Jester’s Vesper

by stisdan
Overall★★★★★★★★★★4.11
Fun★★★★★★★★★★4.15
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.43
Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.57
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.47
Mood★★★★★★★★★★4.28
The Stage is Set.
Step into the motley of the Moon Goddess’s silent servant. In this gothic roguelike, your blade is a hand of dice and the battlefield is your stage.

Comments55

Eugenik
Eugenik20 Apr 2026, 22:14
Very good mood, love the atmosphere and clever gameplay.
Sariiger
Sariiger21 Apr 2026, 09:22
As a Balatro enjoyer, I absolutely love this game! The art style is amazing as well, and the game feels very polished.

Great job on this incredible entry!
AveryCheun921 Apr 2026, 09:23
The animation is sooo smooth
LDJam user 424535
LDJam user 42453521 Apr 2026, 09:24
on this day.. i become a Jester-core. STYLISH! thanks for the experience!
igorekkedziorek
igorekkedziorek21 Apr 2026, 09:27
I really love this game, gameplay is addictive, graphics look amazing and music sounds so cool. I wasn't familiar with the genre but once i understood how pairs work the game went smoothly
YellowKamel
YellowKamel21 Apr 2026, 09:27
The game concept is really intriguing. I like the dice mechanics.
Took me a while to figure out that I could hover the moon to see the multipliers - Maybe its worth repeating those on this jam page? The artworks are really pretty! Some animations when the enemy hits you would have been nice, since as it is I kinda didn't notice at first that I was losing HP, but I understand very well from personal experience that its hectic at the end of a game jam and you don't have time for all the finishing touches.
Really interesting iteration of this sort of Slay the Spire-like design. Really cool and very pretty to look at! :smile:
HerzogVonWiesel21 Apr 2026, 09:46
I love gambling!! Kind of reminded me of Balatro in a (good) way. Could have a little bit more synergy and absurd combinations just for fun, but the balancing was done well already! Also the artstyle is super endearing!
svalski
svalski21 Apr 2026, 10:10
DICES!!!! very atmospheric art and cool combo mech also
Awwwz
Awwwz21 Apr 2026, 11:07
astonishing art! great style and design!love the texture! the mechanism is quite easy to understand, love throwing the dice. the game looks delicate, well done!!
goodwayman21 Apr 2026, 11:17
Well done! Very interesting game concept. Moreover, the game graphics are stunning! The background music suits this game so well it creates very special mood. I really enjoyed the game, however I'm not a fan of this kind of games.
senior_sigan
senior_sigan21 Apr 2026, 12:17
This is so cool. My time is 15:06. Music and arts go so wonderfully together. I had some ideas like this myself, but this is far beyond of my dummy ideas. Good luck.
FakeTrap21 Apr 2026, 12:31
The graphics are beautiful, the gameplay is engaging, and it was a lot of fun to play.
CrimsonTrouper
CrimsonTrouper21 Apr 2026, 13:02
I enjoyed the game sooo much. Love it fully. That was time of a real JESTER FESTER I must say! The balatro mechanics with DND dices works pretty good and the overall setting is just great! (even though the jam theme is absent)
LDJam user 42432621 Apr 2026, 13:40
Incredible art, responsive design elements, great sound, and an overall cool concept
I finished the game in 10:07
I also like that there are hints for all the elements, even if you don’t notice them right away
However, I feel like the game doesn’t quite match the theme
VLAD_LEN21 Apr 2026, 13:58
Incredible animation so smooth and satisfying
cupofmilk7
cupofmilk721 Apr 2026, 14:02
really great work, I’d love to see a full release!! also, I feel like instead of poker-style combinations, it might work better to just aim for the highest possible number, just my thoughts :)
metalgear21 Apr 2026, 14:48
Outstanding entry, I wish I have a full version on itch or Steam.
HDVR02
HDVR0221 Apr 2026, 16:17
Yoooo visual peak cinema!!! I really loved the gameplay loop — it’s fantastic!
Tanjou
Tanjou21 Apr 2026, 16:20
Pretty good idea, reminded me of Balatro, and the visual style is superb.
Dywanix
Dywanix21 Apr 2026, 17:06
really nice visuals and idea
shimiki
shimiki21 Apr 2026, 17:38
It looks nice and the concept is interesting. But I didn't really enjoy putting together combinations of numbers; it would be better to earn points in a different way.
kremlebot
kremlebot21 Apr 2026, 17:42
Либо баг, либо я не понял как работает добавление кубика в колоду. Я нажимал, но ничего не происходило. А так рогалик норм, даже какие-то синергии прослеживались, но тема совсем мимо.
Spliddo21 Apr 2026, 19:31
This should absolutely be expanded, its so polished and stylistic is above so many levels.

Also, real good when you get a good reroll. Loving it!

