Malaysian developer Persona Theory Games has announced during Level Up KL 2022 that Kabaret is slated to release on PC via Steam and Epic Games Store, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S in March 2023. The dark fantasy folklore narrative game will also be launching for the PS4, PS5, and Nintendo Switch at a later unannounced date.

Kabaret is a dark fantasy folklore narrative game (visual novel, basically) based on Southeast Asian culture and myths. The protagonist, Jebat, is cursed and uprooted from his small town to a mystical and unforgiving monster realm. Kabaret’s mystery unfolds as Jebat interacts with other Southeast Asian monsters in Kabaret while uncovering the truth about himself.

The game features characters from Southeast Asian myths and legends, and an exploration of minigames based on traditional games like Congkak and Guli. The game’s soundtrack features Indonesian band, Sambasunda, and Malaysian composer, Tay Cher Siang, with sound design by Hello Universe. Kabaret is funded by Wings and is a part of ID@Xbox.

You can wishlist Kabaret and play the demo of the game on Steam right now. It’s currently slated to launch sometime in the third quarter of 2022.

In the meantime, check out my review of Persona Theory Game’s Fires At Midnight, their previous visual novel title from 2022. Persona Theory Games has also announced that First At Midnight will be released on PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S sometime in Q1 2023.