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A Juggler's Tale
Developer kaleidoscube
Lead Abby the string puppet through a bruised, but beautiful fairy tale world in this cinematic adventure. Solve riddles, evade traps and shake off pursuers on the way to find freedom. Can Abby take control of her fate with all the strings attached? From the Steam store page
202 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Oct 25, 2026 · last updated Nov 4, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
89
LovedLoved
163 positive · 21 negative
95% range 83–92%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 163 | 21 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 4 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
767 of 863 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
89% recommend · 163 yes, 21 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 184 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (2,175 of 2,364 positive).
Players praise the beautiful visuals and atmospheric art style. [1][2][3] Many find the game short but enjoyable, with a compelling story. [3][4][5] Some reviewers note frustrating controls or puzzles. [6][7][8]
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Representative posts
- [11]
For a 'story rich game' the story is just bad. Gameplay is 'meh' at best, but what pushed me away from the game is the narrator. He is just annoing to listen to, talks all the time, and every sentence containing word 'Abby' doesn't help at all. If you are looking for good puzzle platformer game, looks elsewhere If you are looking for a good story, you won't find it here either
- [2]
Very nice 2.5D Puzzle Game. You play as a string puppet in a dark fairy-tale setting. The string mechanic is pretty cool, they can block you or help you to solve a puzzle. The art is beautiful, puzzles are not too hard. Game is a bit short but still a lot of fun.
- [3]
A short but enjoyable experience. The story is beautiful and emotional, with stunning visuals and a wonderful atmosphere. It doesn’t take long to finish, but it delivers a memorable experience that’s well worth your time. I highly recommend it if you enjoy story games
- [10]
Pros: - Simplistic, but beautiful - Interesting Premise, which improves as you go - Enjoyable Narration - Very reasonably priced on sale Cons: - Runs poorly on older hardware, and even on low setting might cause fun but game breaking bugs - Extremely short, even extra hour and 1-2 characters would do wonders to it - Very linear game-play and puzzles with no player freedom
- [6]
Overall a good experience, Good visuals, story and music, however.... physics and movement were incredibly frustrating at times and some things required repeated attempts to figure out how they are even supposed to move, additionally some buggy achievements
Summarised from 34 of the 201 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 11, 2026. How summaries are made
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Players who liked A Juggler's Tale talk about beautiful graphics and art style; those who didn't talk about very short playtime. Which matters more to you?
Reactions
60 of 202 · most liked firstHere are a few, hopefully they aren't mentioned yet: - walking simulator/light puzzle game - Firewatch, What Remains of Edith Finch, INSIDE, A Juggler's Tale, Abzu, Nuts - puzzle - Manifold Garden, The Case of the Golden Idol, GNOG, Gorogoa - misc - Inscryption, Pony Island - 3d platformer/adventure - Yooka Laylee - metroidvania/platformer - Blue Fire - programming - Human Resource Machine, TIS-100 - souls-like/boss rush - Furi, Titan Souls Some of these might be AA, it's hard to tell the…
neutral · AI labelView post →It's not bad, but I just can't recommend it. The environments are very pretty and there's plenty of work showing, but character models seem bland in comparison, even for string puppets. But there's just not enough to do among those gorgeous vistas. Most of the puzzles require to run back and forth, to "kite" someone here or there and do something when they are running back to you, so you could kite them again. As I love puzzle platformers, this one is among the worst when it comes to teaching…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Masterpiece ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☑ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☑ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run Paint ☑ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →QTP with a gif of an under-appreciated video game A Juggler's Tale is so underappreciated that I had to manually upload one and it's still not approved 🥹
positive · AI labelView post →Worth the £1.94 I paid for it. :) It's an 'AA' Little Nightmares-esque game where you guide a puppet girl away from an evil circus and later on from the puppeteer himself in a nice twist to the gameplay. Make sure turn off the narrator, as he yaps on in very poor rhyming couplets through the whole game, spoiling it thoroughly. It's extremely easy, other than a couple of not very well explained puzzles. Played mostly on Steamdeck whilst inhaling Christmas leftovers, runs fine.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Do you also fail a lot a certain scene of a game because you're distracted by the background music or the way things look? Here's the scene in "A Juggler's Tale" I failed A LOT in the past because I was distracted by how the storm looks like and how epic the background music is.
positive · AI labelView post →juggle deez balls
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've caught the bug of getting new games on Steam sales, and now I'm jumping from game to game like the floor is lava. Indiana Jones, A Juggler's Tale, The Unfinished Swan, Venba, Sheepo, Crypt Custodian; all great gaming experiences. Have you picked up any new gems recently?
