The Book of Unwritten Tales

Adventure· Point & Click· Comedy· Fantasy

Released Jul 2012

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

91% positive · 2,155 reviews

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Evaluation

The Book of Unwritten Tales is a classic point-and-click adventure game that released on July 31, 2012 as a complete, standalone product. The store description presents a finished narrative experience with a fixed scope — roughly 20 hours of gameplay, 150+ puzzles, and a defined cast of characters — with no mention of additional content, season passes, or ongoing updates. The only DLC listed is a released "Extras" pack (bonus/supplemental content), with no unreleased DLC on the store. All developer news posts from this game's page are focused on announcements for its sequel, The Book of Unwritten Tales 2, which entered Early Access in September 2014 and fully released in February 2015. There have been no developer posts about new content, patches, or updates for the original game since its launch. The developer has shifted its attention entirely to the sequel. This game launched as a finished product and has received no post-launch content cycle. It is complete as shipped.

Evidence

Store description presents a self-contained adventure with fixed gameplay scope (~20 hours, 150+ puzzles, defined characters), with no mention of DLC, expansions, or ongoing content.

description · Jul 31, 2012 source content shipped

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The only DLC is a released 'Extras' pack — supplemental/bonus content. No unreleased DLC exists on the store.

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Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content

Released

The Book of Unwritten Tales Extras

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Media

Details

Developer

KING Art

Publisher

THQ Nordic

Achievements

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Platform

Windows, macOS, Linux

Controller

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Steam Deck

Playable

Players

Single-player

Adventure Point & Click Comedy Fantasy Puzzle Retro Classic Story Rich Great Soundtrack Funny 1990's Indie Atmospheric

About this game

In a world torn by war, the aged gremlin archaeologist Mortimer MacGuffin harbors the dark secret of a powerful artifact. Whoever calls this artifact his own, will determine the fate of the world.

While the Army of the Shadows sends out its best and most devious agents to discover the secret, the Alliance's four heroes find themselves involuntarily drawn into the crisis...

Key features:

Humorous Point & Click homage to the RPG and fantasy genre.
About 20 hours of gameplay in a massive game world with detailed graphics.
Multi-character gameplay: Play as Wilbur, Nate, Ivo, and the Critter - in turn or simultaneously - and use the skills of your heroes wisely.
Meet numerous crazy characters - from two-headed ogres and vegetarian dragons to good-natured zombies.
Solve over 150 mind-boggling puzzles and discover more than 300 items that can be used and combined.