The Making of Karateka

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App ID	1163060
App Type	Game
Developer	Digital Eclipse
Publisher	Digital Eclipse
Supported Systems	Windows
Last Changenumber	29317586
Last Record Update	2 June 2025 – 03:17:18 UTC ()
Release Date	29 August 2023 – 15:11:15 UTC ()

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112 reviews

In-Game

Play the history. Go behind the scenes of Jordan Mechner's landmark game Karateka in this interactive documentary from Digital Eclipse, with archival materials, video features, and more. Experience pixel-perfect versions of this legendary game, with all-new features.

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Current Price $19.99

Lowest Recorded Price $8.99 at -55% 30 August 2025

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Full Controller Support

Additional Information

Developer

Digital Eclipse

metacritic_name

The Making of Karateka

controller_support

full

metacritic_score

metacritic_fullurl

https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-making-of-karateka?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f

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Yes

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

Digital Eclipse

Store Release Date

29 August 2023 – 15:11:18 UTC ()

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community_hub_visible

Yes

Primary Genre

Action (1)

Store Genres

Action (1)

Steam Release Date

29 August 2023 – 15:11:15 UTC ()

Store Asset Modification Time

26 July 2023 – 19:10:24 UTC () (1690398624)

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japanese

メイキング・オブ・カラテカ

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Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
category: Playable
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 12 September 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 11854636

configuration:

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First seen on SteamDB

18 September 2019 – 23:36:32 UTC (), in changelist #6893157

Supported Languages

6 Languages	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles	Achievements
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French	Yes		Yes	Yes
Italian	Yes		Yes	Yes
German	Yes		Yes	Yes
Spanish - Spain	Yes		Yes	Yes
Japanese	Yes		Yes	Yes

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timestamp	5 October 2023 – 20:19:11 UTC

Trailer 583462 ↴

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The Making of Karateka

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