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The Plucky Squire

The Plucky Squire

Released: 9/17/2024

The Plucky Squire follows the magical adventures of Jot and his friends - storybook characters who discover a three-dimensional world outside the pages of their book. When the malevolent Humgrump realises he's the villain of the book - destined to lose his battle against the forces of good for all eternity - he kicks the heroic Jot out of its pages and changes the story forever. Jot must face challenges unlike anything he's ever seen if he is to save his friends from Humgrump's dark forces and restore the book's happy ending. Jump between 2D and 3D worlds in this charming action adventure - solving puzzles, boxing badgers, flying with a jetpack, and enjoying many more delightful and surprising mini challenges as you become the hero of a living storybook.

The Plucky Squire follows the magical adventures of Jot and his friends - storybook characters who discover a three-dimensional world outside the pages of their book. When the malevolent Humgrump realises he's the villain of the book - destined to lose his battle against the forces of good for all eternity - he kicks the heroic Jot out of its pages and changes the story forever. Jot must face challenges unlike anything he's ever seen if he is to save his friends from Humgrump's dark forces and restore the book's happy ending. Jump between 2D and 3D worlds in this charming action adventure - solving puzzles, boxing badgers, flying with a jetpack, and enjoying many more delightful and surprising mini challenges as you become the hero of a living storybook.

The Plucky Squire follows the magical adventures of Jot and his friends - storybook characters who discover a three-dimensional world outside the pages of their book. When the malevolent Humgrump realises he's the villain of the book - destined to lose his battle against the forces of good for all eternity - he kicks the heroic Jot out of its pages and changes the story forever. Jot must face challenges unlike anything he's ever seen if he is to save his friends from Humgrump's dark forces and restore the book's happy ending. Jump between 2D and 3D worlds in this charming action adventure - solving puzzles, boxing badgers, flying with a jetpack, and enjoying many more delightful and surprising mini challenges as you become the hero of a living storybook.

Critics
82
Steam
85
Metacritic
73

Score Breakdown

82.0

Critic Average

125 reviews

85

Steam User Score

3,880 reviews

73

Metacritic User Score

346 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
-2.8
Metacritic Disparity
+9.0
Combined Disparity
+3.1

Average of both sources

Review Timing

1 early (1%)117 launch window (94%)7 late (6%)

Review summary

Updated May 8, 2026

Based on 125 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 82.0/100. Critics score this game 2.8 points lower than Steam users and 9.0 points higher than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated
Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 125)+
  1. Luca GiordanoviaIndie Games Devel
    Feb 20, 2026·Late review
    80/100View review
    Steam 84.8/100 · -4.8 ptsMetacritic 73/100 · +7.0 pts
  2. Sandy Kirchner-WilsonviaCubed3
    Feb 12, 2026·Late review
    70/100View review
    Steam 84.8/100 · -14.8 ptsMetacritic 73/100 · -3.0 pts
  3. Marcus StewartviaGame Informer
    Mar 24, 2025·Late review
    72.5/100View review
    Steam 84.8/100 · -12.3 ptsMetacritic 73/100 · -0.5 pts
  4. Gameblog StaffviaGameblog
    Jan 14, 2025·Late review
    90/100View review
    Steam 84.8/100 · +5.2 ptsMetacritic 73/100 · +17.0 pts
  5. Britt RobertsviaGames Freezer
    Jan 9, 2025·Late review
    95/100View review
    Steam 84.8/100 · +10.2 ptsMetacritic 73/100 · +22.0 pts