Comparison

Please, Touch The Artwork 2 vs Playing Kafka

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Please, Touch The Artwork 2

Embark on a relaxing hidden object adventure through iconic paintings. Collect items for quirky characters and solve casual puzzles. Discover the art of James Ensor in a slow-paced, hand-painted world.

Highlights
  • Hidden object adventure
  • Explore 4 unique worlds
  • Casual point & click gameplay
  • Zoom-in for details
  • Hand-painted art
  • Atmospheric sound
Features
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A relaxing hidden object adventure. Explore iconic paintings, collect items for their quirky inhabitants, and solve casual puzzles. Discover the world of James Ensor, Belgian Modern Art pioneer. FEATURES *Hidden object adventure *4 unique worlds *Hints when stuck *Casual point & click gameplay *Zoom-in for extra details *Real hand-painted art *Atmospheric relaxing sound *Silly and quirky *Slow-paced & relaxing *Fit for ages 12-99

About

Playing Kafka

Embark on an adventure exploring modern alienation and family issues through an absurdist lens. This game adapts three of Kafka's works, featuring a voiced branching story, atmospheric puzzles, and fateful decisions. Navigate unfair trials, unclear rules, and unresolved relationships.

Highlights
  • Voiced branching story
  • Based on Kafka's works
  • Atmospheric puzzles
  • Fateful decisions
  • Drag and drop gameplay
  • Three game chapters
Features
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Although you did nothing wrong, you were arrested one morning. You arrived for work, but you don’t recognize your assistants. And your upbringing left you with a pervasive sense of guilt. Welcome to Playing Kafka, an adventure about the alienation of modern society as well as unresolved family issues. The game adapts three works of the famously absurdist writer and was created with leading Kafka experts. Can you manage to win an unfair trial? Is the job even real? Can you escape your father’s crushing presence? How do you move forward, when all solutions are obfuscated by a web of unclear rules and machinations… The game features: • a fully voiced branching story, based on Kafka’s The Trial, The Castle and Letter To His Father • atmospheric puzzles, fateful decisions and a drag and drop gameplay that makes characters and environments come alive • approximately 1.5 hour of story in an ever-changing setting Three books, three game chapters: The Trial You face an opaque legal trial and are slowly sucked into a web of perplexing bureaucracy. It is up to you how to approach the vague, but insidious accusation – choose who to ask for help and how to talk to judges, procurators, and others as the judgment is slowly closing in on you. Does it even matter if you’re innocent? Letter to His Father Drawing inspiration from Kafka's unsent confession to his father, this chapter delves into their tense relationship. Try to find the right words that helped Kafka come to terms with his upbringing. See Franz struggle to connect with his father in scenes from the past. Is there any hope of reconciliation? The Castle You arrive at a snow-laden village to work as a land surveyor, but you quickly find that nothing is as it seems – locals talk about the village Castle in hushed tones and each day brings more questions than answers. Will you ever be accepted by the forever out-of-reach Castle? The game was developed to commemorate the centenary of Kafka’s death and was developed in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut, Prague. The Chinese language version was initiated and supported by the Czech Centre Taipei.

Screenshots

Please, Touch The Artwork 24 screens
Playing Kafka4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Please, Touch The Artwork 2 at 4.9 against Playing Kafka's 4.4. Please, Touch The Artwork 2 also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 63). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Please, Touch The Artwork 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Please, Touch The Artwork 2 has 1.2K ratings behind it against 63, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 99% of Please, Touch The Artwork 2's written reviews are positive against 88% of Playing Kafka's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Please, Touch The Artwork 2 ships an update weekly, Playing Kafka every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Please, Touch The Artwork 2 versus Playing Kafka: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlease, Touch The Artwork 2Playing Kafka
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (1.2K ratings) — better4.4 (63 ratings)
Positive reviews98.5% of reviews — better88.1% of reviews
Number of ratings1.2K — better63
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size343 MB489 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperMeynen Studio BVBACharles Games s.r.o.

Customer experience

Please, Touch The Artwork 2

All ratings1,201 ratings
Positive98.8%
Neutral0.4%
Negative0.7%
Written reviews1,373 reviews
Positive98.5%
Neutral0.5%
Negative0.9%

Playing Kafka

All ratings63 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral6.3%
Negative7.9%
Written reviews101 reviews
Positive88.1%
Neutral5.9%
Negative5.9%

User reviews

Please, Touch The Artwork 2

From 1.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Beautiful artwork
  • 🎶 Relaxing music
  • 👍 Fun and engaging gameplay
  • 🤖 Unique and creative concept
  • 💰 Completely free with no ads

Room to improve

  • 🕰️ Short game length
  • 🔍 Difficulty seeing small hidden objects

Playing Kafka

From 63 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✨ Captures Kafka's atmosphere
  • 📚 Inspires reading Kafka
  • 🎨 Beautiful art style
  • 🎧 Excellent voice acting
  • 💡 Innovative gameplay

Room to improve

  • ⏳ Too short
  • 🤔 Sometimes confusing
  • 📱 Performance issues (phone heating)
  • 🚫 No sound in some cases

Bugs and requests

Please, Touch The Artwork 2

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Occasional glitches or issues with certain levels

Requested features

3 requests
  • Longer gameplay experience
  • More levels or chapters
  • Improved zoom functionality

Playing Kafka

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game not saving progress
  • Cannot move or interact in some instances
  • Occasional dragging issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • More chapters/content
  • More languages (Portuguese, Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese, Italian)
  • Option to separate audio and language settings
  • Make Metamorphosis real

In-app purchases

None

Please, Touch The Artwork 2

No in-app purchases

None

Playing Kafka

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Please, Touch The Artwork 2 free?
Please, Touch The Artwork 2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Playing Kafka free?
Playing Kafka is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Please, Touch The Artwork 2 or Playing Kafka?
Please, Touch The Artwork 2 is rated higher. Please, Touch The Artwork 2 averages 4.9 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while Playing Kafka averages 4.4 from 63 ratings.
Do Please, Touch The Artwork 2 or Playing Kafka have ads?
Neither Please, Touch The Artwork 2 nor Playing Kafka shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Please, Touch The Artwork 2 or Playing Kafka?
Please, Touch The Artwork 2 ships an update weekly, and Playing Kafka every 2 months. Most recently, Please, Touch The Artwork 2 was updated on October 30, 2026 and Playing Kafka on October 23, 2026.

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