# Games like Once Upon a Jester

> The closest matches to Once Upon a Jester: Bonnie Bear Saves Frogtime, Everybody Wham Wham, Everhood 2, Wandersong, and Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Bonnie Bear Saves Frogtime](https://imho.run/games/2466130/bonnie-bear-saves-frogtime) — Also Interactive Fiction, like Once Upon a Jester. 92 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2466130/)
2. [Everybody Wham Wham](https://imho.run/games/1510630/everybody-wham-wham) — Also Music, like Once Upon a Jester. 118 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1510630/)
3. [Everhood 2](https://imho.run/games/1984020/everhood-2) — Also Music and Rhythm, like Once Upon a Jester. 1,735 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1984020/)
4. [Wandersong](https://imho.run/games/530320/wandersong) — A frequent pick in Once Upon a Jester players' libraries, and another Indie. 1,885 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/530320/)
5. [Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson](https://imho.run/games/2429050/fretless-the-wrath-of-riffson) — Shares quick time events with Once Upon a Jester. 1,079 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2429050/)
6. [Frog Detective 2: The Case of the Invisible Wizard](https://imho.run/games/1047220/frog-detective-2-the-case-of-the-invisible-wizard) — A frequent pick in Once Upon a Jester players' libraries, and another Adventure. 1,808 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1047220/)
7. [Giraffe and Annika](https://imho.run/games/1122100/giraffe-and-annika) — A frequent pick in Once Upon a Jester players' libraries, and another Action. 83 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1122100/)
8. [Kindergarten 3](https://imho.run/games/2695570/kindergarten-3) — Shares narrative branching with Once Upon a Jester. 1,336 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2695570/)
9. [The Metronomicon: Slay The Dance Floor](https://imho.run/games/416790/the-metronomicon-slay-the-dance-floor) — Shares difficulty adjustment with Once Upon a Jester. 218 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/416790/)
10. [Trombone Champ](https://imho.run/games/1059990/trombone-champ) — A frequent pick in Once Upon a Jester players' libraries, and another Casual. 7,030 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1059990/)
11. [SPOOKWARE](https://imho.run/games/1574250/spookware) — Also Rhythm, like Once Upon a Jester. 565 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1574250/)
12. [Disaster Band](https://imho.run/games/2216360/disaster-band) — Also Music and Rhythm, like Once Upon a Jester. 84 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2216360/)
13. [Lost in Play](https://imho.run/games/1328840/lost-in-play) — Also Cartoon, like Once Upon a Jester. 1,637 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1328840/)
14. [Crypt Custodian](https://imho.run/games/2394650/crypt-custodian) — Shares difficulty adjustment with Once Upon a Jester. 1,495 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2394650/)
15. [Nientum - Op.ZERO](https://imho.run/games/2725250/nientum-op-zero) — Shares narrative branching with Once Upon a Jester. 314 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2725250/)
16. [Demetrios - The BIG Cynical Adventure](https://imho.run/games/451570/demetrios-the-big-cynical-adventure) — Also Music, like Once Upon a Jester. 126 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/451570/)
17. [Return to Monkey Island](https://imho.run/games/2060130/return-to-monkey-island) — Also Cartoon, like Once Upon a Jester. 4,837 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2060130/)
18. [Caravan SandWitch](https://imho.run/games/1582650/caravan-sandwitch) — Also Interactive Fiction, like Once Upon a Jester. 1,523 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1582650/)
19. [There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension](https://imho.run/games/1240210/there-is-no-game-wrong-dimension) — Also Interactive Fiction, like Once Upon a Jester. 9,373 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1240210/)
20. [Thank Goodness You're Here!](https://imho.run/games/2366980/thank-goodness-you-re-here) — Also Cartoon, like Once Upon a Jester. 5,582 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2366980/)
21. [Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians](https://imho.run/games/231040/beatbuddy-tale-of-the-guardians) — Also Music and Rhythm, like Once Upon a Jester. 216 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/231040/)
22. [The Adventure Pals](https://imho.run/games/396710/the-adventure-pals) — Same chill mood as Once Upon a Jester. 652 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/396710/)
23. [The Wild at Heart](https://imho.run/games/1093290/the-wild-at-heart) — Same chill mood as Once Upon a Jester. 372 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1093290/)
24. [Chicory: A Colorful Tale](https://imho.run/games/1123450/chicory-a-colorful-tale) — Same cozy mood as Once Upon a Jester. 2,198 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1123450/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1668190&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1668190&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1668190&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1668190
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1668190
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Once Upon a Jester

Travel the kingdom as Jester with his best friend Sok to improvise theatre shows and perform on stages far and wide. Sing your hearts out, crack jokes and impress audiences to become the stars of the famous Royal Theatrical Spectacle!

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1668190
- **Developer:** Bonte Avond
- **Publisher:** Crunching Koalas
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Adventure, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Nov 9, 2022
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 85
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1668190/once-upon-a-jester)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1668190&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1668190/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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