Tales of Yore
Released Aug 2023
Tales of Yore is a light-weight 2D MMORPG featuring all your RPG tropes in one casual package. Explore, complete quests and slay evil monsters to write your Tale. Alternatively make yourself a nice purple hat and show off. The choice is yours!
77% positive · 364 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to get it
Free on Steam
Evaluation
Tales of Yore is a free-to-play MMORPG that left Early Access on August 8, 2023, and received its last major content update — the Northlands expansion — on October 18, 2023, adding 40+ quests, 3 new towns, 50+ monsters, 5 new bosses, and much more.
In January 2025, the sole developer (Kev) posted a message titled "Sad News" announcing the closure of Tales of Yore due to severe personal circumstances — the loss of a close friend, job loss, and divorce all occurring within a short period.
On September 20, 2026, the developer returned with an update that both confirms and clarifies the situation: Tales of Yore has definitively ended, and the developer is building a new game called Settlers of Yore. The post explicitly states that "Tales of Yore came to a sad end" and that returning to it would bring too many painful memories — making clear that Tales of Yore will not receive further development. The developer is not coming back to this game; they are channeling their efforts into something new.
The game remains purchasable on Steam, but no further content is planned or will be delivered. The content development for Tales of Yore ended with the Northlands update on October 18, 2023 — the ambitious plans announced in September 2024 (new continent, pets, mercenaries, etc.) were never delivered before the game closed.
Evidence
Developer confirms Tales of Yore 'came to a sad end' and that going back to it is not possible due to painful memories. They are now building a new game, Settlers of Yore, rather than returning to Tales of Yore.
Developer announces the closure of Tales of Yore, citing personal circumstances making it impossible to continue running the game.
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Details
Developer
Publisher
Coke And Code
Achievements
56
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Multiplayer · Co-op
About this game
Welcome to Tales of Yore, a world full of adventure, questing and excitement. Choose one of hundreds of paths in the world, earn your rewards and customise your character with the spoils. Own pets, houses and glorious hats all in the beautifully detailed pixel art world spanning more than 250,000 tiles. Rich sound effects and an original sound track accompany your journey through the world. Save the princess, solve the mystery and don’t forget to deliver that sandwich. Open world exploration, alone or with a party, awaits new MMORPG players and old hands alike. Come, play it your way, start today and begin writing your Tale of Yore
Pick up a sword, a bow, a mace or even a carrot and get in there and slay some evil monsters. From rats to skeletons, beholders to giants, the world of Yore is infested with evil creatures who a good hero should vanquish. The rewards are high when facing over 100 types of creature, each of which have their own statistics, fighting style and weaknesses. Learn more than 20 combat abilities and find more epic weapons and armour to further enhance your damage dealing prowess!
If fighting isn’t your style or you simply like to be a master of all things, you can opt to learn more than 30 spells ranging from lighting up areas, protecting yourself and your party, to dispatching enemies with magical flame and lightning. The path of magic will take you across the vast world in search of teachers and magical reagents to increase your sorcery skill. Be wary though traveller, the magical arts are powerful but require sacrifices in your choice or armour and weapons. Learn to balance your immense power with self preservation against the strongest of foes!
The world of Yore allows players to experience the full breadth of the world without killing anything. Choose the way of the crafter, learn the 50+ recipes already in the world and create items that can be sold to citizens of Yore and players alike. Make weapons and armour, tailor hats and other clothing, cook up classic dishes with magical properties, create unique arrow types and brew potions. The way of the crafter is complex and intricate but a rewarding one.
The world of Yore provides rich resources from precious gems and ores to simple vegetables and other plants. Enter the miners, the foragers, the lumberjacks and not to forget the fishermen who roam the land collecting, harvesting, converting and sometimes selling the various items available to those with the right tools. Progress your character through levels of expertise, find taxing and dangerous gathering spots to get that very special and valuable resource.
Think you’ve completed the current content? Think again! There are 100s of epics, rares and the mighty legendary items to find. Can you locate the mythical carrot fish? Found all the items? Have you found all the treasure map items? What about obtaining the key to each city by completing procedurally generated jobs? Obtained the 50+ in game and steam linked achievements? If you’ve finished all of that then remember the game is still in active development and new content drops every month!
Come, join us in the fun and friendship that is Tales of Yore!
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Last evaluated Sep 24, 2026
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