Ale & Tale Tavern

Buy89%

Very Positive · 10k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Scienart Games · Online Co-Op · Sep 5, 2024

Player review score
89%
Very Positive
Price
$14.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
69
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
21
Full audio1 of 21
Subtitles21 of 21

Should I buy Ale & Tale Tavern?

Buy it if you like
  • Co-op: 106 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 103 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 51 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 51 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 26 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Audio: 18 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 10k 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
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
106 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
If you're looking for a cozy co-op game with a great sense of humor and satisfying progression, I'd definitely recommend giving it a try.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
103 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The core gameplay loop shows everything it has to offer within the first 2–3 hours.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
51 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story - Storyline quests are better than expected, keeping the quirky fun theme throughout entire game.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The main appeal to the game for me was the online multiplayer aspect of the game.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
A very fun game, with nice stylized graphics and a funny told cozy story.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Overall, pretty fun and relaxing game -- a nice bonus as well to the boss fight at the end (we did not expect the difficulty spike lmao)

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Co-op106 reviews
Gameplay103 reviews
Story51 reviews
Multiplayer23 reviews
Graphics13 reviews
Difficulty13 reviews
Divided opinion
Optimization
50% still recommend
Players complain
Combat
73% still recommend
Interface
69% still recommend
Audio
78% still recommend
Bugs
67% still recommend
Crashes
50% still recommend

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$14.99

The lowest we've tracked is $5.99.

8 points recordedtoday · $14.99

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