KARMA: The Dark World News

Hello again agents. We hope you have had a healthy and productive day. We interrupt your mandated break to bring you another spotlight onto an indie in Next Fest!

This time, we're looking at Ghost Frequency from PIT who's NextFest Demo puts you in the shoes of a ghost hunter in the Paranormal Investigation Team.

You're tasked with locating a sinister spirit using a host of tools to track paranormal activity - such as thermal cameras and EVP recorders.



If you fancy yourself able to keep your nerve and face the unknown in search of answers, then give the demo a try!

Leviathan is sure that these skills will come in handy navigating the darkest corners of subjects minds in our own dark world...

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3173740/Ghost_Frequency/

Once again, thank you all for joining us in our Q&A live stream - don't forget there's plenty of Karma goodies on offer to win in our many social competitions!

We'll be speaking to you all again VERY soon...

Join us : https://discord.gg/karmadarkworld

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Good evening agents.

First of all, thank you all for playing and sharing your feedback so far - from reviews to bug reports and suggestions, we are digesting it all and will use it to make the game even more polished before release.

We've got a few updates around the demo itself, and some ongoing extra activities we have running at the moment that I want to make sure you're aware of! So without further ado :

[h2]Demo Patch 1[/h2]

On the launch of the demo there were some reports of folks not able to progress past the menu due to language settings on first booth being in a language they could not understand.

We identified the issue and this should now be resolved, apologies for the inconvenience!



[h2]Karma Next Fest Bundle Competition[/h2]

To celebrate the demo launch, we've gathered some of our physical goodies including a shirt, a hand painted statue of your 'friend' from Shawns office, and a nifty vinyl coaster to give away! You can find entry details in the link below!



These aren't gonna be commercially available, so if you've found yourself feeling like a superfan already - now's the time to stake your claim!

Enter here!

[h2]Photo Competition[/h2]

Not a fan of physical? Or simply have a set of skills of a more 'visual' nature? Well we are offering copies of the game away on launch to those who impress us with screenshots, edits, or fanart from the demo!

We've had some VERY cool entries so far, but there's plenty of time running on this - so dive in there and start paying attention to the finer details!

Entry details here





[h2]The Leviathan Portal[/h2]

Looking to learn a little more about the world of Karma and perhaps root around in the Leviathan servers? Well someone has dug up the login details to that website that appeared last week - I'm pretty busy so can't dive in myself, but if you fancy yourself a bit of a problem solver maybe you'll haev more success.

user: Lamb00
pass: TGtU5re79L

Leviathan Portal

Thank you once more everyone for playing - please keep leaving your feedback, and again - Wishlist, and share everything to make a devs day!

We'll be speaking to you very soon!

Join us : https://discord.gg/karmadarkworld

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It has been almost 24 hours since we pushed our very first public demo live - and it has been WONDERFUL to see all of your reactions. From those of you that have streamed the game, taken pictures, joined the discord, or challenged our ARG - to those who have simply enjoyed the game and left feedback here, we appreciate every second you have spent in our world.

NextFest is an important time for indie developers the world over, and with every year seeing more and more games being added, getting your game in front of an audience that will enjoy it becomes harder. Because of this, we've been looking around at other games within the psychological horror genre that currently have demos available.

We'll share a few of these out over the course of the festival, in the hopes that you might find other indie developers that resonate with you - and keep you occupied until the doors to Leviathan open permanently.

First of all - we're spotlighting the 'BrokenLore' series of games, which focuses on hyperrealistic, claustrophobic environments where supernatural forces and cycles challenge the players.

Each game has a different focus, whether it be a prelude that investigates ancient mysteries, setting the events in motion.



-BrokenLore: LOW

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3014520/BrokenLore_LOW/

Or 'Don't Watch' which tells the story of a young hikikomori, trapped inside his small Tokyo apartment, struggling to keep in touch with the outside world as his mind unravels.



