Jester: A Foolish Ritual

Co-op survival horror where making noise draws a jester's attention

Fire Foot Studios · Published by Fire Foot Studios, Nexting (Japan) · Released Oct 30, 2025

Reviews: Very Positive; 88% of 103
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 7 months ago; Mar 18, 2026
Minimum PC: GeForce GTX 950; 4 GB RAM · 2 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Jester: A Foolish Ritual?

In this first-person survival horror game, you play a resurrected knight trying to escape an abandoned medieval castle by completing a ritual. Solo or with up to three others online, you gather runes, search for keys, and avoid traps while the Jester hunts you. Rune and key locations change between runs.

For you if...

+you enjoy coordinating with friends through proximity voice chat
+you like difficulty options for casual or demanding runs

Not for you if...

−you dislike threats that grow stronger as you progress

What players say

88% of 103 reviews are positive

Players praise the tension of solo runs and the fun of playing with friends. Some want more content.

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Jester: A Foolish Ritual system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 950, 4 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 8, 10 or 11
Processor: Intel Core i5-3330 3.0 GHz, AMD FX-8300 3.3 GHz
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 or Radeon HD 7970
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 2 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11

Does Jester: A Foolish Ritual have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online. It also has a single-player mode.

Does Jester: A Foolish Ritual run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

Default controller config not fully functional
Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
The native resolution is not the default one
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 24
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, HDR
Languages: Full audio: English. Text only: Japanese, Dutch, Korean, Russian, French, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Portuguese - Brazil.

Does Jester: A Foolish Ritual 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 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam