Jester / King

You play the amnesiac jester Madion who woke up next to the king's lifeless body. A curse has fallen upon the kingdom, annihilating almost everyone, and driving the survivors to madness. Madion is torn between…

8 September 2021

Adventure Simulator Visual Novel Fantasy Mystery Romance

Jester / King is an adventure developed by Rolling Crown, released 8 September 2021 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

Verified 23 Sep 2026 Sources: IGDB , Steam

What Jester / King is

Jester / King is an adventure game developed by Rolling Crown and released in 2021. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

You play the amnesiac jester Madion who woke up next to the king's lifeless body. A curse has fallen upon the kingdom, annihilating almost everyone, and driving the survivors to madness. Madion is torn between seeking the truth, helping the others, and a desire to escape.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

Its themes are fantasy, mystery and romance. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Jester / King launched on 8 September 2021, within three weeks of Psychonauts 2, Deathloop, Kena: Bridge of Spirits and Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut.

Released around the same time: Psychonauts 2, Deathloop, Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut.