Karma. Incarnation 1

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Karma. Incarnation 1 is a single player casual platformer game. It was developed by Other Kind Games and was released on August 15, 2017. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

"Karma. Incarnation 1" is a unique, award-winning adventure game featuring a love-driven worm named Pip. After a botched reincarnation, Pip must navigate a surreal world, solve puzzles, and make choices that determine his karma and the game's outcome. With hand-drawn animation and astral sight exploration, players experience a bizarre journey of love, redemption, and karma.

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graphics28 positive mentions

grinding6 negative mentions

The game features beautiful, colorful graphics and a unique art style that captivates players.
It offers a fun and imaginative point-and-click experience with light puzzles and a psychedelic atmosphere.
Players appreciate the moral choices that impact gameplay, adding depth to the experience.

The game is criticized for being too short and feeling unfinished, with many plot threads left unresolved.
Gameplay can be tedious, with slow movement and repetitive animations that disrupt the flow.
There are significant bugs and control issues that hinder the overall experience, leading to frustration.

graphics
46 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
61%
30%
9%
The game's graphics are widely praised for their vibrant, surreal, and trippy art style, featuring colorful environments and intricate backgrounds that enhance the overall experience. Many players appreciate the unique visuals and cute character designs, which contribute to the game's whimsical atmosphere. While some note that the gameplay can be slow, the stunning artwork and attention to detail make it a visually appealing and enjoyable experience.
- “Very nice surreal point & click puzzle game, with beautiful graphics and music.”
- “I loved the different worlds and found myself pausing to look at the artistically stunning backgrounds and to find all the different characters to interact with.”
- “Very beautiful and unique art style, with lush colorful environments, cute characters, and a sweet if simple storyline.”
- “There's a lot about this game that is truly bizarre, not just the art style.”
- “[edit oct 10 2019: so many people praising the game as 'art.' graphics aren't gameplay.]”
- “I love me some surrealism, but this game concept was a bad fit for this art style.”
story
42 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
29%
64%
7%
The game's story is characterized by its unique visual storytelling, which, while occasionally challenging to follow, offers depth and room for interpretation. Players appreciate the charming characters and intriguing plot, though some feel it lacks a traditional narrative structure, focusing instead on existential themes. Overall, the combination of beautiful art and engaging storytelling leaves players eager for future installments.
- “The storyline is gripping and the actual concept and visual design of the levels is just stunning!”
- “The puzzles were a moderate challenge, and the story had so much depth for never using words.”
- “Aside from the few negative things I mentioned, I really loved how the story is presented, because it does leave room for interpretation and imagination.”
- “First of all, this game does not 'explore a love story' - sorry, it just doesn't.”
- “However, it doesn't seem to have much of a story, as gameplay seems to consist of trying to figure out what the monsters are telling you (with imagery) to click.”
- “Because the story is told with pictures, I occasionally found it hard to follow the plot; however, I found I could go back and start a chapter over again if I so desired.”
gameplay
38 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
21%
71%
8%
Gameplay reviews highlight a mix of frustration and enjoyment, with many players feeling that the mechanics are poorly designed and interrupt the flow of the game. While the point-and-click interactions and moral choices add some depth, the frequent load screens and lack of meaningful engagement detract from the overall experience. Improvements in hints and tutorials have made the game more accessible, but issues with the save system and unclear objectives remain significant concerns.
- “I didn't fully understand the mechanics at first, but after a bit of trial and error, I found myself liking it a lot.”
- “It's very interesting how your moral choices have an impact on the actual gameplay, and how you must redeem yourself in order to progress.”
- “Coming back to it, however, they definitely refined a lot of small, but major gameplay elements such as hints and providing more of a tutorial, which definitely made playing it today a lot more enjoyable.”
- “The game seems to be cobbled together without much care for the player's experience, and the result was that I was frustrated with gameplay, felt like I was fighting the game to play it, and felt like the game did not respect my time.”
- “Within the first 10-15 minutes of gameplay after the intro, you'll encounter a truly frenetic and bewildering sequence of load screens and short vignettes where there is little meaningful gameplay.”
- “This turns the familiar presence of an inventory into a distraction with no relevance to gameplay, and sends mixed signals to the player about how they are supposed to accomplish anything in the game.”
music
24 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
75%
17%
8%
The music in the game is widely praised for its originality and fitting ambiance, enhancing the overall experience with a funky and surreal vibe. Reviewers highlight the extraordinary soundtrack as a standout feature, complementing the beautiful and quirky graphics. However, some users noted the lack of customizable sound settings as a drawback.
- “Compliments for the art and the music, they make the game so pleasant and enjoyable.”
- “The music is nice as well and the graphics are very funky and pleasing to the eye.”
- “Visual art and music are top notch and original as is the hint system and the method of storytelling.”
- “- There aren't any settings (sound, music, windowed mode, ...)”
- “- There aren't any settings (sound, music, windowed mode, ...)”
humor
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game is praised for its unique and whimsical humor, with players enjoying the amusing animations of various objects, such as bugs and flowers, which are crafted with great attention to detail. This engaging humor encourages exploration and repeated interactions, enhancing the overall experience.
- “A lot of times I found myself clicking on objects over and over again just to see the funny animations!”
- “But it is very funny indeed - and every little bug, moth, or flower is drawn and animated with special care and love.”
- “Best mysterious psychedelic humor.”
grinding
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious, particularly due to slow travel between locations and the absence of a map, which hampers efficiency. While some puzzles can feel repetitive, most gameplay elements progress smoothly without excessive trial and error. Overall, the experience is marred by a sense of abruptness and lack of depth.
- “Lastly, traveling from place to place is tediously slow with no map to let you speed things up.”
- “But it's too tedious and short with pretty much an abrupt end.”
- “The only puzzle I found tedious was jumping through holes in a leaf to try to find the correct exit, but otherwise most things went smoothly without requiring trial and error or repetitive searching.”
atmosphere
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The atmosphere is praised for being unique and engaging, described as "nice" and "weird in a good way." Players appreciate the combination of its intriguing ambiance and the presence of complex puzzles that enhance the overall experience.
- “It's atmospheric, weird in a good way and has nice puzzles, some of which are rather complex.”
character development
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Reviewers praised the character development for its engaging story and appealing character design, highlighting the beautiful art as a significant enhancement to the overall experience.
- “The art was beautiful, and the character design and story were interesting.”
emotional
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The emotional aspect of the game is characterized by a sense of intuitive engagement, where players feel compelled to interact with the environment in a personal and instinctive manner, enhancing their emotional connection to the gameplay experience.
replayability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
Many users find the game surprisingly replayable, even those who typically do not enjoy puzzle games, indicating that it offers engaging challenges that encourage multiple playthroughs.
- “I don't normally even like puzzle games, but this has surprising replayability for me.”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users report stability issues primarily related to buggy controls, including slow click response times, and a lack of settings to adjust volume levels. Additionally, the inability to skip animations has been noted as a frustrating aspect, particularly for those focused on achievement hunting.
- “My only complaints would have to be that there are no settings (the volume is rather loud at times), controls get a little bit buggy (trouble with click response times), and you can’t skip past animations (which was more of an issue when achievement hunting).”

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Karma. Incarnation 1 is a casual platformer game.

Karma. Incarnation 1 is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, iPhone and others.

Karma. Incarnation 1 was released on August 15, 2017.

Karma. Incarnation 1 was developed by Other Kind Games.

Karma. Incarnation 1 has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its graphics but disliked it for its grinding.

Karma. Incarnation 1 is a single player game.

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