positive · AI labelView post →A short but enjoyable experience. The story is beautiful and emotional, with stunning visuals and a wonderful atmosphere. It doesn’t take long to finish, but it delivers a memorable experience that’s well worth your time. I highly recommend it if you enjoy story games
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very nice 2.5D Puzzle Game. You play as a string puppet in a dark fairy-tale setting. The string mechanic is pretty cool, they can block you or help you to solve a puzzle. The art is beautiful, puzzles are not too hard. Game is a bit short but still a lot of fun.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For a 'story rich game' the story is just bad. Gameplay is 'meh' at best, but what pushed me away from the game is the narrator. He is just annoing to listen to, talks all the time, and every sentence containing word 'Abby' doesn't help at all. If you are looking for good puzzle platformer game, looks elsewhere If you are looking for a good story, you won't find it here either
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game feels like a bedtime story come to life , cozy fairy tale atmosphere , golden autumn leaves , soft light that feels like a gentle evening by the fire . so peaceful and heartwarming , highly recommended 🍂🍂🍂if you love cozy games !
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not that much fun of a puzzler. It is really limited in the actions you can do which is narrowed down to, Throw a rock, Pull / Push certain items and ... Jump. The only problem is that even though it says it has full controller support and even shows buttons for your typical controller in the options, you can't navigate through a single inch of the game with a controller, not even the menus.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A cute little side scrolling puzzler/adventure that takes about 3 hours to complete including going back for achievements. You can "chapter" select to get back to areas where you missed items/achievements, which is a big plus for me. The story was engaging and fun. Some of the chase scenes where not intuitive on where you were supposed to be going, but after a few tries I got there in the end. The graphics are beautiful. At first the narrator's "rhyming" can get annoying, but that's part…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →really good story, visually beautiful to look, great art, puzzles not hard. great voice acting. short and underrated. 4/5
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pros: - Simplistic, but beautiful - Interesting Premise, which improves as you go - Enjoyable Narration - Very reasonably priced on sale Cons: - Runs poorly on older hardware, and even on low setting might cause fun but game breaking bugs - Extremely short, even extra hour and 1-2 characters would do wonders to it - Very linear game-play and puzzles with no player freedom
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a short but nice game, the story is interesting and is filled with tricky puzzles.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →While the presentation and music are charming, the game is overall very unpolished, with awkward puzzle controls, awful enemy encounters, and glitches that I also saw in the 'masterpiece' "The Lords of the Rings: Gollum". If you don't mind intense jank, then the is an okay puzzle platformer, but it crossed a line into frustrating for me.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is extremely therapeutic and motivating for anyone living in an authoritarian country. I'm sad that "A Juggler's Tale"'s official trailer doesn't mention the game's main theme but ig they didn't want to spoil things? Also the visuals and the soundtrack are 🔥
positive · AI labelView post →What a wonderful little game, while it may only be 2.5 hours to 100% the game I think its well worth buying. The art style, world design, music, narration and atmosphere are all amazing, 10/10. The story is cool and I love the ending. Most importantly the mechanic's are well implemented, the traversal is great and the puzzles while not being difficult are a lot of fun. I measure value by quality and not the amount of time you spend playing a game so to me this is well worth the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →8/10: It’s basically Tom and Jerry, but with puppets desperately chasing freedom instead of cheese.. Just a heads up: it’s gorgeous but short, so it’s best picked up during a sale.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Major arachnophobia warning for this game, you will fight a giant spider. I was pleasantly surprised but how much I enjoyed playing A Juggler’s Tale. While it can feel expensive given the length of the game, for what the game offers, the length is perfect. A good sale will definitely make this title worth it. Took me 2.7h to beat the story. Going back to grab the missing achievements is very easy with a chapter select feature. This game has everything I look for. The puzzles were fun…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A very cool little game about a puppet finding her freedom and helping others gain their own. The controls can be a bit wonky at times, but not enough to ruin the game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →PROS + nice naration + nice aesthetic + good gameplay + simple controlls CONS - age is starting to show of (graphically) - the story takes weird turn in Act 4 NEUTRAL ° short (2h)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A short, cute adventure about a puppet trying to break free from her strings, her fate, and the story that decides her every move. Loved the narration and the humor. I recommend! 🤍
