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KARAKARA2

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2017

Should you play it?

KARAKARA. It is the sound of aridity. It is the sound of dry asphalt and sandy winds. It is the sound of relentless sunshine, as well as the sound of a withering race.

What works

  • Engaging character-driven narrative
  • Beautiful art and music
  • Emotional and intimate storytelling
  • Atmospheric post-apocalyptic setting
  • Voice acting enhances immersion

Things to keep in mind

  • Very short gameplay length
  • No player choices or interactivity
  • Heavy reuse of assets from first game
  • Story ends on unresolved cliffhanger
  • Paid adult content patch with limited added value

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

More autonomous

Games that feels like KARAKARA2 but with more freedom over how you play

Less fellowship-oriented

Games that feels like KARAKARA2 but with less of a community feel

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Similarity map

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with KARAKARA2. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with KARAKARA2. These titles are not in What to play next.

KARAKARA2: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Autonomy, Strategy, Experimenting, Competence. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Fellowship, Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Value.

Last update: 24/08/2026