Perform improvisational theatre across a fantasy kingdom in one of the funniest and sweetest games of the year.
Plenty of games feel like passion projects, but few are able to project the sense that they were a joy to make quite as well as Once Upon A Jester. As the darker side of the industry has become more widely obvious in recent years, from the long work hours of the ‘crunch’ to the disposable why in which whole studios are treated by publishers, it’s become harder to divorce the sacrifices involved in the creative process from the final product – even when the end result is designed to be uplifting escapism.
Once Upon A Jester is a theatrical musical adventure developed by four Dutch musicians at the studio Bonte Avond, and the joy in its bones radiates from the first note. You play as the aptly named Jester, who takes up performing improv theatre with his best friend Sok across a fantasy kingdom, to score an invite to the royal palace so they can steal a coveted diamond. As you perform…
