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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 31215318
Last Record Update 20 September 2025 – 06:39:43 UTC ()
Release Date 31 July 2012 – 17:00:00 UTC ()
😎 87.03%
2k reviews
7
In-Game
🗺️ Adventure 🔎 Point & Click 🤡 Comedy 🎭 Fantasy 🧩 Puzzle

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
icon empty string
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
  • configuration:
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    non_deck_display_glyphs1
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
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 👾 Retro 🕒 Classic 📚 Story Rich 🎶 Great Soundtrack 😃 Funny 📼 Cult Classic 📼 1990's 🌱 Indie 🌫 Atmospheric

Categories

Single-player Remote Play on Tablet Family Sharing

Assets

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Downloadable Content

AppID Name Last Update
215200 The Book of Unwritten Tales Extras (The Book of Unwritten Tales Digital Extras) 13 February 2025 – 16:16:08 UTC
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