The Making of Karateka
Play the history. Go behind the scenes of Jordan Mechner's landmark game Karateka in this interactive documentary from Digital Eclipse, with archival materials, video features, and more. Experience pixel-perfect versions of this legendary game, with all-new features.
- Price:$11.99
- Release Date:8/29/2023
- Franchise:Digital Eclipse
- Developer:Digital Eclipse
- Publisher:Digital Eclipse
- Last Updated:12/21/2024
- Steam App Id:1163060
The Making of Karateka
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Playable)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, The Making of Karateka has 3 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 88% lower than its previous all-time peak of 24 players achieved on 8/30/2023.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for The Making of Karateka. It has received a total of 98 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 86 (Very Positive).
Price History Chart
Track historical price changes and trends for The Making of Karateka. Right now, it costs $11.99 in the Steam Store.
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for The Making of Karateka and its growth over time. It currently has 1,134 followers on its community page.
About The Making of Karateka
The Making of Karateka is an Action game developed by Digital Eclipse. On 8/29/2023, it was released on the Steam Store by Digital Eclipse.
Players have rated The Making of Karateka as "Very Positive" out of 98 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 96 positive reviews and 2 negative reviews — an overall 98% positive review rating. Additionally, The Making of Karateka has earned a metascore of 90 on Metacritic.
It is available for gamers to download and play for $11.99 which is a 40% discount off its base price. It can also be purchased through Digital Eclipse and Atari Bundle and Digital Eclipse Bundle which give a discount off its base price.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play The Making of Karateka on the Steam Deck but some functionaliy may not be fully supported.
It also supports 6 languanges in-game including English, French, Italian, German, 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, The Making of Karateka supports the following features:
- Family Sharing
- Full controller support
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Achievements
- Single-player
From the Steam community, The Making of Karateka has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Game Development
- Classic
- Story Rich
- Documentary
- Historical
- Pixel Graphics
- Controller
- Linear
- Old School
- 2D Platformer
- 1980s
- Combat
- Education
- Cinematic
- Action
- Singleplayer
- 2D Fighter
- 2D
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for The Making of Karateka and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
Related Bundles
The Making of Karateka is included in 2 bundles in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Digital Eclipse and Atari Bundle | 4 | 4 | $56.02 | View |
| Digital Eclipse Bundle | 7 | 7 | $52.53 | View |
Related Packages
The Making of Karateka is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| The Making of Karateka | $19.99 | View |
Supported Languages
The Making of Karateka is available in 6 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| French | Yes | No | Yes |
| Italian | Yes | No | Yes |
| German | Yes | No | Yes |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | No | Yes |
| Japanese | Yes | No | Yes |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
Steambase has best-in-class data powered directly by Steam, our data partners, and in-house experts. Data is enriched, cleansed, verified, and updated in realtime to ensure we surface the most up-to-date information. Learn more about the Steambase approach to data collection.
The Making of Karateka data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2024, December 21). The Making of Karateka on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1163060
- Valve Corporation. (2024, December 21). The Making of Karateka. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/1163060
- Metacritic. (2024, December 21). The Making of Karateka for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-making-of-karateka
- Digital Eclipse. (2023, July 11). The Making of Karateka. The Making of Karateka. https://www.digitaleclipse.com/games/karateka