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Once Upon A Puppet

83% positive of 102 Steam reviews

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Released
2025
Steam Deck
Verified
Platforms
Steam

Made by Flatter Than Earth. Published by Daedalic Entertainment.

About the game

Control the strings of fate and embark on a grand adventure with Drev and Nieve. A magical, story-driven 2.5D puzzle-platformer where puppeteering mechanics and a whimsical, theater-inspired world intertwine.

Tagged by players

  • Narrative
  • 3D Platformer
  • Puzzle Platformer
  • Side Scroller
  • Dark Fantasy
  • 2.5D
  • Platformer
  • Lore-Rich
  • Horror
  • Abstract
  • Emotional
  • Atmospheric

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What players say

  • Recommended
    Really beautiful art direction / background score / story. The mechanics / puzzles fall apart a bit in the latter half of the game. Excited to see what's next from the dev. SHOCKING how low the player count is based on how striking and polished the game is.

    8.4 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    The game mechanics...especially when "fighting" enemies and the final boss are absolutely atrocious and ruins, for me at least, the ambience and setting. Everything about the aiming of the spotlight to the TTK feels horrible, clunky, and outright terrible to control. There is literally zero margin for error. The difficulty spikes from the puzzling and platforming sections to dealing with enemies and the boss are…

    9.2 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.

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