Today, Wired Productions and Shanghai-based indie developer Pollard Studio have announced the release date of KARMA: The Dark World. The upcoming first-person psychological thriller game will be available on PlayStation 5 and PC (Steam, GOG, Epic Games Store) starting March 27, priced at $24.99. Pre-orders will be able to enjoy a 10% discount on either platform, and owners of a prior Wired Productions title on Steam can get an extra 10% off.
The game will also be enhanced on PlayStation 5 Pro thanks to full-featured PSSR integration, which will enhance image quality, definition, and texture clarity—along with improved reflections and distance rendering—providing what is being described as 'rock solid 60fps performance' at 4K resolution. An Xbox version is also being developed and will launch later.
Leo Zullo, Managing Director at Wired Productions, said in a statement:
Wired Productions has always championed storytellers who push the boundaries and craft compelling narratives. Yonghe Wang and Pollard Studio team have raised the bar and have delivered a rollercoaster assault on the senses, in an abstract, surreal, dark yet hauntingly beautiful cinematic gaming masterpiece. If Kojima, Christopher Nolan and the late and great David Lynch ever had the chance to work on a project from China, KARMA: The Dark World might just be the end result.
KARMA: The Dark World is a first-person psychological thriller game set in a dystopian alternate East Germany in 1984. In this time and place, the Leviathan Corporation rules with an iron fist, controlling its citizens through mass surveillance, social class rules, mind-altering drugs and the promise that the gates to utopia will open for those who serve.
Players will become Daniel McGovern, a Roam Agent for Leviathan's Thought Bureau. Using advanced technology to enter the minds of the accused, they will investigate crime scenes, interview suspects, and report their findings back to Leviathan.
The game was made with Unreal Engine 5. You can find the minimum and recommended system requirements below.
Minimum:
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- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i7-6700K or AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel ARC A580, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 or AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 30 GB available space
- Additional Notes: SSD Highly Recommended. Produces 1080p @ 30 FPS
Recommended:
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- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 11
- Processor: Intel Core i7-10700K or AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel ARC A750, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 or AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 30 GB available space
- Additional Notes: SSD Highly Recommended. Produces 1440p @ 60 FPS
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