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Karate Survivor
Become a martial arts master in this survivor-like roguelite inspired by action movies of the ‘80s. Use your fists, feet, and the environment to fight off relentless thugs. Master powerful combos, enhance your skills, and remember: everything around you is a weapon!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-04 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
54 of the 91 reviews raise this.
“Bear with it a few runs... The things you WILL hate right off the bat (one stick for both movement and the direction you're facing...) quickly stop being a problem. This game is fricken great!! A whole new twist on a…”
“After the huge success of [i]Vampire Survivors[/i] the "bullet heaven" genre sprung up overnight, with hundreds of clones that mostly repeat what poncle's game did. It's rare that an imitator tries to do something…”
21 of the 91 reviews raise this.
“Bear with it a few runs... The things you WILL hate right off the bat (one stick for both movement and the direction you're facing...) quickly stop being a problem. This game is fricken great!! A whole new twist on a…”
“A fun and interesting riff on the Survivor formula and a love letter to 70s-90s martial arts movies. Only wish there were more characters to play as than the Jackie Chan/Chow Yun Fat expy, maybe a Sammo Hung expy that's…”
“Solid game if you're picking it up in a bundle, I got it for $3 and definitely got my value out of it. Borrows heavily from Vampire Survivor, but the aesthetics actually work really well in the Bulletheaven format,…”
13 of the 91 reviews raise this.
“Highly recommended. Don't let the name fool you, it's not a "survivors" bullet heaven kind of game. If you enjoy side scrolling beat em ups like double dragon this game will be a treat for you. And the more I play the…”
12 of the 91 reviews raise this.
“Solid game if you're picking it up in a bundle, I got it for $3 and definitely got my value out of it. Borrows heavily from Vampire Survivor, but the aesthetics actually work really well in the Bulletheaven format,…”
“it's a nice vs-like, has it's own unique setting which is pretty neat.”
“One of the best survivors I've played lately. The graphics are cool and it’s genuinely fun, with a difficulty curve that hits the right spot. My only gripe is that it might plateau if more content isn't added soon. I’d…”
9 of the 91 reviews raise this.
“Pretty neat twist on a Vampire Survivors like game, quite interesting in terms of map interaction - It's more of an all-in Brawl Survivor than Karate Survivor - and comboing possibilities, with really good variety. I…”
“This is a sick vampire survivors like that you can play casually for 30 minutes here and there. Nothing too innovative but I do like the improv weapons, the flavor and the way cooldowns are clear enough to help you make…”
“One of the best survivors I've played lately. The graphics are cool and it’s genuinely fun, with a difficulty curve that hits the right spot. My only gripe is that it might plateau if more content isn't added soon. I’d…”
15 of the 91 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Horribly balanced. The game isn't hard per se, but it depends almost entirely on RNG especially in the beginning when you don't have your stats upped yet. It's rng what skills you get, what color skills that you have to…”
“Cool idea on paper - martial arts survivor with environmental hazards and random weapons, but I really don't like the execution. The attacks feel very weak, unsatisfying and I don't enjoy this forced "directional" combat”
“Game is well designed and a lot of fun until you run into the inevitable invisible walls and objects that stop you and get you killed. Wish they'd fix that.”
11 of the 91 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“A fun and interesting riff on the Survivor formula and a love letter to 70s-90s martial arts movies. Only wish there were more characters to play as than the Jackie Chan/Chow Yun Fat expy, maybe a Sammo Hung expy that's…”
“This game is what it's title says, a survivor game using attacks "based on" karate. It doesn't do anything super flashy or have tie-ins with anything, the devs seem to be done with it and not adding more like you would…”
“tl;dr - This is well worth the price, despite a few flaws. I've spent 15 hours on Karate Survivor, unlocked just about everything and I doubt I'll continue playing anymore. There's an Endless mode to chase high scores…”
10 of the 91 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Horribly balanced. The game isn't hard per se, but it depends almost entirely on RNG especially in the beginning when you don't have your stats upped yet. It's rng what skills you get, what color skills that you have to…”
“Good one! 7/10(not properly balanced) Great but short game. around 3 h to finish all levels and another 4 to get all achievements difficulty 6/10”
6 of the 91 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Horribly balanced. The game isn't hard per se, but it depends almost entirely on RNG especially in the beginning when you don't have your stats upped yet. It's rng what skills you get, what color skills that you have to…”
“Interesting idea, but from my point of view flawed execution. Throughout the beginning you are pretty weak and you moves dont do much damage, so you need to rely a lot on finding weapons on the map. The interactions you…”
“This game is what it's title says, a survivor game using attacks "based on" karate. It doesn't do anything super flashy or have tie-ins with anything, the devs seem to be done with it and not adding more like you would…”
6 of the 91 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“Cool idea on paper - martial arts survivor with environmental hazards and random weapons, but I really don't like the execution. The attacks feel very weak, unsatisfying and I don't enjoy this forced "directional" combat”
“Interesting idea, but from my point of view flawed execution. Throughout the beginning you are pretty weak and you moves dont do much damage, so you need to rely a lot on finding weapons on the map. The interactions you…”
“One of the more unique survivor-like games. The combat is great, lots of throwable/destructible objects in levels, lots of chaos. Visually pleasing and overal fun game to play. It doesn't really overstay its welcome.…”
Counted across 91 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 85.2% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“Surprisingly, such a fun game for the price. It really needs to add 21:9 though as that would make the game just that much more enjoyable.”
— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs played“Really fun game. Between the 5 levels and the 3 difficulty modes, it has just enough difficulty, grind, and feeling of progression to keep me idly occupied. I like that executing the actual attacks is periodic, automated, and that I just take care of the movement. Less load for…”
— a player, Steam review · 22 hrs played“Absolutely awesome. This is a toybox with so much to do. So many cool skills and combos on top of all the environmental interactions. This is a 10/10 gameplay wise for me. The first few rounds while you unlock stuff might have you scoffing but the unlocks ramp up fast and the…”
— a player, Steam review · 20 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Casual, Indie |
| Player tags | Fighting · Casual · Action Roguelike · Martial Arts · Bullet Hell · 2D · Combat · Rogue-like · Rogue-lite · Singleplayer · Action · 2.5D (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Japanese |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 22 |
| Official site | https://alawar.com/games/karate-survivor |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 64 bit Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4440 CPU / AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX960 / AMD Radeon RX560 Series / Intel HD Graphics 4600 Storage: 2 GB available space