Playing Kafka

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App ID	2911850
App Type	Game
Developer	Charles Games
Publisher	Charles Games
Supported Systems	Windows macOS
Technologies	Unity Engine
Last Changenumber	29519570
Last Record Update	12 June 2025 – 02:17:04 UTC ()
Release Date	21 May 2024 – 07:12:08 UTC ()

❓ 86.55%

259 reviews

In-Game

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.

Additional Information

This game is excluded from Steam Family Sharing because: Free Game

Developer

Charles Games

community_visible_stats

Yes

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

Charles Games

IsFreeApp

Yes

Exclude from family sharing (exfgls)

3 (Free Game)

Store Release Date

21 May 2024 – 07:12:08 UTC ()

osarch

community_hub_visible

Yes

Social Media

https://bsky.app/profile/charlesgames.bsky.social
https://discord.com/invite/cE3ugWw
https://www.facebook.com/CharlesGamesCZ
https://www.instagram.com/charlesgames_cz/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/charles-games/
https://www.tiktok.com/@charlesgamescz/
https://x.com/CharlesGames_CZ
https://www.youtube.com/@charlesgames586/

Primary Genre

Adventure (25)

Store Genres

Adventure (25), Indie (23), Free to Play (37)

Steam Release Date

21 May 2024 – 07:12:08 UTC ()

Store Asset Modification Time

18 December 2024 – 15:19:17 UTC () (1734535157)

library_assets

library_capsule	en
library_hero	en
library_logo	en
library_header	en
logo_position ↴
pinned_position	BottomLeft
width_pct	92.60768335273575
height_pct	100

osextended

macos64,macosapplesilicon,macosnotarized

Is free on the store?

Yes

review_score

review_percentage

Detected Technologies (?)

Unity Engine, Protocol_Buffers SDK, SteamworksNET SDK, UnityBurst SDK, Yarn_Spinner SDK, cURL SDK

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
category: Verified
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 9 November 2024 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 15616196

configuration:

supported_input	other
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	0
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	0
non_deck_display_glyphs	0
small_text	0
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-stable
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

controllertagwizard

Yes

First seen on SteamDB

26 March 2024 – 12:36:49 UTC (), in changelist #22913316

Supported Languages

5 Languages	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles	Achievements
English	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
German	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Czech	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Traditional Chinese	Yes		Yes	Yes
Turkish	Yes		Yes	Yes

Assets

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clienticon

dcbbdd9aabb57830b75ed991019b196035eb640a

clienttga

a837e76d1e13fc0f3e3c774c6810c3145a7e45bb

icon

18311b78c2d416d5ede8956ac76dd434e81238ac

small_capsule

english

capsule_231x87.jpg

header_image

english

header.jpg

library_assets_full

library_capsule ↴
image/english	library_600x900.jpg
image2x/english	library_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero ↴
image/english	library_hero.jpg
image2x/english	library_hero_2x.jpg
library_logo ↴
image2x/english	logo_2x.png
logo_position/pinned_position	BottomLeft
logo_position/width_pct	92.60768335273575
logo_position/height_pct	100
image/english	logo.png
library_header ↴
image/english	library_header.jpg

Assets

main_capsule	capsule_616x353.jpg
small_capsule	capsule_231x87.jpg
header	header.jpg
page_background	page_bg_generated_v6b.jpg
hero_capsule	hero_capsule.jpg
library_capsule	library_600x900.jpg
library_capsule_2x	library_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero	library_hero.jpg
library_hero_2x	library_hero_2x.jpg
community_icon	18311b78c2d416d5ede8956ac76dd434e81238ac.jpg
page_background_path	app/2911850
raw_page_background	page_bg_raw.jpg
timestamp	18 December 2024 – 15:28:15 UTC

Trailers

257014950 ↴
trailer_name	Trailer
trailer_category	3
trailer_480p/video/webm	257014950/movie480_vp9.webm
trailer_480p/video/mp4	257014950/movie480.mp4
trailer_max/video/webm	257014950/movie_max_vp9.webm
trailer_max/video/mp4	257014950/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm	2911850/685813/71111388acc0097dadb240f830698464fbf8acfc/1750888360/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4	2911850/685813/71111388acc0097dadb240f830698464fbf8acfc/1750888360/microtrailer.mp4
screenshot_medium	257014950/movie.293x165.jpg
screenshot_full	257014950/movie_full.jpg
trailer_base_id	685813
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1714653783

Playing Kafka

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