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Judero

Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Nintendo Switch • 2024

Should you play it?

A handmade action/adventure game based on the rich folklore of the Scottish Borders.

What works

  • Unique handcrafted claymation art style
  • Beautiful and extensive soundtrack
  • Poetic and philosophical writing
  • Engaging and varied boss fights
  • Immersive scottish folklore setting

Things to keep in mind

  • Some technical glitches and jank
  • Combat can be simplistic and clunky
  • Minor issues with camera and hitbox clarity
  • Some puzzles are easy or repetitive
  • Occasional immersion-breaking dialogue moments

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Owlboy

  • Ara Fell: Enhanced Edition

  • Catmaze

  • Little Big Adventure – Twinsen’s Quest

  • Visions of Mana

  • Stories: The Path of Destinies

Less intimate

Games that feels like Judero but with less focus on close relationships

  • Death's Door

  • Bylina

  • Eternal Edge+ Prologue

  • Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim

  • KAKU: Ancient Seal

  • Drova - Forsaken Kin

More social

Games that feels like Judero but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • DYSPLACED

  • Cat Quest III

  • Legend of Mana

  • Len's Island

  • DeathSpank

  • DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue

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Judero: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence, Expression, Intimacy.

Last update: 03/08/2026