Puppet Theater

“You are not an actor anymore. You are the play.”

When 23-year-old Oliver wakes up in a dusty theater filled with faceless spectators and forgotten scripts, he realizes this is no ordinary dream — and no ordinary place. Welcome to Puppet Theater, a hauntingly beautiful visual novel where every performance is a step toward self-discovery… or damnation.

Trapped in a surreal stage between life and death, Oliver must piece together the fragments of his broken past while performing mysterious plays pulled from the depths of his memories. Each act reveals hidden regrets, long-suppressed trauma, and the raw emotions of a life on the verge of being forgotten. But this theater is no illusion. Every choice you make determines whether Oliver returns to the real world — or becomes just another silent spectator, forever lost in the shadows.

🕯️ A Theater of Memories
Guided by two enigmatic spirits — the gentle Mari and the severe Kayan — Oliver faces a series of performances rooted in his childhood, his failed dreams, his shattered family, and his battle with depression. Each act feels painfully real. Each applause from the faceless audience either pulls him closer to redemption… or traps him deeper inside himself.

🔮 A Story-Driven Psychological Mystery
At the heart of Puppet Theater is a personal, emotional journey about trauma, healing, and the search for meaning. The player navigates Oliver’s mindscape, reliving key moments that shaped his despair — from his parents’ divorce and failed auditions to the haunting silence of a hospital room where no one came to visit. But every act performed is a chance to forgive, to remember, and to hope.

💔 Three Possible Endings — One Final Choice
Your decisions shape Oliver’s fate. Will he rise from the coma and rewrite his story? Will he accept the darkness and become another faceless soul? Or will he stay — not to escape, but to help others like him? Each ending is earned. Each path is powerful.

🌌 Atmosphere Meets Emotion
With a deeply immersive script, chilling backdrops, and poignant original music, Puppet Theater draws players into a dreamlike space between life and afterlife — where nothing is what it seems, but everything is meaningful. Mirror reflections whisper cruel truths. Ghostly applause judges your every step. And in the spotlight, you’re forced to confront the one person you’ve run from your whole life: yourself.

💫 For Fans of…
Puppet Theater will resonate with fans of Doki Doki Literature Club, Your Turn to Die, and Spiritfarer — titles that blend emotional storytelling, psychological depth, and metaphysical exploration.

🎭 Step into the spotlight. Rehearse your past. Face your truth.
The faceless are waiting. Will they applaud… or condemn you?

• Offline play enabled
• 1 player

• Platform: PS5
• Release: 7/18/2025
• Publisher: Webnetic s. r. o.
• Genres: Unique
• Voice: English, French (France), Japanese, Spanish
• Screen Languages: Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, French (France), German, Japanese, Spanish