The Bookwalker

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App ID	1432100
App Type	Game
Store Name	The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales
Developer	DO MY BEST
Publisher	tinyBuild
Franchise	tinyBuild
Supported Systems	Windows
Technologies	Unity Engine
Last Changenumber	30234364
Last Record Update	24 July 2025 – 19:10:11 UTC ()
Release Date	22 June 2023 – 15:56:50 UTC ()

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2k reviews

In-Game

The Bookwalker is a narrative adventure in which you play as Etienne Quist, a writer-turned-thief with the ability to dive into books. Use your powers to journey between reality and book worlds, and steal legendary items like Thor's Hammer and Excalibur to restore your ability to write.

Additional Information

Developer

DO MY BEST

controller_support

full

community_visible_stats

Yes

DLCAvailableOnStore

Yes

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

tinyBuild

Store Release Date

22 June 2023 – 15:56:55 UTC ()

osarch

community_hub_visible

Yes

Social Media

https://discord.com/invite/n22bmxU78m

Primary Genre

Indie (23)

Store Genres

Adventure (25), Indie (23)

Steam Release Date

22 June 2023 – 15:56:50 UTC ()

Store Asset Modification Time

14 July 2025 – 21:53:30 UTC () (1752530010)

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osextended

empty string

name_localized

schinese

书行者

review_score

review_percentage

Detected Technologies (?)

Unity Engine, Game_Development_Kit SDK, SteamworksNET SDK, UnityBurst SDK, UnityHDRP SDK, UnityIL2CPP SDK, cURL SDK

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
category: Playable
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 9 December 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 11675945

configuration:

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

First seen on SteamDB

23 September 2020 – 16:15:00 UTC (), in changelist #9549978

Supported Languages

11 Languages	Interface	Subtitles	Achievements
English	Yes	Yes	Yes
Russian	Yes	Yes	Yes
French	Yes	Yes	Yes
Italian	Yes	Yes	Yes
German	Yes	Yes	Yes
Spanish - Spain	Yes	Yes	Yes
Japanese	Yes	Yes	Yes
Korean	Yes	Yes	Yes
Portuguese - Brazil	Yes	Yes
Simplified Chinese	Yes	Yes	Yes
Portuguese - Portugal			Yes

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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english

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header_image

english

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library_hero ↴
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page_background_path	app/1432100
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timestamp	14 July 2025 – 21:53:37 UTC

Trailers

256954522 ↴
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256951493 ↴
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