Karateka
From PRINCE OF PERSIA creator Jordan Mechner, the original side-scrolling karate classic comes to Steam with art by Jeff Matsuda (The Batman) and music by Grammy-winning composer Christopher Tin (CIVILIZATION IV).
- Price:$0.79
- Release Date:12/3/2012
- Developer:Liquid Entertainment
- Publisher:Dotemu
- Last Updated:3/18/2025
- Steam App Id:217270
Karateka
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Karateka has 1 concurrent player online and in-game. This is 75% lower than its previous all-time peak of 4 players achieved on 11/7/2024.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for Karateka. It has received a total of 370 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 67 (Mostly Positive).
Price History Chart
Track historical price changes and trends for Karateka. Right now, it costs $0.79 in the Steam Store.
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for Karateka and its growth over time. It currently has 956 followers on its community page.
About Karateka
Karateka is an Indie, Action, and Strategy game developed by Liquid Entertainment. On 12/3/2012, it was released on the Steam Store by Dotemu.
Players have rated Karateka as "Mostly Positive" out of 370 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 261 positive reviews and 109 negative reviews — an overall 71% positive review rating.
It is available for gamers to download and play for $0.79 which is a 80% discount off its base price.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run Karateka on the Steam Deck.
It also supports 5 languanges in-game including English, German, French, Italian, and Spanish (Spain). Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, Karateka supports the following features:
- Family Sharing
- Single-player
From the Steam community, Karateka has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Cult Classic
- Classic
- Great Soundtrack
- Side Scroller
- Rhythm
- 3D
- Retro
- Old School
- Martial Arts
- 1980s
- Fighting
- Combat
- 3D Fighter
- Arcade
- Strategy
- Anime
- Indie
- Colorful
- Remake
- Action
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for Karateka and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
Related Packages
Karateka is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
Supported Languages
Karateka is available in 5 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | No | No |
| German | Yes | No | No |
| French | Yes | No | No |
| Italian | Yes | No | No |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | No | No |
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Soures & References
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Karateka data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 18). Karateka on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/217270
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 18). Karateka. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/217270
- Liquid Entertainment. (2023, July 22). Karateka. Karateka. http://karateka.com