---
title: "Jack-In-A-Castle"
description: "Toyboxian's king has gone missing, and the kingdom’s castle has become warped. Marion the Marionette is sent by his village elder to investigate. He becomes a s"
image: "https://t.vndb.org/cv/10/84310.jpg"
---

# Jack-In-A-Castle

![Jack-In-A-Castle](https://t.vndb.org/cv/10/84310.jpg)

**Developer:** Nemlei

**Release date:** Mar 23, 2019

**Platform:** Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, PS Vita

**Language:** English, Korean, Russian, Chinese (simplified)

**Rating:** 6.7/10 (49 votes)

## Description
Toyboxian's king has gone missing, and the kingdom’s castle has become warped. Marion the Marionette is sent by his village elder to investigate. He becomes a servant at the warped castle, working under the stand-in ruler Jack.

Jack is a jack-in-the-box with a personality as unexpected and delightful as a landmine.

Along the way Marion will also meet Bunnie, a bubbly bunny plushie. As well as his unlikely friend, Sylvester, a refined and aristocratic music box. Together they have set out with the common goal of finding the whereabouts of the king.

Explore the story from different points of view, and discover how many ways you can screw things up!

[From Itch.io]

## Characters
### Marion Marionette
- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Blond, Ponytail, Wavy, Half Updo
- **Body:** Slim, Pale, Androgynous
- **Clothes:** Trousers, Apron, Shirt
- **Personality:** Hard Worker, Stubborn, Curious
- **Engages in:** Cooking, Cleaning, Rebellion, Betrayal, Avoidable Murder
- **Eyes:** Blue
- **Role:** Servant, Living Doll
- **Subject of:** Flirting

### Bunnie Rabbit
- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Brown, Wavy, Short, Gradient Colored Hair
- **Body:** Slim, Pale, Kemonomimi, Freckles, Androgynous, Furry Tail
- **Eyes:** Red
- **Clothes:** Shorts, Unusual Hair Ornaments, Formal Shirt
- **Engages in:** Planning, Flirting, Escape From Confinement, Infiltration
- **Role:** Poor, Living Doll, Rabbit
- **Subject of:** Confinement, Betrayal, Disownment
- **Personality:** Food Lover, Energetic, Confident, Mischievous, Flamboyant

### Jack-In-The-Box
- **Gender:** Male
- **Alias:** Jack
- **Hair:** Red, Ahoge, Short, V Bangs, Shaggy
- **Body:** Slim, Pale, Makeup
- **Clothes:** Sweater, Trousers, Vest, Collar, Jester Costume, Oversized Clothing
- **Eyes:** Amber, Slit Pupils
- **Role:** Childhood Friend, King, Living Doll
- **Personality:** Stubborn, Emotional, Moody, Whimsical, Eccentric
- **Subject of:** Unavoidable Other Route Death
- **Engages in:** Cursing, Marriage Proposal, Confinement, Avoidable Murder

### Sylvester Sound
- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Blue, Short, Straight, V Bangs
- **Body:** Slim, Pale
- **Clothes:** Trousers, Coat, Ribbon Tie, Polo Shirt
- **Personality:** Friendly, Refined, Smart, Pragmatic
- **Engages in:** Planning, Rebellion, Infiltration
- **Role:** Full Brother, Twin Brother, Musician, Noble, Wealthy, King, Living Doll, Famous
- **Subject of:** Confinement, Betrayal
- **Eyes:** Cyan, Symbol

### Annette
- **Gender:** Female
- **Aliases:** Ann, Cook
- **Hair:** Brown, Bun
- **Eyes:** Brown
- **Body:** Slim, Pale
- **Personality:** Hard Worker, Hotblooded, Family Oriented, Romantic
- **Engages in:** Cooking
- **Clothes:** Apron, Dress, Bandanna, Mittens, Bun Covers
- **Role:** Servant, Cook, Living Doll
- **Subject of:** Unavoidable Other Route Death

