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Karma: The Dark World

Karma: The Dark World leans Variance (Light / Casual). Below: catalogued games with the closest cheat-test profile, and exactly where each one differs.

Matched first against: Role-playing (RPG) - then ranked by cheat-test profile.

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12 games like Karma: The Dark World

A cross-genre tag below means that pick didn't share a genre - it filled a slot on cheat-test profile alone.

Murdered: Soul Suspect cover art
Murdered: Soul SuspectSystems & Chaos · detective adventure

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (2 vs 1) - Walking and clue-clicking; demon stealth is trivial

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Call of Cthulhu cover art
Call of CthulhuLight / Casual · horror investigation

Both lean on execution about the same (2 vs 2). Biggest difference: variance (3 vs 2) - skill checks add randomness

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Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP cover art
Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EPPracticed Mastery · atmospheric adventure

Both lean on execution about the same (2 vs 2). Biggest difference: variance (3 vs 2) - Moon-phase secrets are hidden until discovered

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Smuta cover art
SmutaPracticed Mastery · narrative adventure

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (2 vs 3) - light platforming/action control demands

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Nobody Wants to Die cover art
Nobody Wants to DieLight / Casual · narrative detective adventure

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (2 vs 1) - Guided investigation scenes need no dexterity

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Visage cover art
VisageLight / Casual · survival horrorcross-genre

Both lean on execution about the same (2 vs 2). Otherwise the profiles match closely.

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Detroit: Become Human cover art
Detroit: Become HumanLight / Casual · interactive dramacross-genre

Both lean on execution about the same (2 vs 2). Biggest difference: variance (3 vs 2) - Branch consequences are hidden information until explored

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Heavy Rain cover art
Heavy RainLight / Casual · interactive dramacross-genre

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (2 vs 3) - QTE prompts under tension

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Outlast cover art
OutlastLight / Casual · survival horrorcross-genre

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (2 vs 3) - Running, hiding, and camera use.

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SOMA cover art
SOMALight / Casual · narrative horrorcross-genre

Both lean on execution about the same (2 vs 2). Biggest difference: variance (3 vs 2) - Some hiding spot variation.

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Amnesia: The Dark Descent cover art
Amnesia: The Dark DescentLight / Casual · survival horrorcross-genre

Both lean on execution about the same (2 vs 2). Biggest difference: variance (3 vs 2) - Minor encounter variation.

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The Vanishing of Ethan Carter cover art
The Vanishing of Ethan CarterLight / Casual · first-person mysterycross-genre

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (2 vs 1) - Walking and looking, nothing more

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Game details

Released
2025
Developer
POLLARD STUDIO LLC
Platforms
Series X|S, PC, PS5
Modes
Single player
IGDB critics
86/100
IGDB users
88/100
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