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Ephemeral Tale

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App ID 1204320
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Dawdling Dog, ltd.
Supported Systems Windows
Last Changenumber 31605733
Last Record Update 10 October 2025 – 23:02:16 UTC ()
Release Date 18 January 2022 – 15:59:16 UTC ()
❓ 63.95%
44 reviews
0
In-Game
🏰 Dungeon Crawler 🌸 JRPG 👻 Roguelike 🦹 Character Customization 🎲 RPG

Ephemeral Tale is a dungeon crawler/looter hybrid for the modern age, featuring hand-crafted dungeons, classic JRPG-style combat, and a loot-driven progression system.

Additional Information

Developer Dawdling Dog, ltd.
metacritic_name Ephemeral Tale
controller_support full
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Dawdling Dog, ltd.
Store Release Date 18 January 2022 – 15:59:20 UTC ()
osarch 64
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://x.com/DawdlingDogltd
Primary Genre RPG (3)
Store Genres Adventure (25), Indie (23), RPG (3)
Steam Release Date 18 January 2022 – 15:59:16 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 21 November 2021 – 19:54:31 UTC () (1637524471)
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Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • 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
  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 19 April 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 9278925
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Early Access Release Date 14 January 2020 – 00:00:00 UTC ()
First seen on SteamDB 30 November 2019 – 03:23:23 UTC (), in changelist #7295260

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes

Tags

🏰 Dungeon Crawler 🌸 JRPG 👻 Roguelike 🦹 Character Customization 🎲 RPG 🏽 2D 🗺️ Top-Down 🎮 Controller 🛡️ Turn-Based Combat 🎨 Colorful 👾 Pixel Graphics 🎭 Fantasy 📦 Loot 💥 Souls-like 🪄 Magic 🏰 Medieval 🗺️ Adventure 👾 Retro 📦 Inventory Management 👤 Singleplayer

Categories

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Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

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  • 0 players right now
  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 7 all-time peak 19 January 2022
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  • ❓ Mostly Positive
  • 63.95% SteamDB Rating
  • 31 70.5% positive reviews
  • 13 29.5% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
18 January 2022 Steam Release -
14 September 2023 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Bento Bundle 3 -
5 December 2023 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Best of Bento Bundle -
28 March 2024 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Play On The Go Bundle - Spring Edition -
29 July 2024 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Bento Bundle REDUX -

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