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Anta · 2022 · Windows, macOS, Linux

Steam: 93 % positive of 1,618 reviews, as of Oct 28

An unusual horror-themed Visual Novel about waking up in a carriage with a stranger… Whatever could go wrong?

24 games that play like Trapped with Jester and 24 that look like it. Closest by gameplay: Homicipher, It gets so lonely here and Tiny Bunny.

Player tags

  • Visual Novel
  • Choose Your Own Adventure
  • Interactive Fiction
  • Psychological Horror
  • Otome
  • 2D
  • Cute
  • Horror
Map region: Psychological Horror
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Steam reviews

What players say

Players mostly like it as a free, very short visual novel, praising the jester's voice acting and art, but nearly all agree it is too brief.

Most players recommend it. They enjoy the fully voiced performance of the jester, whose tone shifts between creepy and playful, and many praise the expressive art style. The branching choices and multiple endings are seen as a fun reason to replay, and players say it fits in a single short sitting. The main complaint is length: many players finish it in well under an hour and wish it had more story, more scenes or more lore about the jester and the player character. A few players find the dialogue repetitive or the writing cringy, and some report achievements or saves not working properly. Recent reviews are too few to show any change in opinion.

Praised

  • Jester's voice acting

    Reviewers call the full voice performance of the jester charming, expressive and well suited to his character.

    Many players
  • Art style

    Players praise the expressive, colourful art and character design, calling it cute, eerie or pretty.

    Many players
  • Short, quick to finish

    Players value that it can be finished in one sitting and works as a quick, free diversion.

    Some players
  • Multiple endings and choices

    Players enjoy that choices matter and lead to several endings, which encourages replaying the short game.

    Some players

Criticised

  • Far too short

    Players say the game ends within minutes and feels incomplete, and they wish for more story and scenes.

    Many players
  • Thin story and lore

    Players find the plot thin, with little explanation of the jester or the player character and no clear answers.

    Some players
  • Repetitive dialogue

    Players note that different choices lead to the same lines, so dialogue repeats and the options feel pointless.

    Some players
  • Achievement and save problems

    Players report achievements that did not register, crashes that blocked endings, and the lack of a save option.

    A few players
Who it suits
Suits players who want a free, quick, charming visual novel with good voice acting and do not need a deep story.
Who should skip it
Players looking for a long, in-depth story or substantial content should skip it, as it can be finished in minutes.

Summarised by AI from 59 Steam reviews (English, helpful and recent), as of Oct 28, 2026.

Best matches

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By gameplay

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  1. The House in Fata Morgana94 % positive of 6,191Shared: Visual Novel · Choose Your Own Adventure · Psychological Horror
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  3. Homicipher: Demo97 % positive of 1,626Shared: Choose Your Own Adventure · Interactive Fiction · Otome
  4. Illusion Carnival97 % positive of 7,549Shared: Visual Novel · Psychological Horror · Story Rich
  5. BAD END THEATER97 % positive of 8,950Shared: Visual Novel · Choose Your Own Adventure · Story Rich
  6. Nightmare knock84 % positive of 296Shared: Visual Novel · Psychological Horror · Horror
  7. MOOD86 % positive of 436Shared: Visual Novel · Choose Your Own Adventure · Psychological Horror
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  9. DEAD LAMB WALKING96 % positive of 207Shared: Visual Novel · Interactive Fiction · Psychological Horror
  10. Bad Dream: Coma91 % positive of 1,971Shared: Psychological Horror · Horror · Story Rich
  11. Dark Nights90 % positive of 443Shared: Visual Novel · Choose Your Own Adventure · Otome
  12. Kugayama Shiori's Death Diary94 % positive of 1,100Shared: Visual Novel · Choose Your Own Adventure · Horror

By look

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At a glance

What games like Trapped with Jester have in common

  • The tags they share most often with Trapped with Jester: Visual Novel (22 of 24), Choose Your Own Adventure (15) and Psychological Horror (15).
  • They came out between 2016 and 2026, 16 of them after Trapped with Jester (2022).
  • Best rated by Steam players: The Thief, the Witch, the Toad, and the Mushroom. (98 % positive of 1,169).

How these matches work

Matches come from embeddings of Steam descriptions, player tags and screenshots, computed offline. “Plays like” compares what the games are about and how players tag them; “Looks like” compares their screenshots. The share of positive reviews is based on Steam user reviews.

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