Jack-In-A-Castle

July 12, 2019 Nemlei
Role-playing (RPG) Indie Visual Novel
Linux PC
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Toyboxian's king has gone missing, and the kingdom’s castle has become warped. Marion the Marionette is sent by his village elder to investigate. He becomes a servant at the warped castle, working under the stand-in ruler Jack.

Jack is a jack-in-the-box with a personality as unexpected and delightful as a landmine.

Along the way Marion will also meet Bunnie, a bubbly bunny plushie. As well as his unlikely friend, Sylvester, a refined and aristocratic music box. Together they have set out with the common goal of finding the whereabouts of the king.

Explore the story from different points of view, and discover how many ways you can screw things up!
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Release Date July 12, 2019
Developer Nemlei
Game Modes Single player
Themes Fantasy, Romance
Jack-In-A-Castle

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