Karma. Incarnation 1

A beautifully unsettling hand-drawn adventure game

 

AuraLab

Sample Coverage

Microsoft Unity Challenge – 2nd Place
Google Play Feature: Apps & Games
Mac App Store’s Editor’s Choice

“While the story is cool, the hand-drawn animation style of the entire game is gorgeous. It’s done frame-by-frame, providing a unique and beautiful experience.”

– Tim Wrobel (Droid Life)

Award-Winning Point & Click Adventure Karma. Incarnation 1 Now Available on iOS

 

MOSCOW – Aug. 24, 2017 – Karma. Incarnation 1 is launching today on the App Store! Previously available on the Windows Store, Steam, Google Play and the Mac App Store, this beautifully unsettling hand-drawn adventure game arrives on iOS as a premium title.

Your beloved has been abducted by evil spirits – and the only way to save her is by reincarnating as a powerful dragon. But something goes wrong – and you find yourself reborn as a worm named Pip.

As Pip, you must solve mind-bending puzzles across a psychedelic world choosing between good and evil to learn the laws of Karma. By gaining wisdom, your choices can affect the outcome of the game.

Karma. Incarnation 1 was recently recognized as one of the very best Unity games on the Windows Store with a 2nd Place win in the Microsoft Challenge. It has also won several additional awards:

  • “Best Art Design” (Intel’s Level Up game development contest)
  • “Excellence in Game Design” (DevGamm – the largest game development conference in Russia)
  • “Best in Show: Critic’s Choice” (Indie Prize showcase)

Interact with the environment to solve puzzles. Meet strange, astonishing creatures who can communicate through thought forms. If you give them what they need, they’ll reward you with safe passage. Fail to help them, and you’ll be stuck! Every interaction is meticulously animated frame by frame – delivering an unforgettable visual (and auditory) experience.

Touch the screen to trigger events that draw the attention of various creatures – setting off a chain reaction that will (hopefully) end in your favor. Need help? Use “astral sight” to peek into the spirit realm, gain knowledge of the world around you, and perhaps even reveal an important hint. But be careful when making moral choices: If you kill a creature to quickly solve a puzzle, you’ll weigh down your soul with evil Karma. A more peaceful resolution might wash your sins in good Karma instead. Every decision has consequences.

To celebrate the launch, developer AuraLab has also released a free pack of deliciously bizarre iMessage stickers featuring characters from the game.

“It feels great to finally get the game on the App Store. We received a lot of requests from iOS fans, and we were more than happy to comply!” says Andrey Sharapov, CEO and producer at AuraLab. “Karma. Incarnation 1 is a very personal game for us, and the warm reception from both press and players means a lot to everyone at the studio.”

Key Features

  • Play as the soul of a worm named Pip and enter a rich spirit world.
  • Use Astral sight – a power that allows you to peek into the world of spirits.
  • Learn the laws of Karma through choice and action.
  • Explore a surreal environment and encounter hand-drawn characters.
  • Listen to a magical, award-winning score composed and performed by ZMEIRADUGA.

Pricing & Availability

Karma. Incarnation 1 is now available on iOS for $1.99/€2.99.

On the Windows Store and Mac App Store, the game retails for $4.99. On Steam, it can be purchased for $2.99. Karma. Incarnation 1 is also available as a free-to-try app on Google Play.

About AuraLab

Established in 2014, AuraLab is a small Moscow-based indie game development studio founded by creative director Alexander Kuvshinov and CEO/producer Andrey Sharapov. Since launch, the AuraLab team has expanded further to include Roman Povolotski (producer and business developer), Yury Kuptsevich (programmer), Alex “Discofish” Starovoyt (animator and game designer), Anastasia Churinga (background artist), and ZMEIRADUGA (music composer/performer). All team members at AuraLab have worked at major game development studios – and they share the dream of creating fascinating indie adventures!

Surreal Adventure Game Karma. Incarnation 1 Now Available on Android

Download it for free on Google Play

 

MOSCOW – May 23, 2017 – Karma. Incarnation 1, the beautifully unsettling hand-drawn adventure game by AuraLab, has arrived on Android as a “PC-perfect” port! Karma. Incarnation 1 is already available on the Windows Store, Mac App Store, and Steam – and it will soon be released on iOS as well.

Your beloved has been abducted by evil spirits – and the only way to save her is by reincarnating as a powerful dragon. But something goes wrong – and you find yourself reborn as a worm named Pip who must solve mind-bending puzzles across a psychedelic world to learn the laws of Karma. By gaining wisdom, Pip’s choices can affect the outcome of the game.

Interact with the environment to solve puzzles. Meet strange, astonishing creatures who can communicate through thought forms: If you give them what they need, you’ll be rewarded with safe passage – but if you fail to help them, you’ll be stuck! Every interaction is meticulously animated frame by frame – delivering an unforgettable visual and auditory experience.

Touch the screen to trigger events that draw the attention of various creatures; this sets off a chain reaction that will (hopefully) end in your favor. Need help? Use “astral sight” to peek into the spirit realm, gain knowledge of the world around you, and perhaps even reveal an important hint. But be careful when making moral choices: If you kill a creature to quickly solve a puzzle, you’ll weigh down your soul with evil Karma. A more peaceful resolution might wash your sins in good Karma instead. Every decision has consequences.

Karma. Incarnation 1 was originally a 2012 animation that portrayed the laws of Karma in a very creative way. Lucky for us, other top-tier developers in Russia liked what they saw and joined our team to bring the project to life as an adventure game,” says Andrey Sharapov, CEO and producer at AuraLab. “We launched Karma. Incarnation 1 on Steam last year and were quite happy with the reaction from press and gamers alike. Now that we’ve added Android to the mix (and soon iOS), a whole new audience can experience the psychedelic puzzle-solving and characters of this quirky, nightmarish title.”

Karma. Incarnation 1 was recently recognized as one of the very best Unity games on the Windows Store – placing 2nd in the Microsoft Challenge. The game has also won several other awards, including: “Best Art Design” (Intel’s Level Up game development contest); “Excellence in Game Design” (DevGamm – the largest game development conference in Russia); and “Best in Show: Critic’s Choice” (Indie Prize showcase).

Key Features

  • Play as the soul of a worm named Pip and explore a rich, offbeat spirit world.
  • Use “astral sight” – a power that allows you to peek into the unknown.
  • Learn the laws of Karma through choice and action.
  • Explore a bizarre, dreamlike environment and encounter odd hand-drawn characters.
  • Listen to a magical, award-winning score composed and performed by ZMEIRADUGA.

Pricing & Availability

Karma. Incarnation 1 is now available for FREE on Google Play. The iOS port is due soon afterward. After playing through the first few levels, players will be prompted to unlock the rest of the content with a single in-app purchase.

About AuraLab

Established in 2014, AuraLab is a small Moscow-based indie game development studio founded by creative director Alexander Kuvshinov and CEO/producer Andrey Sharapov. Since launch, the AuraLab team has expanded further to include Roman Povolotski (producer and business developer), Yury Kuptsevich (programmer), Alex “Discofish” Starovoyt (animator and game designer), Anastasia Churinga (background artist), and ZMEIRADUGA (music composer/performer). All team members at AuraLab have worked at major game development studios – and they share the dream of creating fascinating indie adventures!

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