The Franz Kafka Videogame

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User Score
7.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 22 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 22
  3. Negative: 4 out of 22

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  1. iseeall
    Aug 10, 2017
    7
    More like an "experience" than a real game, and it's hard to rate it or give thumbs up/down. Yet it can be classified as a puzzle game with hints.

    The good: - pleasant graphics and audio; it's a work of art, not entertainment - some of the puzzles are pretty imaginative The so-so: - the overall feel of pointlessness - that's what the game was actually trying to achieve, since it's    More like an "experience" than a real game, and it's hard to rate it or give thumbs up/down. Yet it can be classified as a puzzle game with hints.

    The good:
    - pleasant graphics and audio; it's a work of art, not entertainment
    - some of the puzzles are pretty imaginative

    The so-so:
    - the overall feel of pointlessness - that's what the game was actually trying to achieve, since it's about absurdist art. But from a gamer's perspective, it's just a collection of puzzles which aren't really connected with any story - as it should be in this case! After a certain amount of puzzles the game just ends, that's the end of the absurd adventure.
    - some puzzles are borderline schizophrenic. Without hints they are generally unsolvable. Some other puzzles are too obvious. Dunno, maybe it just depends on the player. At least there are hints.

    The bad:
    - the game is very short. I lacked imagination to solve many of the puzzles, so I had to wait for hints to appear (the 1st hint you get after 2 mins, and the second hint after 4 mins). Even with so much waiting, it took me 2.5 hours to complete the whole game.

    It's an artistic experience which, for adults, may be worth the $2-5 you might pay for this. Treat it not like playing a game but like visiting a museum of modern art. In fact, I'd like to see more games like this: pushing boundaries of the medium.    … Expand
  2. kamealex
    May 8, 2017
    7
    Althrough it has really good ideas and fun puzzles, it's so short that feels lazy, even for a 10 bucks title. I finished it in 1 hour and a half. The dialogue is poorly writen and it's no match for the puzzles; smart and weird as it has to be.

    A real shame, because this game has a potential they should have exploited way beyond, even if they had to go for a 20€ title: bigger and better.
  3. Letiste-Gaming
    Apr 17, 2017
    5
    En conclusión, un título curioso pero poco más.

    Nos puede entretener durante 2 o 3 horas con sus puzzles e incluso aportarnos un par de situaciones surrealistas que puede que gusten a los fans de esto. Pero por lo general no podemos decir muchas cosas buenas del título, eso no implica que sea un desastre, pero son una serie de puzzles bastante simples en su mayoría unidos de una    En conclusión, un título curioso pero poco más.

    Nos puede entretener durante 2 o 3 horas con sus puzzles e incluso aportarnos un par de situaciones surrealistas que puede que gusten a los fans de esto.

    Pero por lo general no podemos decir muchas cosas buenas del título, eso no implica que sea un desastre, pero son una serie de puzzles bastante simples en su mayoría unidos de una forma algo confusa y muy poco rejugable.

    Aún así si eres fan de Kafka o del género dale una oportunidad, porque es un título bastante entretenido.    … Expand

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64

Mixed or average reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. Adventure Gamers
    Nov 14, 2018
    50
    The Franz Kafka Videogame offers a highly surreal taste of the renowned author’s works in a linear puzzle-oriented experience, but lacks enough depth to truly do them justice.
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  2. GameCritics
    Jul 13, 2017
    60
    Regardless of its visual design, The Franz Kafka Game fails to deliver a satisfying experience. Literary devotees of Kafka may find plenty of Easter eggs that reward their esoteric knowledge, but the average player will likely find irritating puzzles that are only slightly palatable thanks to the game’s appealing aesthetic.
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  3. GameGrin
    Jul 10, 2017
    50
    The game encapsulates the frustration and confusion that I have often heard Kafka’s work draws upon. Unfortunately, these things work about as well in a videogame as a dollop of jam does in a classic novel. I’d avoid unless you really like the author.
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