The Necromancer's Tale

Buy92%

Very Positive · 977 player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows
  • macOS

Psychic Software · CRPG · Jul 17, 2025

Player review score
92%
Very Positive
Price
$24.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
100
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio0 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy The Necromancer's Tale?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 221 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 108 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 27 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 137 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 24 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 18 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 977 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise8% are divided42% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
221 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It’s a story that is best summarised by the idiom The Road to Hell Is Paved With Good Intentions, which is a very compelling way to structure a story if executed well, and TNT succeeds more often than it stumbles.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
108 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Exploring a dungeon with a group of your boneboys and zombies is really fun in the early and mid-games when they're available.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
27 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Yes, this is an indie project, and you can feel it in the visuals and voice acting.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
While the soundtrack is pretty decent, voice acting, too, lacks quality, especially when some of the actors insist on mimicking regional accents that can at times sound so outlandish, it borders on parody.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I was immediately impressed by the complexity of the backstories you can create for your character; most RPGs with strong story elements give you a paragraph or two of backstory for each character option, but this game allows you to create several pages worth of story about your protagonist.
Crashes
Players who bring up Crashes mostly praise it.
4 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I have not encountered any crashes or major bugs that would prevent me from completing any quests.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story221 reviews
Gameplay108 reviews
Graphics27 reviews
Audio24 reviews
Characters20 reviews
Crashes4 reviews
Divided opinion
Steam Deck
100% still recommend
Players complain
Combat
94% still recommend
Difficulty
100% still recommend
Interface
67% still recommend
Bugs
82% still recommend
Controls
40% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Adjustable Difficulty
  • Adjustable Text Size
  • Camera Comfort
  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Family Sharing
  • Playable without Timed Input
  • Save Anytime
  • Steam Achievements

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$24.99

The lowest we've tracked is $16.24.

8 points recordedtoday · $24.99

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