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Tell Me Why

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App ID 1180660
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Xbox Game Studios
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies Unreal Engine
Last Changenumber 30037902
Last Record Update 13 July 2025 – 18:31:33 UTC ()
Release Date 27 August 2020 – 15:59:00 UTC ()
😎 80.48%
14k reviews
70
In-Game

Tell Me Why is the multi-award winning episodic adventure game from Dontnod Entertainment in which twins use their supernatural bond to discover the truth of their troubled past.

Additional Information

This game is excluded from Steam Family Sharing because: Free Game

Developer DONTNOD Entertainment
controller_support full
community_visible_stats Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Xbox Game Studios
IsFreeApp Yes
Exclude from family sharing (exfgls) 3 (Free Game)
Store Release Date 27 August 2020 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
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community_hub_visible Yes
AbsoluteMouseCoordinates No
Primary Genre Free to Play (37)
Store Genres Adventure (25), Free to Play (37)
Steam Release Date 27 August 2020 – 15:59:00 UTC ()
Original Release Date 27 August 2020 – 07:00:00 UTC () (1598511600)
Store Asset Modification Time 7 November 2022 – 20:04:17 UTC () (1667851457)
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Is free on the store? Yes
review_score 8
review_percentage 82
Detected Technologies (?) Unreal Engine, CEF SDK, NVIDIA_APEX SDK, NVIDIA_Nsight_Aftermath SDK, NVIDIA_PhysX SDK, NvCloth SDK, Ogg SDK, Vorbis SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 17 June 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 5726698
  • configuration:
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    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
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    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
Content Descriptors General Mature Content (5)
First seen on SteamDB 18 October 2019 – 16:42:32 UTC (), in changelist #7053834
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

8 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes Yes
Korean Yes Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Latin America Yes Yes Yes Yes

Tags

🧞 Choices Matter 📚 Story Rich 🔢 Episodic 🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQ+ 🗺️ Adventure 💔 Emotional 🧚 Choose Your Own Adventure 🍿 Cinematic 🚶 Walking Simulator 🌫 Atmospheric 🗺 Exploration 🔚 Multiple Endings 👤 Third Person 👤 Singleplayer 🎭 Drama 🤫 Mystery 🌄 Action-Adventure 🦚 Beautiful 📚 Dynamic Narration 🗣️ Conversation

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Captions available Steam Cloud Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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timestamp13 May 2025 – 16:59:35 UTC
Trailers
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Bundles

ID Name % Set Created
29239 XGS Narrative Bundle -20% No 22 November 2022 – 14:06:38 UTC

Store Packages

SubID Name Billing Type Last Update
405719 Tell Me Why Store or CD Key
(Not in 24 countries)		 10 July 2025 – 17:13:55 UTC

Packages

SubID Name Billing Type Last Update
405717 Steam Sub 405717 CD Key 21 October 2024 – 17:38:46 UTC
405718 Steam Sub 405718 CD Key 17 December 2024 – 22:40:13 UTC
556302 Tell Me Why - Episode 1 Free on Demand
(Not in 26 countries)		 17 December 2024 – 22:36:13 UTC
586694 Tell Me Why Limited Free Promotional Package - Jun 2021 No Cost 18 December 2024 – 01:00:41 UTC
730490 Tell Me Why Limited Free Promotional Package - Jun 2022 No Cost 18 December 2024 – 01:00:41 UTC
880523 Tell Me Why Limited Free Promotional Package - Jun 2023 No Cost 18 December 2024 – 01:00:41 UTC
1070196 Tell Me Why Limited Free Promotional Package - May 2024 No Cost 17 December 2024 – 23:23:18 UTC
1317872 Tell Me Why Limited Free Promotional Package - May 2025 No Cost 1 July 2025 – 17:20:15 UTC

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