A Juggler's Tale
Side-scrolling puzzle platformer where puppet strings shape your escape
kaleidoscube · Published by Assemble Entertainment · Released Sep 29, 2021
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 92% of 2,336
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 97% of 47 in 30 days
- Players
- 1
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update on Steam
- 5 years ago
- Oct 11, 2021
Metacritic: 74/100 (critic reviews)
What is A Juggler's Tale?
This side-scrolling puzzle platformer follows Abby, a puppet performer who escapes captivity at a circus into a war-torn medieval fairy-tale world. You guide her past rivers, bandit camps, and traps, using her strings to solve puzzles while a puppet master narrates her journey in rhyme.
For you if...
- +you enjoy story-led adventures in dark fairy-tale settings
- +you prefer approachable puzzles to difficult ones
Not for you if...
- −you prefer open-ended exploration to a linear puzzle adventure
What players say
92% of 2,336 reviews are positive · 97% of 47 in the last 30 days
Players praise the art, fairy-tale atmosphere, and story, and many enjoy the puzzles. Common complaints concern the short length and rhyming narration; some players find the puzzles unclear or repetitive and the controls clunky.
How many players finish A Juggler's Tale?
51% of Steam players have unlocked «Together we are not alone», the achievement for finishing the main story.
Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.
Screenshots and trailer
A Juggler's Tale system requirements
Minimum: GTX 660, 4 GB RAM, 3 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run A Juggler's Tale?
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- OS
- Windows 7+ (64-bit OS required)
- Processor
- Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
- Graphics
- NVIDIA Geforce GTX 660 / Radeon HD7870
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7+ (64-bit OS required)
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-6600K
- Graphics
- NVIDIA Geforce GTX 980 / Radeon 5300
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Does A Juggler's Tale have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does A Juggler's Tale run on Steam Deck?
Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 18
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English, German. Text only: French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese.
Does A Juggler's Tale use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Atmospheric
- Fantasy
- Puzzle Platformer
- Story Rich
- Platformer
- Female Protagonist
- Medieval
- Physics
- Adventure
- Singleplayer
- Indie
- Side Scroller
- 2.5D
- Short
- Exploration
- Cinematic
Recent updates
- Oct 11, 2021 · Patchnotes 1.16
- Oct 5, 2021 · Patchnotes 1.15
- Oct 5, 2021 · Patchnotes 1.15
- Oct 1, 2021 · Patchnotes 1.14
- Sep 30, 2021 · fixed minor bugs (v.1.13):
1 DLC available.
