Illusion Carnival

Illusion Carnival

Steam Deck Playable

KiZ · Psychological Horror · Jul 12, 2024

Yes, worth playing.

It's free to play.

98%
Overwhelmingly Positive
7k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 146 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 92 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 44 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 7k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
63% of themes are praise37% are divided0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
My biggest gripe is the writing in the opening; as a long-time psychological horror fan, it felt a little forced especially at the beginning, though the writing improved over time.
146 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
I loved the art style and the characters.
92 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The gameplay, in terms of puzzles, combat, etc., is, with few exceptions, excellent.
44 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The OST also perfectly suits the game, but more on that in a bit.
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
Also the troupe menu is so well made for from the initial troupe menu, character detail menu, and still-drawing menu.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Story and characters146 reviews
Graphics92 reviews
Gameplay44 reviews
Audio17 reviews
Interface6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty15 reviews
87%
Combat13 reviews
85%
Bugs10 reviews
70%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
98%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
12
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.