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StormSword
StormSword21 Apr 2026, 20:30
Reminds me a similar game on the leagues of legends launcher x)
Really cool and beautiful art and music, good job :D
nyxkn
nyxkn21 Apr 2026, 20:37
Game is so good! Really fun to play. But the visuals are just stunning. Such good drawings. Music was so well fitting as well. Gameplay was intuitive and flowed really well. Thanks for the experience!
evgenii-petrov
evgenii-petrov21 Apr 2026, 20:52
Nice and easy-to-grasp compact Balatro-like. I had a great time with it, and the stylish art really ties the whole experience together.
Crygos21 Apr 2026, 23:39
Took me a little while to really understand what was happening. Once I got the hang of it, I fully enjoyed it. Music, artwork, and gameplay fit nicely together.
steinhks
steinhks21 Apr 2026, 23:39
The visuals are amazing—I really love it
Ruaan22 Apr 2026, 08:41
非常有趣,整体也融合得很好,我喜欢这种复古带有一点怪诞的感觉!
luminella22 Apr 2026, 12:32
very fun, loved the style and the music!
aniretti
aniretti22 Apr 2026, 14:16
very cool art style and addictive gameplay! the combination of dice as poker chips is a very interesting idea.

im not quite sure how the game relates to the jam theme, other than the "send signal" button x) but still, a good, polished game.

i also think i encountered a small bug: the enemy had 0 HP, but he didn't die.
i'm also sharing my results (ignore the time, I was AFK).
AstroAceOne22 Apr 2026, 14:28
The animation is so fluid, and the sounds of the dice are so pleasant, you just want to see them every time, and the mechanics are so simple but so interesting, ABSOLUTE CINEMA
Flinge
Flinge22 Apr 2026, 15:08
The visuals and sounds are great. I also really liked the idea of artifacts being part of your armor set
Hexela
Hexela22 Apr 2026, 15:28
Really great game. The style is immaculate? and the sound design. Cheffs kiss.
danlrk
danlrk22 Apr 2026, 16:25
Super cool game, amazing art and addicting gameplay loop!!
IDos
IDos23 Apr 2026, 13:22
I really liked the idea, it's like Balatro with faceted cubes, and I loves the drawing style, it's very cool
OttoBroccoli
OttoBroccoli23 Apr 2026, 14:53
Very addictive! The art is beautiful, and the roguelike elements add extra interest. This game has strong potential. Excellent work!
DrSmey
DrSmey23 Apr 2026, 19:25
Just a goated game. Obviously very Balatro-like, and not that much to do with "Signal" besides saying it on the button, but just so polished and a great all around experience. Its a little too luck depended at the moment maybe since you cant really choose to play a three of a kind if you dont roll it even when your whole build is about it.

But yea great job, art and presentation is also just top notch.
Custodi
Custodi24 Apr 2026, 00:07
Great game, I didn't immediately realize there was a poker system involved. There's room for metastrategy, where it's better to stick with the big cube option with a minimal hand.
miles2099
miles209924 Apr 2026, 02:44
This is an absolutely fantastic game. Its gameplay design is undoubtedly its greatest highlight. It perfectly combines dice mechanics with build-building elements, bringing strong randomness and rich diversity through dice rolls, which greatly boosts the game's replayability. Besides, its soundtrack and visuals are both cinematic ,absolutely top-tier!
Yukiiii
Yukiiii24 Apr 2026, 04:57
The design of the music and animation is excellent.
ShadyShade
ShadyShade24 Apr 2026, 12:42
I really liked the visuals and the music gives the game a some kind of a theatrical vibe.
Gameplay was also well done!
Shernik24 Apr 2026, 14:47
It was a pleasure to enjoy classical music, everything was done at a high altitude.
The only thing is that you didn't have enough vivid health reaction, sometimes you forget about it at all.
caeonosphere
caeonosphere26 Apr 2026, 03:50
I won! Reminiscent of Dice with Death — what's the utility of the d20s? For a while I thought that the total value of the dice was affecting damage, but as far as I could tell, it was just the different "hands."
wdebowicz
wdebowicz26 Apr 2026, 17:42
Fun and addictive game! It took me some time to mouse over the moon to get exact calculations details.
IRKAR27 Apr 2026, 04:50
WOW Great visual and sooo fun gameplay and very polish game, i love this! also cool animation, music choice and characters design! everything in this game are great. GREAT JOB!
GARYglhf
GARYglhf27 Apr 2026, 12:25
Здорово, очень красиво. Механика простая и понятная.
LLlarsO
LLlarsO29 Apr 2026, 08:52
As the other people mentioned, the graphics and the UI look fantastic. The character designs are also very good.

Having more impact, when the player gets hit and looses HP, would be a nice addition.

What I really liked is the "health bar" of the enemies. The less HP they have, the redder they become. I really like that detail. :)
Mikan
Mikan1 May 2026, 05:29
Really interesting dice + poker rule gameplay.
ArkadyKing1 May 2026, 08:58
Looks good, but doesn't provide a challenge.
dvan13372 May 2026, 09:56
Balatro meets poker dice! Epic. Just epic. Managed to win with 1 artifact :D
sasori3 May 2026, 04:24
Prob one of my favorite games of the jam, I enjoyed it a lot and cleared it so quickly meaning that it's fast pace gave it a lot of replay-ability.
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