The Franz Kafka Videogame on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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

The Franz Kafka Videogame is a adventure, surreal and indie game developed by Denis Galanin (mif2000) and published by Daedalic Entertainment.
Released on April 06th 2017 is available only on Windows in 14 languages: English, Russian, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Czech, Turkish and Ukrainian.

It has received 837 reviews of which 540 were positive and 297 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.3 out of 10. 😐

The game is currently priced at 1.04€ on Steam with a 85% discount, but you can find it for less on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified The Franz Kafka Videogame into these genres:

Adventure Surreal Indie Atmospheric Experimental Puzzle Short Point & Click Dynamic Narration Parody 2.5D Singleplayer Hand-drawn Dark Humor Comedy Noir Cartoon Space Cartoony Psychedelic

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System requirements

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Windows

OS *: Windows 7 or higher
Processor: 1 GHz
Memory: 512 MB RAM
Graphics: 256 MB
DirectX: Version 9.0
Additional Notes: OpenGL 3.0 support. Monitor with 1024x768 or higher resolution support

User reviews & Ratings

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Dec. 2025

"Mixed" recommendation. This is a puzzle adventure, so unlike other adventure games the focus is on solving a series of puzzle rooms rather than having much of a story (which is fine). The puzzles themselves are fairly brain-scratchy and difficult (a lot of visual interpretation of letters/numbers/symbols, etc. ), which is a plus for me. Purely as a game, I'd say this is rather good. If you are a fan of Franz Kafka in any sort of way however, prepare to be vastly disappointed; the author seems to interprete Kafka's stories via a style of surrealism associated more with paintings of said movement as well as some Burrough thrown in for good measure. What this means is that we are given random superficial Kafka quotes and literal imagery which are entirely distorted and deprived from their original contexts (particular victims being "Der Landarzt", "Die Metamorphose" and "Der Proceß"). Don't get me wrong: there's tons of valid and legitimate ways to interprete a work or draw inspiration from it. But if I call something "The Spider-Man game" and then have Peter Parker being a man in his thrties that collects spider posters and then at some point decides to hit the gym while saying "with great power comes great responsibility...to remove my belly flab", then at best that could be a pretty funny take on it. But if done in a deadpan serious artistic sense, where you understand that the author, in fact is *fully serious* with this description, you get more of an..."oh no" kind of feel. That is this game. This is *not* The Franz Kafka Videogame. This is a videogame with Franz Kafka paraphernalia stickers slapped onto it.

Nov. 2025

Weird game. For some parts I never knew what to do so I got into the guides.

Aug. 2025

The Franz Kafka Videogame is less a traditional game and more an interactive fever dream: a surrealistic puzzle‑box that slips between logic and absurdity with deliberate grace. It invites you into a world that is both whimsical and unsettling, drenched in imagery that nods to Kafka without shackling itself to direct adaptation. Visually, it is exquisite: painterly backdrops, delicate animation and a muted color palette that conjures an atmosphere of quiet disquiet. The puzzles themselves range from the gently clever to the willfully opaque, often requiring lateral thinking - or perhaps a willingness to abandon reason altogether. Yet for all its charm, the experience is ephemeral. The narrative, such as it is, remains elusive, more a series of impressions than a coherent arc, and the entire journey can be completed in a single sitting. Those seeking mechanical depth, challenge, or narrative closure may feel shortchanged. But perhaps that is the point. Like Kafka’s prose, it resists easy resolution, preferring to leave the player in a state of bemused contemplation. It is not a work for everyone, but for those receptive to its strange rhythm; it offers a brief, beguiling escape into the absurd. In the end, The Franz Kafka Videogame is best approached not as a conventional puzzle game, but as a finely crafted, fleeting work of interactive art: one that trades mechanical complexity for atmosphere and narrative clarity for a lingering sense of wonder and estrangement. It is eccentric, unapologetically strange and all the more memorable for it.

July 2025

good puzzler in its own right though I started this game in an attempt to relax and it just pissed me off thinking its very similar to reading Kafka but can't confirm

June 2025

the story if an on-purpose cluster-fuck, but these puzzles are pretty good. they can be pretty cryptic, i enjoyed playing with my wife and each of us figuring out different solutions the other one didn't think of. best daedalic game i played so far.

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Franz Kafka Videogame is currently priced at 1.04€ on Steam.

The Franz Kafka Videogame is currently available at a 85% discount. You can purchase it for 1.04€ on Steam.

The Franz Kafka Videogame received 540 positive votes out of a total of 837 achieving a rating of 6.26.

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The Franz Kafka Videogame was developed by Denis Galanin (mif2000) and published by Daedalic Entertainment.

The Franz Kafka Videogame is playable and fully supported on Windows.

The Franz Kafka Videogame is not playable on MacOS.

The Franz Kafka Videogame is not playable on Linux.

The Franz Kafka Videogame is a single-player game.

The Franz Kafka Videogame does not currently offer any DLC.

The Franz Kafka Videogame does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

The Franz Kafka Videogame does not support Steam Remote Play.

The Franz Kafka Videogame 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 The Franz Kafka Videogame.

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