Once a Tale

Wishlist Follow Ignore Install Unwatch Watch

App ID	1032690
App Type	Game
Developer	Carcajou Games, Triple Boris Inc., 2 Igloos
Publisher	2 Igloos
Supported Systems	Windows
Technologies	Unreal Engine, EpicOnlineServices SDK
Last Changenumber	31403949
Last Record Update	30 September 2025 – 20:06:25 UTC ()
Release Date	19 April 2024 – 10:00:57 UTC ()

❓ 77.18%

41 reviews

In-Game

You are invited to step into the enchanting world of fairy tales like never before. Play as Hansel and Gretel in this unique stop-motion-style single-player 3rd-person narrative adventure where you'll uncover mysteries, solve puzzles, and meet a reimagined cast of beloved fairy tale characters.

Additional Information

Developer

Carcajou Games

controller_support

full

community_visible_stats

Yes

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

2 Igloos

Store Release Date

19 April 2024 – 10:01:01 UTC ()

osarch

empty string

community_hub_visible

Yes

AbsoluteMouseCoordinates

Social Media

https://discord.gg/u7yH9Q4v

Primary Genre

Adventure (25)

Store Genres

Adventure (25), Indie (23)

Steam Release Date

19 April 2024 – 10:00:57 UTC ()

Store Asset Modification Time

8 September 2025 – 13:12:48 UTC () (1757337168)

library_assets

library_capsule	en
library_hero	en
library_logo	en
library_header	en
logo_position ↴
pinned_position	BottomLeft
width_pct	41.36522753792299
height_pct	68.23794823082403

osextended

empty string

review_score

review_percentage

RemotePlayTogetherTestingBranches

default

Detected Technologies (?)

Unreal Engine, EpicOnlineServices SDK, Intel_OID SDK, Intel_oneTBB SDK, NVIDIA_Nsight_Aftermath SDK, Ogg SDK, Vorbis SDK, XAudio2 SDK

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
This game requires manual configuration of graphics settings to perform well on Steam Deck
All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
category: Playable
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 1 April 2025 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 14362865

configuration:

supported_input	gamepad
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	0
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	1
non_deck_display_glyphs	0
small_text	1
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-9.0-4RC
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

controllertagwizard

Yes

First seen on SteamDB

12 February 2019 – 02:03:32 UTC (), in changelist #5802885

Supported Languages

2 Languages	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles
English	Yes		Yes
French	Yes		Yes

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Gamepad Preferred

Assets

Load all asset images

clienticon

5f429f0c44976e91ad3ae52107c5bb416ac1b37d

clienttga

37eb61eb42d1f981ad1f9b24ae3ed2cf8d1ab908

icon

0d5ac785249954d66a49195ee2a6a98683da518a

small_capsule

english

capsule_231x87.jpg

header_image

english

header.jpg

library_assets_full

library_capsule ↴
image/english	library_600x900.jpg
image2x/english	library_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero ↴
image/english	library_hero.jpg
image2x/english	library_hero_2x.jpg
library_logo ↴
image/english	logo.png
image2x/english	logo_2x.png
logo_position/pinned_position	BottomLeft
logo_position/width_pct	41.36522753792299
logo_position/height_pct	68.23794823082403
library_header ↴
image/english	2a7f410936d7b32fe0c947fec1adc95240632ae6/library_header.jpg
image2x/english	2a7f410936d7b32fe0c947fec1adc95240632ae6/library_header_2x.jpg

Assets

main_capsule	capsule_616x353.jpg
small_capsule	capsule_231x87.jpg
header	header.jpg
page_background	page_bg_generated_v6b.jpg
hero_capsule	hero_capsule.jpg
library_capsule	library_600x900.jpg
library_capsule_2x	library_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero	library_hero.jpg
library_hero_2x	library_hero_2x.jpg
community_icon	0d5ac785249954d66a49195ee2a6a98683da518a.jpg
page_background_path	app/1032690
raw_page_background	page_bg_raw.jpg
timestamp	8 September 2025 – 13:13:06 UTC

