of comedy: that exact brand of deadpan humor Kafka himself found in the human condition. It brilliantly captures the spatial and…

    1.6 h played when written. 1 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    The creator obviously read Kafka's stories (Not just his popular ones, but more obscure ones like "On the Tram" and "Before the Law") , and you could say the design is somewhat "Kafkaesque," in the sense that the puzzles are irreducably busted and pointless. Unfortunately, as an experience, it doesn't push things far enough to truly be good or compelling. The crummy thing about this game's design is that you are…

    7.2 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.

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