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There are things that often fail on nothing but themselves. Is there even a way out? Playing Kafka is a narrative adventure full of impenetrable schemes, insidious plot twists and conversations that slip out of hand. Based on Kafka’s life and his work, developed with Kafka experts.

Playing Kafka is a adventure, surreal and point & click game developed and published by Charles Games.
Released on May 21st 2024 is available on Windows and MacOS.

It has received 336 reviews of which 321 were positive and 15 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.8 out of 10. 😎

The game is free to play on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Playing Kafka into these genres:

Adventure Surreal Point & Click Story Rich Interactive Fiction Atmospheric Choose Your Own Adventure Psychological Stylized Philosophical 3D Choices Matter Emotional Exploration Singleplayer Indie Dark

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: Core i5-4440
  • Memory: 4096 MB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel Iris
  • Storage: 800 MB available space
MacOS
  • OS: Mac OS X v10.13 and higher
  • Processor: both Apple Silicon and Intel are supported
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Storage: 800 MB available space

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, Playing Kafka is free to play on Steam.

Playing Kafka is not on sale because is already free to play on Steam.

Yes, Playing Kafka received 321 positive votes out of a total of 336 achieving a rating of 8.76.
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Playing Kafka was developed and published by Charles Games.

Yes, Playing Kafka is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Yes, Playing Kafka is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

No, Playing Kafka is not playable on Linux.

Playing Kafka is a single-player game.

No, Playing Kafka does not currently offer any DLC.

No, Playing Kafka does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

No, Playing Kafka does not support Steam Remote Play.

Yes, Playing Kafka is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Playing Kafka.

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Playing Kafka
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8.8
321
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Developer
Charles Games
Publisher
Charles Games
Release 21 May 2024
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