Player reviews: 81% positive188 reviews
Steam Deck: Playable
Runs on: Windows
Price: US$19.99

Where to get it

2019 · Free Style · Action · Adventure

Bail or Jail

Nintendo console exclusive

A 3 minute tag-battle with extra twists! Play as a Monster who must lock everyone into jail before time runs out, or as a Human who must avoid capture and bail their teammates out of trouble. Invite your friends and family to play this speedy game of cat and mouse - or rather, Monsters and Humans!

Released: 2019
Platforms: Nintendo Switch Windows
Genres: Action Adventure Casual Sports
Developers: Free Style
Publishers: Free Style Konami
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective: Third person Bird view / Isometric
Themes: Action Fantasy Horror Survival
Country: Japan
Age ratings: GRAC ALL PEGI 7 CERO A
Languages: Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, Spanish (Spain)
Time to beat: 0hmain story1hcompletionist

About

Bail or Jail (originally titled Obakeidoro!) is an asymmetrical multiplayer action game developed by Free Style and published by Konami Digital Entertainment. The game was originally released on the Nintendo Switch in 2019, and ported to Windows PC on July 21, 2022 under its new name.

A sequel titled Obakeidoro 2: Chase & Seek was released in 2025.

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Gameplay

Bail or Jail is an asymmetrical multiplayer action game. It is a tag game, in which up to four players are divided into three humans and a monster. The Monster must capture all humans within a 3-minute time limit to win. The humans must keep at least 1 human out of jail.

The Human skills are run and hide, but also use the lantern to stun the Monster for a while as well as press the all switches to unlock the jail to rescue the captured fellow. Meantime, the Monster use its own skills such as slipping through walls or detecting footprints to capture all Humans.

Reception

Shaun Musgrave of TouchArcade rated the game 2.5/5 points, saying there was a good idea behind it but criticizing its execution. Calling it "not very enjoyable to play", he compared it to Friday the 13th: The Video Game, saying it was worse. However, Nintendo Force Magazine rated the game 8.5/10 points, calling it "family-frightening fun". Ken Allsop of PCGamesN called the game "a very cutesy take on the Dead by Daylight formula" and recommended it to people who were intimidated by the former game's "grisly nature".