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game gave me It Take Two, Inside and Little Nightmares vibes. The game was short but very sweet and very cute. It kept me on the edge of my seat the entire way. The music and environments were encapsulating, I felt so immersed in the world of the puppeteer. I totally recommend, 9/10 stars.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A Juggler's Tale is a pretty interesting short game It is sort of like the Limbo / Inside games in a way But you have strings attached to your body here And as such the puzzle elements are quite neat
positive · AI labelView post →Interesting concept but not much is done with it throughout the game, and the "twist" that is done, in this day and age, has sort of been done to death. 90% of it is a normal, boring puzzle sidescroller, slow pace, its not bad per say, but I spent more time being bored with the game than I did having fun, so I cant recommend it. Especially when there are so many other more interresting options out there in the genre.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Huh, I don't really track this, but Steam kinda does, so I'll reconstruct it. I'll give my ratings on a 5 star scale, with 3 being "fun but not special" and 5 being "highlight of the year." **January**: - *Golf Club Wasteland* - 3 - apparently renamed to *Golf Club Nostalgia*; pretty cool golfing game **March**: - *Ori and the Blind Forest* - 4 - fun Metroidvanias **April**: - *Deponia* trilogy - 4 - I love point+click adventure games (nostalgia), and this was better than expected…
neutral · AI labelView post →Some that I've played: - Gorogoa - Raven's Hike - Klocki - A Juggler's Tale - Donut County - Chronology - Golf Club Wasteland - Portal - Aer - Oxenfree - Titan Souls - Ittle Dew - Doki Doki Literature Club - Thoth - Nuts - 140 - Limbo - What Remains of Edith Finch - INSIDE Those were all around 5 hours or less, in rough order from shorter to longer (just pulled up my Steam games by playtime). I have a few more on my list that I haven't played yet but are likely about that length if you want…
neutral · AI labelView post →such a fun and beautiful game!! i would have never discovered it if it hadnt come as part of a humble bundle and im so glad it did. beautiful game with a great story kinda reminds me of little misfortune in a way. defintly worth giving a play!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →90 out of 100 Chase moments diminished the rating of the game for me. But overall a good game. Takes about 2-3 hours to complete. Maybe 4-5 for all the achievements
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is like Inside with narrator and understandable story . u don't need to check lore . great game and now have 90% deal. must play in sale. Just trust me . ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣤⢤⣄⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⢀⡤⠖⠒⠒⢤⡀⠀⠀⢫⢸⡡⡏⡇⠀⠀ ⠀⢀⡾⣤⣄⡀⠀⢀⠷⣄⢀⡼⠀⠑⠁⡇⠀⠀ ⠀⠸⣷⣾⣿⡇⠀⣿⣾⡟⣼⡧⠖⠒⠒⠓⠒⡆ ⠀⠀⠫⣉⠉⠀⠀⣉⣟⣸⠸⡀⠀⣀⣀⠀⠤⡇ ⠀⢀⡤⠚⠓⠒⠋⠁⡤⢍⡆⡏⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⡇ ⠠⣏⠔⡆⠀⣀⡀⠀⡇⠀⠣⣽⡉⠁⠀⠉⠉⢹ ⠀⠀⠀⡇⡸⠁⠙⢄⠃⠀⠀⠈⠯⠭⠥⠤⠎⠉ ⠀⠀⠀⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Visually stunning, great story, decent puzzles, honestly i'd recommend it to anyone who just wants a short interesting expiriance, emphasis on the short, imo its the perfect duration tho cause it doesn't overstay its welcome. bonus points for being low spec friendly, i think this'll run on pretty much anything lol
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →was cute to start with i was actually really enjoying it. until tonga's chase in act 2 and he was too fast. tried like 20 times and he still catches you on the ladder. don't want to continue - irritated me too much
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game itself is pretty and relaxing, but not worth full price. Recommended on sale.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →10/10 This was such an adorable game and I LOVE the narrators voice! sounded like grandpa just sat me down to tell me a cute story. This is a cute cozy game, if your looking for something to just warm your heart and give you warm vibes..this game will keep you vibing.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Overall, A Juggler’s Tale was a really enjoyable experience for me, and there wasn’t much that stood out as a major downside. First of all, the art style is genuinely beautiful. As you move through the different environments, you can really feel the care put into the atmosphere, and the character models fit perfectly with the world the game is trying to present. The music is another strong point. It adapts well to each moment and does a great job supporting the emotions you feel while…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Overall a good experience, Good visuals, story and music, however.... physics and movement were incredibly frustrating at times and some things required repeated attempts to figure out how they are even supposed to move, additionally some buggy achievements
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →short cozy relaxing game with fairy tale landscape and atmosphere. Fortunately, they all gained precious freedom in the end.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the game is so short even though it is good for me .so, you better get it when it is on sale
