4.1 Closed source Unlicensed 2008-04-11T05:14:47+00:00 The basic idea behind the original Karoshi was completely counter-intuitive to most games: in every level you must FIND A WAY TO KILL YOURSELF. It was harder than it seemed! In Karoshi 2.0, creator Jesse Venbrux extends that metaphor across 42 more levels. <br/><br/> Includes level editor and timed version of the original Karoshi. 55 104 false true Karoshi 2.0 91 2008-04-01 11 karoshi-2-0 2009-09-20T19:49:33+00:00 104 4 4 Platformer platformer 104 2 2 Puzzle puzzle 2479 2008-04-11T05:14:47+00:00 9 MB 104 136 false true http://www.venbrux.com/karoshi2/Karoshi%202.0.zip 1 2009-11-07T20:32:59+00:00 http://s3.amazonaws.com/tigdb-games/karoshi-2-0/136/Karoshi%25202.0.zip 1 Game Maker game-maker Netherlands 2008-04-11T04:22:37+00:00 Jesse Venbrux is a Dutch developer who primarily uses Game Maker. He sometimes goes by the nickname "2dcube." 55 104 55 /usr/home/tigsource/db/public/company/image/55/dev-venbrux.png Jesse Venbrux jesse-venbrux 2008-08-29T19:13:45+00:00 104 1 Windows 1 windows This is by far the most innovative game I've ever played. I think after playing this, every game designer slaps himself "why didn't I think of this before!". And really - the idea behind Karoshi is simple - you have to kill yourself. And it is NOT as easy as it sounds! Ok, that would be the innovative idea. Good. But the real power of Karoshi is, that it is extremely well done game! There are 42 levels and most of them are very clever or/and funny. Sometimes it feels like some "I wanna be the anti-guy", because the game keeps you from killing in ways on the same hilarious-level as I wanna be the guy tries to kill you. There is nothing to point out as a mistake. The graphical style feels just right for a game like this, the music isn't somehow exceptional, but still good. What I am trying to say: stop reading this review and download the game for god's sake! 2008-07-03T08:16:17+00:00 0 104 104 89.176.58.91 5 Excellent idea, excellent implementation 2008-10-02T06:29:50+00:00 158 0 2 The thing I love most about Karoshi is the way of lateral thinking you have to adopt to solve many of the puzzles. The first levels make you learn the game mechanics and the later levels make you break them. Loved every minute of it, and I mean EVERY minute. 2008-09-04T22:14:48+00:00 0 104 233 60.234.241.50 4 Brilliant! 2009-02-23T02:46:20+00:00 596 0 1 Karoshi 2.0 extends on the most enticing and unusual side of its predecessor. There are less pushing and pulling puzzles, and more exercises in lateral thinking and subversions of regular "gamish" concepts that made the original Karoshi stand out as a game. Karoshi 2.0 is part game, part anti-game, and part experience. Even if you didn't play the original (Which is included here as a speed-run mode), give it a run and you will be better for it. 2008-08-18T06:36:09+00:00 0 104 199 81.178.65.22 5 Return Of The Bizarro Game 2009-02-23T02:46:40+00:00 563 0 1 2008-04-11T05:14:47+00:00 104 257 2008-07-05T07:24:19+00:00 /screenshot/image/257/screen_idiot.png /screenshot/image/257/medium/screen_idiot.png /screenshot/image/257/thumb/screen_idiot.png 2008-04-11T05:14:47+00:00 104 258 2008-07-05T07:24:19+00:00 /screenshot/image/258/screen_coins.png /screenshot/image/258/medium/screen_coins.png /screenshot/image/258/thumb/screen_coins.png