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Karma. Incarnation 1

78%Game Brain Score
story, graphics
character development, grinding
87% User Score Based on 238 reviews

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"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.

Karma. Incarnation 1 screenshot
Karma. Incarnation 1 screenshot
Karma. Incarnation 1 screenshot
Karma. Incarnation 1 screenshot
Karma. Incarnation 1 screenshot
Karma. Incarnation 1 screenshot
Karma. Incarnation 1 screenshot
Karma. Incarnation 1 screenshot
Karma. Incarnation 1 screenshot
Karma. Incarnation 1 screenshot
Karma. Incarnation 1 screenshot
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87%
Audience ScoreBased on 238 reviews
story24 positive mentions
grinding6 negative mentions

  • The game features beautiful, colorful, and unique hand-drawn art that captivates players.
  • It offers a fun and imaginative point-and-click adventure experience with light puzzling and a psychedelic atmosphere.
  • The moral choices in the game add depth, allowing players to explore different paths and outcomes.
  • The game is criticized for being unfinished, as it only represents one-third of a planned trilogy, leaving many plot threads unresolved.
  • Players have reported technical issues, including bugs and unskippable animations that disrupt gameplay.
  • The puzzles can be overly simplistic and cryptic, leading to frustration and a lack of challenge for some players.
  • story
    94 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's story is a blend of simple yet engaging elements, revolving around a spirit's quest to rescue his beloved from an evil entity, with moral choices influencing gameplay. While some players found the narrative somewhat vague and challenging to follow due to its visual storytelling approach, many praised the art and character design, which elevate the overall experience. Overall, the story is described as intriguing and charming, leaving room for interpretation and curiosity, though it may not be groundbreaking in its plot.

    • “The storyline is gripping and the actual concept and visual design of the levels is just stunning!”
    • “At its heart, Karma is a love story with a classic damsel in distress, and a brave worm named Pip that should find his way to reincarnate as a dragon and rescue his love.”
    • “Overall I really enjoyed the game and can’t wait for the story to continue.”
    • “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.”
    • “As I said before, the story itself won't be that noteworthy if it's not because of the setting, art, concept, and how they convey it.”
  • graphics
    86 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics of the game are polarizing; while some players praise its unique, colorful, and surreal art style as visually stunning and fitting for a point-and-click adventure, others criticize the overall visual quality as low and lacking contemporary polish. Despite the absence of resolution options and some minor graphical glitches, many find the artistic design engaging and enjoyable, contributing positively to the gameplay experience. Overall, the game is seen as a delightful visual treat for those who appreciate quirky and imaginative aesthetics.

    • “It's a very colorful and aesthetically pleasing 2D point-and-click game.”
    • “Beautiful game with gorgeous art style, full of humorous moments and interesting puzzles.”
    • “A very weird and trippy kind of adventure game that'll set you out on an adventure of stunning visuals and lovely sounds.”
    • “Regardless, the overall visual quality of the game is very low, beneath what PC gamers have come to expect in this era of cutting-edge photorealistic 3D graphics.”
    • “There's no option to change the resolution and no useful graphics tweaks.”
    • “I love me some surrealism, but this game concept was a bad fit for this art style.”
  • gameplay
    66 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Gameplay in the game is characterized by simple point-and-click mechanics, with a unique karma system that influences player choices and progression. However, many players found the experience frustrating due to frequent interruptions, unclear mechanics, and a lack of meaningful engagement, particularly in the early stages. While the art style and animations received praise, the overall gameplay depth and narrative coherence were seen as lacking, leading to mixed reviews on player enjoyment and satisfaction.

    • “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.”
    • “Adorable animations, interesting story, relaxing gameplay.”
    • “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
    48 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game is widely praised for its calming and entertaining qualities, with many reviewers highlighting its funky and playful nature that complements the game's surreal graphics and storytelling. The soundtrack is described as extraordinary and fitting, enhancing the overall experience with its unique tones and rhythms. However, some users noted the lack of sound settings as a drawback.

