Kabaret is an adventure developed by Persona Theory Games, released 4 April 2023 on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Kabaret is
Kabaret is an adventure game developed by Persona Theory Games and released in 2023. It is available on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity 2020.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Experience the dark mysticism of Southeast Asia in an interactive art medium. Kabaret unfolds through the eyes of Jebat, a cursed boy who is uprooted from his small Penang town to a mystical, violent, and unforgiving monster realm. Astray and lonely in a place of unfathomable cruelty, Jebat confronts monsters both supernatural and human in the Kabaret. Get to know the wide cast of characters from Southeast Asian myths and interact with them while brewing tea, playing traditional games, and all the while putting your humanity at risk. Kabaret is a game that doesn’t need to be understood, only to be felt.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are drama, fantasy and thriller. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Kabaret launched on 4 April 2023, within three weeks of Dead Island 2, Resident Evil 4, Dredge and Wartales. It arrived 3 years into the Xbox Series's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Dead Island 2, Resident Evil 4, Dredge, Wartales.
Official trailer
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Screenshots
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Quick answers
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