-BrokenLore: DON'T WATCH:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2351330/BrokenLore_DONT_WATCH/

Or Unfollow, which follows the story of a young woman coping with a surreal nightmare where she must solve a dark mystery and confront sinister creatures - whilst exploring the effects Social media has on self worth.



-BrokenLore: UNFOLLOW:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2133830/BrokenLore_UNFOLLOW/

Give them a try! And if you like what you play, tell your friends, tell the developers your feedback, and get them on your wishlist!

We'll be livestreaming Karma tomorrow with some Q&A's and announcing some new competitions, and talking about the ongoing ARG - 4pm GMT over on the wiredP Twitch. We'll see you there :)

Join us : https://discord.gg/karmadarkworld

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[h2]The Demo for KARMA: THE DARK WORLD is Now Live at Steam Next Fest![/h2]

The time has come! We’re thrilled to announce that the demo for KARMA: THE DARK WORLD is now live and ready to play as part of Steam Next Fest. This is your first opportunity to dive into the intricate, mysterious story Pollard Studios have crafted, all built in stunning detail with the power of Unreal Engine 5.

In the demo, you will step into the shoes of Daniel McGovern, an agent working for Leviathan Corp’s Thought Bureau. Your mission? To perform a mind dive into a suspect and uncover the truth hidden within their psyche. But it’s not just any investigation—what you discover may challenge everything you believe.

Inspired by the mind-bending work of David Lynch’s Twin Peaks and the narrative brilliance of creators like Hideo Kojima,KARMA: THE DARK WORLDblends psychological horror with a deep and personal story. As you explore, you’ll question the world around you: Who do you really work for? How much of your time do you give to your job? And how much of your life does your government control?

While the game carries chilling horror elements, there’s much more lying beneath the surface. The demo offers a first glimpse into this complex narrative, where fear and psychological tension merge with a thought-provoking journey into the darkest corners of the mind.

[h2]Play the Demo Now[/h2]

Are you ready to dive into the unknown? Experience the demo for KARMA: THE DARK WORLD and start uncovering the mysteries hidden within Leviathan Corp. Who will you trust? What will you uncover?

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1376200/KARMA_The_Dark_World/

[h2]A Remote Terminal?...[/h2]

As part of the demo launch, we also received an email from an apparent Leviathan Insider - claiming to have some information about Leviathan operating in some shady behaviour...

It looks like you need login details - perhaps they already exist somewhere online?

Strange - maybe someone smarter than me will figure out what it's for : https://karmadarkworld.com/leviathan/

[h2]We just launched Discord![/h2]

As part of the demo launch - we also have opened up our official Discord server, where you can come and ask the devs anything you want to get off your chest, as well as stay updated with announcements, share your creations, hang with others who like dark narrative games, and.. well maybe even work together to unravel the mystery of that random remote terminal.

Join us : https://discord.gg/karmadarkworld

Gary - Wired Productions

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I’m not the biggest fan of exploratory games, but if there is one genre that does it right, it would have to be horror. I was fortunate enough to check out a 45-minute or so demo for KARMA: The Dark World, a brand-new and debut horror experience from China-based Pollard Studio. KARMA: The Dark World coins itself as a first-person psychological thriller set in 1984. Like the Orwellian-inspired year, KARMA: The Dark World’s backdrop is one of oppression at the invisible hands of a mega-company known as the Leviathan Corporation. As the player, you assume the role of an amnesic employee of the Leviathan Corporation, waking up strapped to a bed with alien-looking incisions on your arm and equally strange apparatuses all around you. From here, you quickly come across a room filled to the brim with dead bodies, all showing signs of having been experimented on in the same way as the player. Aesthetically, KARMA: The Dark World’s environments feature retro Cold War-inspired visuals that bring to mind the gaudy 70’s stylings of The Shining mixed with more contemporary influences like the FBC building found in Remedy’s Control. “The gameplay in KARMA: The Dark World mostly consists of observing the environment, interacting with key... Read more