Illusion Carnival

Illusion Carnival

KiZ · July 12, 2024 · Psychological Horror, 2.5D, Cute, Stylized, Puzzle

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Overwhelmingly Positive98% · 7,49412playing now
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About Illusion Carnival

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 — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS
Steam Deck
Playable
Player modes
Single-player
Controller
Partial controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included
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Illusion Carnival in the rankings

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

Illusion Carnival impresses players with its unique and charming art style, engaging character design, and atmospheric music that create a distinctive world. However, the game suffers from poor optimization and performance issues, and some feel the opening borrows heavily from familiar concepts, though the overall experience comes together in a meaningfully original way. Players recommend waiting for the complete series since this is chapter one of an ongoing story.

Recommended Oct 12, 2026
The art for this game is genuine sex for the eyes and that's a complete understatement. Unfortunately, what it makes up for in art, it lacks in storytelling and engaging gameplay. Not to say it's horrible, but it definitely wasn't super memorable in those departments. Still, this has massive potential, and for a free game that takes a couple hours max to do, it's so worth checking it out and support these creators. If the story is more fleshed out, the gameplay explored more (and maybe a bit harder tbh with some challenging bossfights), and the (English) localization polished up, this would make for an unforgettable gaming experience. Hopefully future chapters can deliver!
Recommended Oct 12, 2026
Fantastically written, and I can't stress how good it is.
Recommended Oct 12, 2026
i thought the game was wonderfully mysterious, enchanting, and fitted my ideals quite well. I found no major flaws to the story; although I'll admit the ending might be a little cheesy with no super memorable parts regarding the whole game. It's still a solid A tier though I'd say
Recommended Oct 11, 2026
good game i recommend playing if you are in to paper also i dont know why the characters hate the black and white people... i guess theyre racist idk tho
Recommended Oct 11, 2026
演出确实很有东西,游戏难度不高,目前第一章全成就两个小时
Recommended Oct 10, 2026
From the art and the animation itself, it makes having this game free feels illegal. Enjoying the very vibrant ambience and character design, also the various mechanics depending on the section of each amusement park. When they give warnings about flasing light and moving images, I did not expect for it to really be FLASHY.

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