Trailer 973373 ↴

trailer_name	Out Now
trailer_category	2
trailer_480p ↴
video/webm	257194540/movie480_vp9.webm
video/mp4	257194540/movie480.mp4
trailer_max ↴
video/webm	257194540/movie_max_vp9.webm
video/mp4	257194540/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer ↴
video/webm	1032690/1076027594/2f2a0367ec47042cbf3ffcb0e81487fee3a3b410/1757335245/microtrailer.webm
video/mp4	1032690/1076027594/2f2a0367ec47042cbf3ffcb0e81487fee3a3b410/1757335245/microtrailer.mp4
adaptive_trailers ↴
dash_av1	1032690/1076027594/2f2a0367ec47042cbf3ffcb0e81487fee3a3b410/1757335245/dash_av1.mpd
dash_h264	1032690/1076027594/2f2a0367ec47042cbf3ffcb0e81487fee3a3b410/1757335245/dash_h264.mpd
hls_h264	1032690/1076027594/2f2a0367ec47042cbf3ffcb0e81487fee3a3b410/1757335245/hls_264_master.m3u8
screenshot_medium	257194540/662c8ade4f567a6cea1e64c66b952842b5a999e8/movie_600x337.jpg
screenshot_full	257194540/662c8ade4f567a6cea1e64c66b952842b5a999e8/movie_full.jpg
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	8 September 2025 – 13:13:04 UTC

Trailer 653610 ↴

trailer_name	Gameplay
trailer_category	1
trailer_480p ↴
video/webm	256995961/movie480_vp9.webm
video/mp4	256995961/movie480.mp4
trailer_max ↴
video/webm	256995961/movie_max_vp9.webm
video/mp4	256995961/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer ↴
video/webm	1032690/653610/aba168b0172c050dec903beebabb0714f4bf3129/1751179051/microtrailer.webm
video/mp4	1032690/653610/aba168b0172c050dec903beebabb0714f4bf3129/1751179051/microtrailer.mp4
adaptive_trailers ↴
dash_av1	1032690/653610/aba168b0172c050dec903beebabb0714f4bf3129/1751179051/dash_av1.mpd
dash_h264	1032690/653610/aba168b0172c050dec903beebabb0714f4bf3129/1751179051/dash_h264.mpd
hls_h264	1032690/653610/aba168b0172c050dec903beebabb0714f4bf3129/1751179051/hls_264_master.m3u8
screenshot_medium	256995961/movie.293x165.jpg
screenshot_full	256995961/movie_full.jpg
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	23 January 2024 – 16:01:26 UTC

Trailer 601798 ↴

trailer_name	Reveal Trailer
trailer_category	2
trailer_480p ↴
video/webm	256966360/movie480_vp9.webm
video/mp4	256966360/movie480.mp4
trailer_max ↴
video/webm	256966360/movie_max_vp9.webm
video/mp4	256966360/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer ↴
video/webm	1032690/601798/eba74c04e125dff2cc7153853c7f7802a839223a/1751179049/microtrailer.webm
video/mp4	1032690/601798/eba74c04e125dff2cc7153853c7f7802a839223a/1751179049/microtrailer.mp4
adaptive_trailers ↴
dash_av1	1032690/601798/eba74c04e125dff2cc7153853c7f7802a839223a/1751179049/dash_av1.mpd
dash_h264	1032690/601798/eba74c04e125dff2cc7153853c7f7802a839223a/1751179049/dash_h264.mpd
hls_h264	1032690/601798/eba74c04e125dff2cc7153853c7f7802a839223a/1751179049/hls_264_master.m3u8
screenshot_medium	256966360/movie.293x165.jpg
screenshot_full	256966360/movie_full.jpg
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	23 January 2024 – 16:01:33 UTC

Depots

ID	Configuration	Size	DL.
228989	Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980VC 2022 Redist	No size
228990	Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980DirectX Jun 2010 Redist	No size
1032691		2.68 GiB	2.50 GiB

Total size on disk is 2.68 GiB and total download size is 2.50 GiB.

Branches

Name	Description	Build ID	Time Updated
public		17985638	4 April 2025 – 14:14:00 UTC

Other

Name	Value
privatebranches	1

Once a Tale

Additional Information

Supported Languages

Tags

Categories

Hardware Categories

Assets

Trailer 973373 ↴

Trailer 653610 ↴

Trailer 601798 ↴

Depots

Branches

Other