Choose The Making of Karateka
Choose The Making of Karateka if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 97% positive across 100 reviews.
The Making of Karateka vs Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration
The Making of Karateka and Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration both land in Action on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Action games on Steam. Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration (2022) is 1 year older than The Making of Karateka (2023). The Making of Karateka scores higher on Steam reviews (97% positive) than Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration (93.3% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration
Choose Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration if you want an Adventure and Casual game with Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen PvP. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration launched in 2022.
Both The Making of Karateka and Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration sit in Action on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 The Making of Karateka |  Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action | Action, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 39.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive (100 reviews) | 93.3% positive (360 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Digital Eclipse | Digital Eclipse |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration (2022) is 1 year older than The Making of Karateka (2023).
- The Making of Karateka scores higher on Steam reviews (97% positive) than Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration (93.3% positive).
- The Making of Karateka is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration (19.99 USD vs. 39.99 USD).
- Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration has co-op; The Making of Karateka does not.
- Both are Deck Playable.
The Making of Karateka vs Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration — FAQ
- Which is better, The Making of Karateka or Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration?
- On Steam reviews The Making of Karateka scores higher (97% positive) than Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration (93.3% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, The Making of Karateka is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play The Making of Karateka or Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration first?
- If you want chronology, Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration (2022) came out before The Making of Karateka (2023). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are The Making of Karateka and Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration similar?
- They overlap on Action on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Does The Making of Karateka have multiplayer like Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration?
- No. Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op), while The Making of Karateka is listed as single-player only.