    • “Very nice surreal point & click puzzle game, with beautiful graphics and music.”
    • “Compliments for the art and the music, they make the game so pleasant and enjoyable.”
    • “- there aren't any settings (sound, music, windowed mode, ...)”
    • “The soundtrack, as the rest of the game is just strange but still really great to listen to, and the tribal feel to it fits well.”
    • “Art, music, and game design all take money and plenty of time.”
  • humor
    18 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The humor in the game is highlighted by its charming animations and quirky character voices, which contribute to a lighthearted and enjoyable experience. Players often find themselves interacting with various objects just to trigger amusing reactions, making exploration both entertaining and rewarding. Overall, the game's blend of psychedelic visuals and comedic elements creates a unique and engaging atmosphere.

    • “A lot of times I found myself clicking on objects over and over again just to see the funny animations!”
    • “Sometimes, I just click around the various interactive objects, hoping something funny will happen, and it works at times!”
    • “The characters' voices are funny, and the sound effects are well made.”
  • atmosphere
    16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The atmosphere of "Karma Incarnation 1" is widely praised for its distinct and immersive qualities, characteristic of a well-crafted point-and-click adventure. Reviewers highlight the effective use of color to evoke mood and tone, creating a charmingly strange environment that enhances the gameplay experience. Overall, the game is described as a beautiful and inspiring journey, appealing to fans of atmospheric storytelling and complex puzzles.

    • “It's atmospheric, weird in a good way and has nice puzzles, some of which are rather complex.”
    • “Karma Incarnation 1 is a beautiful atmospheric point and click adventure.”
    • “It's something to be expected in point-and-click games, giving each area a distinct feel and look, something that has been a standard of good point-and-click games, and that's playing with color to evoke a certain tone, mood, and atmosphere.”
    • “Just like the other aspects of the game, it fits perfectly well and adds even more to the whole strange yet charming atmosphere.”
  • replayability
    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Players generally find the game enjoyable and accessible for all ages, contributing to its replayability, especially for those who typically do not favor puzzle games. However, some users feel that the replay value diminishes after initial playthroughs, indicating a mixed perception of long-term engagement.

    • “I don't normally even like puzzle games, but this has surprising replayability for me.”
    • “That gives the game an additional replay value.”
    • “+gameplay: easy game, enjoyable for both kids and adults, multilingual (because there is no text in game ¯\_(ツ)_/¯) a lot of time to waste and nice replayability.”
    • “After that, I do not see any replay value.”
  • character development
    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    While the game features beautiful art and unique character design, reviewers note that the character development is simplistic and lacks depth, overshadowed by the vibrant visuals and smooth storytelling.

    • “The art was beautiful, and the character design and story were interesting.”
    • “Its biggest strength is certainly the bold and vibrant visuals, unique character design, and its smooth flow both in story and animation.”
    • “It's simple but at the same time lacks definition in character development.”
  • grinding
    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious, particularly due to slow travel without a map, which hampers exploration. While some puzzles can be repetitive, most gameplay flows smoothly without excessive trial and error, leading to a generally short experience with an abrupt conclusion.

    • “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.”
  • stability
    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Overall, the game's stability is marked by some minor bugs and graphical glitches, particularly during specific scenes, but players report no major issues. Control responsiveness can be inconsistent, and the lack of settings for volume and animation skipping has been noted as a drawback.

    • “My only complaints would have to be there are no settings (the volume is rather loud at times), controls would 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).”
    • “The game's also a little buggy.”
    • “I did not encounter any major bugs, other than some graphical glitches in some places, one when using astral projection in the dancing scene, the huge guy with the chain glitches.”
  • monetization
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The monetization of Incarnation 1 has been criticized as a blatant cash grab, with users highlighting its unrealistic $5 price tag for a simplistic mobile app that lacks the quality expected from PC games. Many reviewers feel that the game is not worth the cost, especially when compared to numerous free, higher-quality alternatives available on Steam.

    • “Incarnation 1 is a mobile app that's been dumped on Steam as if it was a real PC game (it's not)... it's a cash grab from greedy mobile devs. This mobile app is a simple iPhone screen tapping adventure game where you solve some simplistic puzzles by tapping and swiping on your phone.”
    • “Incarnation 1 has the completely unrealistic cash grab price of around $5 USD. It's not worth it given the defects and shortcomings with the product, especially considering the sheer number of completely free, much higher quality games on Steam.”
  • emotional
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Players find that while the story may initially appear clichéd and uninteresting, the game's stunning visual narrative significantly enhances the emotional experience, making it more engaging and impactful. The intuitive interaction with the game further contributes to a deeper emotional connection.

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