### Galiathos
- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Short, Spiky, Orange
- **Eyes:** Green, Hidden
- **Clothes:** Gauntlet, Plate Armor, Helmet, Gorget, Feather Accessory
- **Personality:** Low Self-esteem, Timid, Stutter
- **Engages in:** Cleaning
- **Subject of:** Unavoidable Other Route Death
- **Role:** Royal Guard

### Master
- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** White, Shoulder-length, Long Beard
- **Body:** Slim, Pale, Old
- **Role:** Master, Magician, Living Doll
- **Eyes:** Violet
- **Clothes:** Robe, Pointed Hat
- **Engages in:** Planning, Teasing
- **Personality:** Food Lover, Wise, Eccentric

### Sylvia Sound
- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Blue, Long, V Bangs, Sidehair, Spiky Bun
- **Body:** Slim, Pale
- **Items:** Sword
- **Clothes:** Coat, Mini-dress, Hairpin, Leggings, Oversized Clothing
- **Engages in:** Planning, Rebellion, Avoidable Murder
- **Role:** Full Sister, Twin Sister, Musician, Living Doll
- **Personality:** Energetic, Emotional, Rebellious
- **Eyes:** Cyan, Symbol

### The King
- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Shoulder-length, Straight, Beard, Grey, V Bangs
- **Body:** Slim, Pale, Adult
- **Eyes:** Black
- **Subject of:** Clinical Depression, Unavoidable Other Route Death, Curse, Disappearance
- **Role:** Childhood Friend, King
- **Clothes:** Crown, Mantle
- **Engages in:** Avoidable Murder

## Shops
- [Official Website](https://x.com/realmrarchive/status/2071919356481786277)
- [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1080790/)
- [Itch](https://nemlei.itch.io/jack-in-a-castle)

## Releases
### English
- **2019-03-23**: Jack-In-A-Castle - NaNoRenO Version
- **2019-07-12**: Jack-In-A-Castle - Extended Edition - [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1080790/), [SteamDB](https://steamdb.info/app/1080790/info/), [Itch.io](https://nemlei.itch.io/jack-in-a-castle)
- **2024-08-18**: Jack-In-A-Castle - [Official website](https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1b4WPe5E1P/)
- **2026-06-30**: Jack-In-A-Castle - [Official website](https://x.com/realmrarchive/status/2071919356481786277)

### Korean
- **2019-05-21**: Jack-In-A-Castle - NaNoRenO Version - [Official website](https://web.archive.org/web/20231223023307/https://blog.naver.com/brianking000/221543014701)

### Russian
- **2021-04-21**: Dzhek-v-zamke (Demo) - [Official website](https://web.archive.org/web/20211023040304/https://anivisual.net/stuff/15-1-0-3413)
- **2021-05-10**: Dzhek-v-zamke - [Official website](https://web.archive.org/web/20220430161408/https://anivisual.net/stuff/2-1-0-3461)

### Chinese (simplified)
- **2024-08-18**: Jack-In-A-Castle - [Official website](https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1b4WPe5E1P/)

## Tags
Fantasy, Comedy, Male Protagonist, Multiple Endings, Early Branching Plot, No Sexual Content, Western-style Castle, Past Setting in a Fictional World, Protagonist with a Face, Bad Endings with Story, Royal Hero, Rebellion, Musician Hero, More Than Seven Endings, Joke Endings, Colored Texts, Colored Name-tags, Meaningless Choices, Ending List, Few Event CGs, Wealthy Hero, Poor Hero, Protagonist with a Sprite, NaNoRenO, Boy x Boy Romance Only, Mischievous Hero, Lots of Character Sprites, Disappearance, Unoriginal Soundtrack, Living Doll Protagonist, No Quick Save/Load, Bunnyboy Hero, Living Doll Hero, Co-worker Support Character, Short Common Route, Androgynous Protagonist, Hero with Freckles, Lots of Choices, Off Screen Sex Only, Androgynous Hero, ADV, Unlockable Hero(ine), Living Doll Support Character, Inter-class Romance

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