The Thief, the Witch, the Toad, and the Mushroom.
Released Mar 2024
A fable from your childhood. Don't you remember it?
99% positive · 1,064 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
The Thief, the Witch, the Toad, and the Mushroom launched on March 22, 2024 as a free-to-play, complete narrative adventure game. The developer, Jack McNamee, described it as "the whole game" at launch — a project that took over three years to make. There is no season pass, no DLC, no roadmap, and no announcements of any future content. Since launch, the developer has issued one bug fix (April 25, 2024, resolving a Toad-related softlock) and one quality-of-life patch (February 23, 2025, making it easier to reset saves). Neither post hints at upcoming content — the February 2025 post explicitly reflects on "almost a year" of the game being out and reads as a retrospective thank-you, not a setup for future updates. The store description presents the game as a self-contained folk tale with multiple routes and endings. This game launched as a finished product with no post-launch content cycle, and the developer has not communicated any intention to add further content.
Evidence
Developer announces the game is fully live and playable in its entirety, describing it as the first serious game released after over three years of development
Store description presents the game as a self-contained folk tale with multiple routes and endings; no mention of DLC, seasons, or planned expansions
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Ashtown Games
Achievements
1
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
You're curled up in front of the fire reading a folk tale on a cold winter's night. Something about it seems so familiar. Have you read this before?







- Explore a cosy and mysterious fantasy universe inspired by fairy tales. The old kind of fairy tales, strange and wild, before the edges were sanded off. Warm and comforting, but with parts you don't quite understand, and you don't know if you want to understand.
- Befriend strange and wonderful folks. Navigate 4 main routes through the game as you grow closer to the main characters.
- Align yourself with G-d, Death, or the Devil. Choose your godparent and your destiny.
- Uncover secrets and mysteries. Something strange haunts this book. What was that shape? At the corner of your vision?
- Multiple endings. So, so many endings. I cannot be stopped.





Last evaluated Jun 21, 2026
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