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its a nice game - a bit "Limbo light" without the horror elements and easier puzzle. Its a nice fairytale - was nice to get all achievements too. Was good to play it. :)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cute and quite short puzzle game with a simple, but nice story and somewhat clunky controls. Worth it on a deep discount.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Glad I picked this one up. Cute story, mostly easy puzzles with a few to think a bit more about. Art is great. It's terribly short though. I did have to stop a few times and just take in the scenery.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →run little girl RUN!!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →youtu.be/z_AXSb-w5XQ A Juggler's Tale is a story rich game with an amazing story that feels extremely relevant 😔 Here's part two of me playing it 😊 Fun fact: my webcam turned off on its own three times whilst recording this video. It's a rebel just like Abby
positive · AI labelView post →The first thing that comes to my mind is *Summer in Mara*. It's a chill, relatively shallow farming sim with fetch quests and exploration. Some more based on other games you liked: - *Arida* - short-ish adventure game with a bigger emotional impact - *Nuts* - probably most similar to *Firewatch*; core gameplay loop is taking pictures of squirrels, but there's some plot development - *A Juggler's Tale* - side scroller adventure with some feels - *Deponia* - funny point and click adventure…
neutral · AI labelView post →+ Cute and unique art + Loved the narrator + Short, but worth it + Hidden gem in my opinion + No missable achievements, you can select chapter to replay
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Short but Impactful. This game has a really beautiful artstyle, interesting puzzles, and the unique puppet string mechanic. However, my favourite part of the game was pissing off the narrator.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cool game for 1 evening, but the real cost of this game is 1-2$, not 14$. Have completed the game in 2 hours
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The art is beautiful and the puzzles are entertaining enough. It did however soft lock me multiple different times throughout my run. The first time my screen just endlessly scrolled to the right as it looked for my character, because my character had fallen through the floor and disappeared. The voice lines repeating every time that you weren't quick enough to complete a puzzle did get a bit annoying. Luckily, the game wasn't long enough for me to detest that aspect. If you like these walking…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I just finished this game. It is amazing how the music, graphics, and voice match each other perfectly. I highly recommend this game for a beautiful 2 hour experience. It was a great way to spend an evening and I wish there were more. It is sad to see that this developer hasn't released anything else on Steam. Hopefully they will make another game like this in the future.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It is a wonderful little game, this game is a hidden gem with nice graphics, puzzles and good story!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A short, atmospheric 2d puzzle platformer you play as Abby, a child marionette with puppet strings that escapes her life of captivity as a circus performer and journeys through a medieval style world fleeing from her pursuers. The game is narrated by a friendly, paternal voice that slowly becomes more controlling as the game goes on. Controls are pretty simple; you can move left/right, jump, climb and grab objects. Key rebinding is available if required but the arrow keys and right ctrl is the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A Juggler’s Tale While looking through my Steam library for games that might be suitable for my eight-year-old niece and nephew, I discovered that I had purchased A Juggler’s Tale but never played it. I must have picked it up during a sale many years ago, and I am glad I did because this is a genuine gem of a game. Story and Themes A Juggler’s Tale tells a charming coming-of-age story about a young girl named Abby as she gradually discovers that her life is not at all what it seems.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"Nice story, nice art style, and fun gameplay. A beautiful game with easy puzzles."
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I played through A Juggler's Tale last night and have to say that I absolutely loved it. I think the description "a bruised but beautiful fairy tale" fits the game so well. This game is absolutely beautiful and the story is very engaging. I really enjoyed solving all of the puzzles that I was presented with. I definitely recommend checking out this game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun original game, I like it. Nice animation and detail to things. Only thing I don't like is the constant rhyming by the narrator, kinda annoying but that's more of a personal issue. Rhyming is overrated, luckily you can turn the narrators voice down to zero.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's not a bad game. But the question Steam asks is: "Do you recommend this game?" I would say no. They insisted on narrating everything in rhyme. The writing felt very forced as a result. The narrator read it with the cadence of a school kid being forced to read poetry but not really understanding flow. That got grating almost immediately. The puzzles were a bit frustrating. Often you have to pick up objects to advance and it'll be an unassuming plank or rock. Then I had to backtrack for it…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A Juggler's Tale is an incredibly short charming game with a few little puzzles and basic platforming. Definitely a nice game to play and relax with a nice aesthetic, I really like the narrator's voice although sometimes he rambles on a bit . Short and sweet would recommend if you're looking for a couple chill hours of entertainment.
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