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The Making of Karateka

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App ID 1163060
App Type Game
Developer
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 ()
❓ 86.42%
108 reviews
0
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.

Additional Information

Developer Digital Eclipse
metacritic_name The Making of Karateka
controller_support full
metacritic_score 90
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-making-of-karateka?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
community_visible_stats 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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    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
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    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
First seen on SteamDB 18 September 2019 – 23:36:32 UTC (), in changelist #6893157

Supported Languages

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

Tags

💥 Action 🤼 2D Fighter 📺 2D Platformer 📺 Documentary 👤 Singleplayer 👾 Pixel Graphics 🍿 Cinematic ⚔️ Combat 🏽 2D 🛠️ Game Development 🏫 Education 🎸 1980s 📜 Historical 🕹️ Old School 📚 Story Rich 🎮 Controller 🕒 Classic 📏 Linear

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Cloud Family Sharing

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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timestamp5 October 2023 – 20:19:11 UTC
Trailers
256956010 ↴
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