Developer Pollard Studio LLC has announced Karma: The Dark World. The first-person psychological thriller, built in Unreal Engine 5, will be published by Wired Productions and Gamera Games.

The story unfolds in the year 1984 of a dystopian alternate timeline where the Leviathan Corporation dominates East Germany, controlling citizens through mass surveillance. Protagonist Daniel McGovern serves as a Roam Agent for the institution's Thought Bureau. Through his eyes the player investigates crime scenes, interview suspects and solve puzzles, reporting the findings back to the corporation.

Karma: The Dark World will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Series X|S consoles, along with Windows through Steam. Combining orchestral score with original songs, the soundtrack is composed by Geng Li, recorded in collaboration with Dolby Atmos.


From the product page:

Karma: The Dark World is a first-person cinematic psychological thriller set in a dystopian world where the Leviathan Corporation is omnipresent. The year is 1984, the place is East Germany, and things are not quite what they seem.

Explore an alternate timeline set in 1984 East Germany; the Leviathan Corporation rules with an iron fist, controlling its citizens through mass surveillance, social class rules, mind altering drugs and the promise that the gates to Utopia will open to those who serve.

Pollard STUDIO LLC - Karma: The Dark World

A knock comes at the door, what do you do?

KARMA: The Dark World will have you questioning every decision you make.

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