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2021PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified93 % positive14.99 €

You guide the string puppet Abby through a fairytale circus world where her strings are both a prison and a gameplay mechanic. A poetic, story-driven 2.5D adventure mixing platforming and puzzles.

  • Jumping and platforming
  • Strong, story-driven narrative
  • Lavish presentation
  • Distinctive, stylised art style

The closest matches for A Juggler's Tale are Lost Words: Beyond the Page, Ico and Papo & Yo. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes A Juggler's Tale special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Lost Words: Beyond the Page

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2020PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified94 % positive14.79 €

Brings what grabs you about A Juggler's Tale: a strong story, jumping and platforming as well as lavish production.

An emotional 2D adventure where a girl travels through her diary, using words themselves as platforms and puzzle pieces. The hand-drawn look and a gentle story about grief and loss take center stage.

Ico

Jumping and platforming

You guide a boy and a mysterious girl through a desolate castle, where you are only strong together. Its quiet, melancholic atmosphere and puzzles against shadow creatures make ICO an unforgettable experience.

Papo & Yo

Puzzles and brain teasers

A poetic puzzle platformer in which a boy navigates a dreamlike favela alongside a monster who stands in for his father's addiction. The puzzles and the personal, autobiographical story are tightly intertwined.

Macrotis: A Mother's Journey

Puzzles and brain teasers

You guide Mother Bilby through a hidden underground realm in search of her children. The game blends atmospheric 2.5D platforming with clever puzzles and an emotional, heartfelt story.

Braid: Anniversary Edition

Puzzles and brain teasers

A puzzle platformer where rewinding and bending time is the key to solving clever, mind-bending puzzles. The anniversary edition adds hand-repainted visuals, reworked audio, new puzzles and extensive developer commentary.

Forgotton Anne

Lavish presentation

A hand-drawn, cinematic puzzle-platformer set in a world of lost and forgotten things. As Anne you drive an emotional story forward and make choices that affect the Forgotlings.

Ico

Puzzles and brain teasers

A quiet, melancholic adventure where a horned boy leads a mysterious girl by the hand through a vast, sunlit castle. Environmental puzzles, wordless storytelling and the bond that grows between the two make it an influential classic.

Arise: A Simple Story

Jumping and platforming

A wordless platform adventure that tells a couple's life story through memories, from old age back to childhood. You bend time to get past obstacles, backed by a moving orchestral soundtrack.

Tandem: A Tale of Shadows

Puzzles and brain teasers

A puzzle platformer where you switch between Emma in a top-down view and her teddy bear Fenton in a side-scrolling view. Emma's lantern casts shadows that Fenton can walk across, as the pair investigate a missing magician.

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