Obscure

Jester / King

94% positive of 85 Steam reviews

Released: 2021
Steam Deck: Playable
Platforms: Steam, itch.io

Made by Rolling Crown.

About the game

You wake up as a jester next to the king's lifeless body. You are trapped in a cursed kingdom with three love interests. Will you seek the truth, help the others, or try to escape?

Tagged by players

LGBTQ+
Detective
Destruction
Dialogue Heavy
Dark Humor
Dystopian
Dating Sim
Romance
Nonlinear
Dark Fantasy
Visual Novel
Choose Your Own Adventure

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Obscure

Jester / King

94% positive of 85 Steam reviews

View on Steam

Released: 2021
Steam Deck: Playable
Platforms: Steam, itch.io

Made by Rolling Crown.

About the game

You wake up as a jester next to the king's lifeless body. You are trapped in a cursed kingdom with three love interests. Will you seek the truth, help the others, or try to escape?

Tagged by players

LGBTQ+
Detective
Destruction
Dialogue Heavy
Dark Humor
Dystopian
Dating Sim
Romance
Nonlinear
Dark Fantasy
Visual Novel
Choose Your Own Adventure

What players say

Recommended
So far I'm really enjoying this Visual Novel and it's making me want to keep coming back to read more. I'll give a Pro / Con list, and will update as I continue playing. Edit: I have finished the game now and I want to say 3 things, one I adore Calix and his endings, two I LOVE the new cover illustration for the game, and three this story was super fun to read. Thank you for this one Dev I had a blast ^^ _______…
11 h played when written. 27 found it helpful.
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Recommended
Jester/King is a fantasy visual novel with a strong narrative, enjoyable twists and branching paths serving what is ultimately a time loop/paradox plotline and having just finished the Forgotten City a few weeks ago, I was definitely ready for another one of these! Going too deep into a review of the story itself would spoil some things, it's definitely worth not reading up too much on the plot beforehand so that…
11 h played when written. 29 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
S U M M A R Y Jester / King is a linear visual novel which takes place in a medieval fantasy setting and has a number of love interests to choose from. Overall, I don't recommend it for the following reasons: - Despite having the illusion of choice, the game ends up being deceptively linear as all choices will eventually lead to the good or bad ending; - The story drags on due to a copious amount of inner…
9.8 h played when written. 14 found it helpful.
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