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A Guidebook of Babel
A narrative-driven puzzle adventure game with the butterfly effect at its core. Board the Babel, a mysterious cruise ship that takes you on a whimsical journey to the afterlife. Use a special pen to help fellow travelers fulfill their wishes by rewriting the past, changing how the future unfolds.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “heartfelt afterlife storytelling” (52 of 97 reviews) and “time-rewriting puzzle mechanics” (49); the most common complaint is “overly simple puzzles” (19). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-29 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
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“A really neat story-based time loop adventure in the butterfly-effect style. The puzzles start really easy and gradually get more complicated, with a few somewhat convoluted, but most being fine. As is normal in…”
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19 of the 97 reviews raise this · 12 of them still recommend the game.
15 of the 97 reviews raise this · 14 of them still recommend the game.
13 of the 97 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
8 of the 97 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
5 of the 97 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
Counted across 97 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 90.6% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“Great story and characters, with super high quality of life features that make changing decisions super easy!!”
— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs played“I really enjoyed this game's dynamic, and I really liked how wrapped up everything ended up being. I really got stuck in a couple spots, but I had a lot of fun.”
— a player, Steam review · 22 hrs played“Very interesting concept and story so far. Graphics and audio are also great, can't wait to see what's more in this story.”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-23.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Adventure · Story Rich · Time Manipulation · Puzzle · Investigation · Parody · Fantasy · 2D · Point & Click · Funny · Choose Your Own Adventure · Surreal (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | Simplified Chinese, English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese |
| Achievements | 19 |
| Official site | https://www.thermitegames.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 Processor: 1.6GHz Processor Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 520 Storage: 500 MB available space