The Book of Unwritten Tales

Buy91%

Very Positive · 2k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

KING Art · Adventure · Jul 31, 2012

Player review score
91%
Very Positive
Price
$19.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
2
Full audio2 of 2
Subtitles5 of 2

Should I buy The Book of Unwritten Tales?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 150 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 60 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 58 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Interface: 19 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k 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
60% of themes are praise20% are divided20% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
150 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I don't think I was active in the game for a full 22 hours (typically paused the game to run out and came back later type of thing,) but it was lengthy with a good story, cute characters, and hilarious dialogue.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
60 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
+Graphics: You can choose resolution and with a little help from a modern card it looks nice enough.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
58 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Imposingly, the cast also features excellent voice acting accompanied by a fitting soundtrack when, well, when it feels like playing a soundtrack.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
34 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
To my enjoyment, a few of the puzzles were rather genially designed thanks to a character-selection mechanic which allows the player to pick which character they want to perform certain tasks.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
What has kept this generation from embracing P&C nowadays could be partially blamed at the inconsistent difficulty-curve caused by illogical and lack of inspiring puzzles in similar games, but The Book of Unwritten Tales fixes almost all of that.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics and soundtrack are beautifully done, especially the attention to detail in the environments and character design.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Story150 reviews
Graphics60 reviews
Audio58 reviews
Gameplay34 reviews
Difficulty29 reviews
Characters11 reviews
Divided opinion
Crashes
71% still recommend
Linux compatibility
100% still recommend
Players complain
Interface
84% still recommend
Bugs
55% 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

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play on Tablet

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$19.99

The lowest we've tracked is $4.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $19.99

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