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Illusion Carnival

KiZ · 2024-07-11

Steam

AdventureIndieRPGFree To Play

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Jul 11, 2024 (Mac), Jul 11, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

A lost soul wanders through a whimsical, eerie pop-up book like amusement park. Dive into fun-filled stages, encounter unique characters, fend off spirit erosion, and uncover the park's hidden secrets. The enchanting yet dark Illusion Carnival begins now.

Illusion Carnival is an Adventure, Indie, RPG and Free To Play game released in 2024, free-to-play, with Overwhelmingly Positive reviews (98% of 7311 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

98%
positive of 7.5k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
Free
steam price (US)

Trapped within the whimsical and eerie confines of an amusement park, a lost soul transforms into a tiny paper boat embarking on an unique journey, striving to break free. Confettia, once a dazzling amusement park, now stands corrupted and riddled with anomalies intent on consuming your spirit. What befell the park's previous visitors, and what draws you here? In a realm with no death and no escape, what fate awaits should your spirit succumb to utter madness?(Storyline via IGDB)

Trailer

Illusion Carnival trailer thumbnail

[Indie Adventure RPG] Illusion Carnival - Trailer

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Health check

Healthy
  • · 1,578 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~197/week).
  • · Review velocity down 11% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 4% of 28,763 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
96396320242026Week of 2024-07-01: 963 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 658 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 371 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 339 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 533 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 401 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 347 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 247 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 268 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 242 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 243 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 241 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 226 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 211 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 174 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 205 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 201 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 208 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 178 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 196 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 198 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 201 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Completion

12
achievements tracked
34.4%
earned "Ouch!"
6.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

14 supported languages: Simplified Chinese, English, Polish, Japanese, Italian, Russian, French, Turkish, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Spain, Ukrainian, Indonesian…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)53819%12

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

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