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The Book of Unwritten Tales

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App ID 215160
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher THQ Nordic
Franchise The Book of Unwritten Tales, THQ Nordic
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies OGRE Engine
Last Changenumber 28970267
Last Record Update 13 May 2025 – 23:47:39 UTC ()
Release Date 31 July 2012 – 17:00:00 UTC ()
😎 87.00%
2k reviews
4
In-Game

In a world torn by war, the aged gremlin archaeologist Mortimer MacGuffin harbors the dark secret of a powerful artifact.

Additional Information

Developer KING Art
gamedir The Book of Unwritten Tales
metacritic_name The Book of Unwritten Tales
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metacritic_score 82
NoServers No
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-book-of-unwritten-tales?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
state eStateAvailable
ValidOSList Windows macOS Linux
GameManualURL https://store.steampowered.com/manual/215160/
VisibleOnlyWhenSubscribed Yes
sourcegame Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
Publisher THQ Nordic
Store Release Date 31 July 2012 – 17:11:00 UTC ()
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Adventure (25)
Store Genres Adventure (25)
Steam Release Date 31 July 2012 – 17:00:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 1 July 2019 – 06:21:16 UTC () (1561962076)
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Detected Technologies (?) OGRE Engine, Lua SDK, Ogg SDK, Vorbis SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • 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
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 2 November 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 502453
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    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
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    requires_voice_files0
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First seen on SteamDB 11 February 2013 – 10:51:30 UTC (), in changelist #179438

Supported Languages

5 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes Yes
French Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes
Korean Yes

Tags

🗺️ Adventure 🔎 Point & Click 🤡 Comedy 👤 Singleplayer 🎭 Fantasy 🧩 Puzzle 🕒 Classic 👾 Retro 🎶 Great Soundtrack 📚 Story Rich 😃 Funny 📼 Cult Classic 📼 1990's 🌱 Indie 🌫 Atmospheric

Categories

Single-player Remote Play on Tablet Family Sharing

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Steam charts

  • 4 players right now
  • 10 24-hour peak
  • 343 all-time peak 22 February 2015
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Store data

  • 4,175 followers
  • 1,916 positive reviews
  • 187 negative reviews
  • 91.11% positive reviews

Twitch stats

  • 0 viewers right now
  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 1,331 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😎 Very Positive
  • 87.00% SteamDB Rating
  • 1,916 91.1% positive reviews
  • 187 8.9% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
31 July 2012 Steam Release -
20 February 2014 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Weekly Sale: The Adventure Company and Friends -
5 June 2014 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Weekly Bundle: German Edition -
22 October 2014 ⇄ Indiegala: Depths of Fear Bundle -
11 March 2019 ⇄ Humble Bundle: THQ Nordic Build Your Own Bundle -
17 June 2019 ⇄ WinGameStore: THQ Nordic Build Your Own Bundle -

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Steam player counter indicates there are currently 4 players live playing The Book of Unwritten Tales on Steam.

The Book of Unwritten Tales had an all-time peak of 343 concurrent players on 22 February 2015.

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