About
A Juggler's Tale came out on September 28, 2021 for Nintendo Switch, then for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and Xbox One on September 29, 2021. On Steam, 93% of 1,323 player reviews are positive (Very Positive). 2 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a peak of 11 in the last 30 days. It is Verified on Steam Deck. The main story takes about 2 hours, doing everything about 2.5 hours. It won 3 awards, including German Computer Game Award – Best Game World and Aesthetics and Deutscher Computerspielpreis.
Lead Abby the string puppet through a bruised, but beautiful world in this poetic 3D adventure. Solve riddles, evade traps, and shake off pursuers on your way to find freedom. Can Abby take control of her own fate and make a difference with all the strings attached?
Story
"Ladies and Gentlemen! Come in, come in! In the mood for a story, are we?" Abby is an artiste held captive at a circus: She spends her days entertaining the audience and her nights in a cage, longing for freedom. One day, she escapes the circus and gets to explore a mystical world. Alas, freedom comes at a cost and Abby soon finds herself dragged into the dangers this world has to offer: In a war-torn, medieval fairytale, surrounded by ravaged, starving citizens and hunted by the relentless cut-throat Tonda, Abby has to cross raging rivers, make it through bandit camps and around traps. Her adventure is always accompanied by the lyrical rhymes of puppet master Jack, who is telling her story while holding the strings of his puppets firmly in his ever-helpful hands. Who can Abby trust? Can she find a way to truly break free? Despite dangling from her threads, will Abby learn that she can still influence her destiny? "Abby, can't you see? The strings holding you up also hold you back!"
How long to beat A Juggler's Tale
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3 won, 0 more nominationsMedia
Releases
Earliest full release on each platform; regional dates can differ.
PC and Steam Deck
Steam store pageSteam Deck: Verified works great out of the box
Requirements and Deck status as listed on Steam, checked Oct 28, 2026.
A Juggler's Tale player count
concurrent players on SteamPlayers counted on Steam every one to six hours; the daily peak is the highest count of the day.
A Juggler's Tale achievements
18 achievements on SteamRarest
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