Fit check
Is Duckles: the Jigsaw Witch worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players who enjoy humorous platforming adventures with dark witch-themed settings
- Metroidvania fans who prefer taking time to explore and uncover secrets
- Local co-op pairs seeking a two-player platforming campaign
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a tightly linear campaign rather than exploration across varied island areas
- Those who prefer realistic or restrained storytelling instead of crude humor, eccentric characters, and fantasy themes
- Players looking for online multiplayer rather than local cooperative play
Our take on Duckles: the Jigsaw Witch
The store presentation foregrounds the game’s unusual humor, setting, and feature list, while the campaign’s stated length is over 8 hours. That makes the adventure’s scope clearer than the large cast of locations, bosses, collectibles, and story elements might suggest.
What is Duckles: the Jigsaw Witch?
Duckles: the Jigsaw Witch is a 16-bit platforming adventure set on a mysterious island controlled by a vengeful witch.
Players cross varied areas, including a lava-filled hotel, a spider nest, gothic frog castles, and an Atlantis city filled with soda pop. The game combines platforming with combat, letting Duckles jump, bounce, slash, use combos, ride, and fire an eggplant cannon. Exploration includes secrets, ingredients, bonuses, and witch-essence.
The story follows Duckles and his friends as they seek a way out, rescue the Winged Folk, and uncover the island’s origins. Single-player and local cooperative play can be switched during a playthrough, with dialogue changing according to the player count. The game includes over 10 bosses, more than 32 songs, and over 8 hours of gameplay.
How Duckles: the Jigsaw Witch plays
- 01Local cooperative play
- The game allows switching between solo and local two-player play during the same run, with different dialogue for each mode.
- 02Explorable island
- Areas range from a lava-filled hotel and spider nest to frog castles and a soda-pop-themed Atlantis city.
- 03Platforming combat
- Duckles can jump, bounce, slash, chain attacks, ride, and use an eggplant cannon while crossing the island.
- 04Boss encounters
- More than 10 bosses have individual themes, quirks, and challenge-focused encounters.
- 05Story-driven adventure
- The campaign follows efforts to rescue the Winged Folk, restore peace, and reveal the island’s origins.
- 06Original soundtrack
- The game includes over 32 songs spanning Italian-inspired, atmospheric, and goth-rock styles.
Duckles: the Jigsaw Witch compared to similar games
Duckles: the Jigsaw Witch combines platforming, combat, exploration, story, and optional local co-op, while Sundered: Eldritch Edition is described as a chaotic metroidvania. Sundered’s description emphasizes a definitive edition with previous updates and a new content update, whereas Duckles emphasizes over 10 bosses, more than 32 songs, and a campaign exceeding 8 hours.
Duckles: the Jigsaw Witch: platforms & release
Is Duckles: the Jigsaw Witch worth it?
It is worth it if: players who enjoy humorous platforming adventures with dark witch-themed settings. Skip it if: players seeking a tightly linear campaign rather than exploration across varied island areas.
Where can I download Duckles: the Jigsaw Witch?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Duckles: the Jigsaw Witch's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Duckles: the Jigsaw Witch on?
Windows only.
