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Arise: A Simple Story

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App ID 866140
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Untold Tales
Franchise Untold Tales
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies Unreal Engine
Last Changenumber 29504929
Last Record Update 11 June 2025 – 10:33:14 UTC ()
Release Date 3 December 2020 – 15:01:47 UTC ()
😎 87.63%
2k reviews
5
In-Game

Embark on an emotional journey of losing the love of one's life. Manipulate time, solve puzzles, reshape surroundings as you push forward into the bittersweet recollections of a past life. This is a story about happiness and hardship, joy and sorrow. A story that all of us will one day experience.

Additional Information

Developer Piccolo Studio
metacritic_name Arise: A Simple Story
controller_support full
metacritic_score 79
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/arise-a-simple-story?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
community_visible_stats Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Untold Tales
Store Release Date 3 December 2020 – 15:01:56 UTC ()
osarch 64
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://discord.gg/c9BdzeySMu
https://www.facebook.com/untoldtalesgames
https://x.com/UntoldTalesHQ
https://www.youtube.com/untoldtales/
Primary Genre Indie (23)
Store Genres Adventure (25), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 3 December 2020 – 15:01:47 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 11 June 2025 – 10:32:51 UTC () (1749637971)
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review_score 8
review_percentage 91
Detected Technologies (?) Unreal Engine, NVIDIA_APEX SDK, NVIDIA_Nsight_Aftermath SDK, NVIDIA_PhysX SDK, NvCloth SDK, Ogg SDK, Vorbis SDK
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: 27 September 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 8020160
  • configuration:
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    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke0
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    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 16 May 2018 – 10:56:07 UTC (), in changelist #4444618

Supported Languages

14 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes 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 - Portugal Yes Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Latin America Yes Yes Yes
Turkish Yes Yes Yes
Polish Yes Yes Yes

Tags

🦘 3D Platformer 💔 Emotional ⏳ Time Manipulation 🗺 Exploration 🧸 Cute 🧘 Relaxing 🧩 Puzzle Platformer 👥 Local Co-Op 📚 Story Rich 🏗️ Platformer 🎭 Drama 🫠 Surreal 🌿 Nature 🎨 Colorful 🗺️ Adventure 👤 Singleplayer 📚 Narration 👪 Family Friendly 👤 Third Person 🌱 Indie

Categories

Single-player Shared/Split Screen Co-op Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Cloud Remote Play Together Family Sharing Co-op Shared/Split Screen Multi-player

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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timestamp11 June 2025 – 10:33:10 UTC
Trailers
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Depots

ID Configuration Size DL.
228987 Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980VC 2017 Redist No size
228990 Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980DirectX Jun 2010 Redist No size
866141 Arise Content 5.43 GiB 5.15 GiB

Inner depots from DLC

ID Configuration Size DL.
1946100 DLC 1946100Arise A simple story Main Theme Depot 10.32 MiB 9.85 MiB
1946101 DLC 1946101Arise A simple story Wallpapers 3.09 MiB 3.10 MiB
2018010 DLC 2018010Arise A Simple Story - Artbook 12.15 MiB 9.73 MiB

Total size on disk is 5.46 GiB and total download size is 5.17 GiB.

Total size on disk is 5.43 GiB and total download size is 5.15 GiB, when filtered to Windows, English, no DLC depots.

Branches

Name Description Build ID Time Updated
public 8020160 14 January 2022 – 12:19:08 UTC

Other

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