Adventure · February 27, 2017

Stories Untold (2017)

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Now available on MacOS (note: dedicated graphics card is *highly recommended* for the best experience) “Stories Untold” is a narrative-driven experimental adventure game, that bends the genre into something completely unique. Combining a mix of classic text-adventure, point-and-click and more, 4 short stories are packaged together into a single mysterious anthology that has been described as “a fantastic, fascinating example of interactive visual storytelling” (Telegraph 5/5) and earning widespread critical acclaim since release. The game pulls together 80s retro nostalgia, innovative and experimental genre-defying gameplay, and tense, phycological horror to create “one of the most fascinating and unique tales you can play this year” (GameSpew 9/10). The first Episode “The House Abandon” is now available for free via a demo, to give you a glimpse of what is in store in the full game. “Stories Untold” was developed by No Code, a Glasgow based ex-AAA development team headed up by Jon McKellan (Alien: Isolation) and Omar Khan. Features: - Four unique stories, with their own settings, gameplay and mechanics. - Play mind-bending text adventures, process radio transmissions and conduct experiments on bizarre artifacts - Gorgeous retro-aesthetic brings back vivid memories, or a glimpse into what was. - Sublime synth-wave horror soundtrack, inspired by 80s horror soundtracks. - Achievements to unlock, and narrative secrets to discover - Genre-hopping: from psychological horror, to tense mystery and terrifying sci-fi; Stories Untold is truly “4 stories, 1 nightmare”.

Adventure releases from 2017

78 Adventure titles launched in 2017 — top 6 by review volume.

Peer Adventure titles

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Adventure · 101
  • Text-Based · 99
  • Horror · 99
  • Indie · 96
  • Atmospheric · 96
  • Psychological Horror · 91
  • Singleplayer · 70
  • Point & Click · 69
  • 1980s · 64
  • Retro · 63
  • Thriller · 59
  • Sci-fi · 52
  • Story Rich · 51
  • Puzzle · 33
  • Great Soundtrack · 27

Position in Adventure

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume5.1k Steam reviewsTop 45% in Adventure
Positive rating87% positiveGenre average: 87% — this title sits in top 66%
Metacritic81/100Genre average 77 — top 37% of Adventure titles
Engagement hours3 h averageTop 84% for session depth among Adventure

Reception Metrics

Steam community

87%Very Positive · 5.1k reviews

4.5k positive · 668 negative

Metacritic

81/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

7.0/10

Curator recommendations

4.2k

Press Quotes

“This is smartly written, intriguingly delivered, and wonderfully unique.” Rock Paper Shotgun “a fascinating, subversive experiment in storytelling that delights in messing with your head” PC Gamer “an adventure game quite unlike any other” Kotaku

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

3h

brief (under 5 hours)

Median

2h

Typical completion time

Achievements

13

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateFeb 27, 2017
DeveloperNo Code
PublisherDevolver Digital
Base price$0.99 -90%
DLC / Add-ons1 released
PlatformsWindows, macOS
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected]

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Editions & Packages

  • Buy Stories Untold