
The Call of Karen is a PC simulation comedy game about a 1950s suburban housewife whose home is being invaded by Cthulhu. Keep up appearances in the face of an unhappy marriage, ungrateful child, and eldritch madness!
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Languages: English*, French, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil*languages with full audio support
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Wednesdays, am i right
Yep, worth it, definitely worth it, I won't spoil a THING
Honestly there just isn't really any game here, there's 3 repeatable tasks to do each day with a bit of difference in the story as the days progress but its not really enough, there's no way to fail and the main tasks are the same each day, I feel just swapping it up to harder things to cook or a different task like laundry or something could've helped prevent the game being a tad boring, even for the 30/40 minutes of gameplay it lost the appeal once the gameplay loop was made apparent, there's a day where you need to chase the meat which did make the game feel whimsical and fun for a moment, but the creativity just wasn't utilised enough throughout. Difficulty ☐ Tell My Wife I L... ☐ Engage the gamer position ☐ A Chill Challenge ☐ Are we still on the tutorial? ☑ Easier than regretting the amount of hours I have on Dota As far as I can tell there is simply no way to fail, the game just waits for you to complete the task, the core tasks are the same each day with a slight change in how much effort it will be to grab the needed items to complete the task but its nothing challenging. Enjoyment ☐ Absolute euphoria ☐ Worth your time ☐ Its aight ☐ Beats day time TV ☑ Ayoo there's paint drying over there The game loop is bland, once you discover the unique aspect it doesn't really change, a lot more creativity in the tasks is required or add a bit of difficulty with timers or increasing items to interact with and maybe it would have a bit more of a challenge and fun feel, even when dealing with the books this was really under played, they didn't try to run and hide or attack they just floated waiting to be dealt with. Quality ☐ Even better than oddly satisfying hydraulic press videos at 2am ☐ B-E-A-Utiful ☑ No complaints ☐ Janky but manageable ☐ GET THE BUG SPRAYYYYYYY Its mostly fine, the volume cant be changed which is annoying but can manage this using system mixer and there is a lack of instruction on the first clean up, things are floating everywhere and didn't stop till I went into a certain room, there was no indication that I needed to go in that room and I spent a good 5 minutes chasing items endlessly trying to find a way to make them sit still. I sadly cant recommend this game, given the gameplay loops blandness, lack of any kind of challenge and no achievements, even for a free title at 30/40 mins game length there is just no wow factor to suggest you try it out, I think the devs itched the surface of what this could've been, with other rooms and tasks opening up as the days progress and a timer or something for a bit of challenge I think this would've been an awesome experience but in its current state its not for me. That being said as always when its a free game if you're still curious after reading this then go for it.
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It reminds me of myself and my very stressful life. Even tho my name is not Karen I really identify with this woman. I feel her feelings, I feel a very deep emotional connection with her and it's just an overall great game. Depressive wife, impressive life. Brilliant life simulator! Very well done developers.
Игра "The Call of Karen" – это, мягко говоря, неоднозначный опыт, который заставляет задуматься о границах юмора и сатиры в играх. С одной стороны, разработчики явно попытались высмеять определенный тип поведения, но получилось это настолько гротескно и карикатурно, что иногда сложно понять, где проходит грань между критикой и просто откровенной глупостью. Геймплей, если его можно так назвать, сводится к череде абсурдных ситуаций, где игрок, управляя "Карен", пытается добиться своего, не считаясь ни с кем вокруг. Механики просты до безобразия, но, возможно, именно в этой простоте и кроется своеобразный шарм – ведь чем проще, тем быстрее можно перейти к очередной сцене истерики или необоснованного требования. Визуальный стиль игры – это отдельная история, местами напоминающая треш-флеш игры начала нулевых, что добавляет еще один слой абсурда. "The Call of Karen" – это, безусловно, не игра для всех. Она может вызвать смех у тех, кто ценит черный юмор и готов взглянуть на вещи под необычным углом, но также может оттолкнуть своей прямолинейностью и, по мнению некоторых, некоторой токсичностью. Это скорее социальный эксперимент в игровой форме, чем глубокое произведение, но поиграть, если есть настроение для чего-то совершенно дикого, можно.
Cooking and cleaning has never been more bizarre!
I had fun while playing this game, it was very fun. The only issue is sometimes I didn't understand how to do certain things but I think it's on me
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The Call Of Karen Duty
I did a speedrun of this game with my friends in 2021 and now it's a core memory
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