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Joker Show - Horror Escape

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2023

Should you play it?

Your parents left for the night, and you stayed at home alone, you were bored and you decided to call the Jester (Joker), but something went wrong... It looks like you succeeded, now the jester wants to play with you, hide and don't let him catch you, find a way to call the jester away.

What works
  • Free to play
  • Tense and atmospheric horror experience
  • Challenging puzzles and stealth mechanics
  • Good optimization for low-end pcs
  • Engaging voice acting and sound design
Things to keep in mind
  • Numerous bugs and glitches
  • Limited map size and linear design
  • Lack of multiple endings or content updates
  • Some puzzles are confusing or unintuitive
  • No multiplayer or social features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Dead Seater

  • Unspoken

  • Wick

  • Remothered: Tormented Fathers

  • Outlast 2

  • 03.04

  • The Story of Henry Bishop

  • Die Young: Prologue

  • Dungeon Nightmares II : The Memory
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Unspoken

  • Wick

  • Dungeon Nightmares II : The Memory
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Joker Show - Horror Escape: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Status. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Survival. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Autonomy, Relaxation.

Why this game works

A motivational profile of the game, with the closest similar game for each player motivation.

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