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Book of Travels
Ready your pack, grab your walking stick and step into a world of mystery. Craft your character and immerse yourself in the enchanted lands of Braided Shore.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
35 of the 78 reviews raise this.
“This project had so much potential. It scratched a certain itch that makes for a truly unique experience in the MMO space that no other game quite replicates, except maybe for TurtleWoW in some respects. The only thing…”
“It's really sad that a non-violent, beautiful, deep meaning game got discontinue. As a developer myself and supporting it from the first days, I never expected it to happen. Really hope that the community can prove the…”
“Book of Travels was, and I say was, one of the most ambitious tiny MMORPG projects and perhaps one of the most ambitious videogames of this past decade in terms of design. The team, unfortunately, lost a lot of money,…”
29 of the 78 reviews raise this.
“Recently got updated to go offline, which is for the best (as much as I loved the online version). I got it when it was 30$, so a bit salty on that. For a 5$ game it's probs worth it, but I wont recommend it until I…”
“For the reduced price and being downgraded to an offline solitary idle game this might not disappoint. Which cannot be said about the developer Might and Delight and the grand plans they promised - 6 years of…”
11 of the 78 reviews raise this.
9 of the 78 reviews raise this.
“People don't really understand Early Access. I personally don't feel bamboozled because it's an investment to get to play a game early with all the caveats in mind. It sucks that it ended this way but the content that…”
“For the reduced price and being downgraded to an offline solitary idle game this might not disappoint. Which cannot be said about the developer Might and Delight and the grand plans they promised - 6 years of…”
“Maybe if I wasn't so good at holding back my emotions, I would cry over this game being abandoned. For me this is strangely the most meaningful game I have ever played. There came a point where it didn't make sense for…”
5 of the 78 reviews raise this.
30 of the 78 reviews raise this · 16 of them still recommend the game.
“After waiting many years on an update for this beautiful and unique game, they announced this morning via email that its officially dead. Really disappointing to have paid full price and then never have the game come to…”
“I loved Shelter and Shelter 2 as a kid, and was so excited when this game was announced and released. However, in following the mismanagement of this game and studio over the years, I will never support another Might…”
“This project had so much potential. It scratched a certain itch that makes for a truly unique experience in the MMO space that no other game quite replicates, except maybe for TurtleWoW in some respects. The only thing…”
10 of the 78 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“An empty world is a sad world. I hope modders can bring back the online multiplayer.”
“No multiplayer and no steam workshop is a deal breaker. The game has done a 180 in its direction.”
10 of the 78 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“After waiting many years on an update for this beautiful and unique game, they announced this morning via email that its officially dead. Really disappointing to have paid full price and then never have the game come to…”
“Recently got updated to go offline, which is for the best (as much as I loved the online version). I got it when it was 30$, so a bit salty on that. For a 5$ game it's probs worth it, but I wont recommend it until I…”
“Looks abandoned. Do not buy it. Another promising game that ends up helping me once and for all to never buy into early access anything again.”
8 of the 78 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Recently got updated to go offline, which is for the best (as much as I loved the online version). I got it when it was 30$, so a bit salty on that. For a 5$ game it's probs worth it, but I wont recommend it until I…”
“abandoned game with huge potential, utterly mismanaged. incredibly disappointed.”
“For the reduced price and being downgraded to an offline solitary idle game this might not disappoint. Which cannot be said about the developer Might and Delight and the grand plans they promised - 6 years of…”
7 of the 78 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“For the reduced price and being downgraded to an offline solitary idle game this might not disappoint. Which cannot be said about the developer Might and Delight and the grand plans they promised - 6 years of…”
“Do Not Recommend – This game completely betrayed its players. I feel totally cheated. This is not the game I bought. It's like they took my money, deliberately broke the game, ghosted the community, and then tried to…”
“This is a beautiful failure of an early access game, even with all the bugs it captured my attention for quite some time and I'm saddened to see it not reach it's full potential. At least the developers reduced the…”
Counted across 78 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 73.4% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“I'm giving this game a recommended because it's beautiful and an awesome world to enjoy. Secrets to explore, puzzles to solve and rare gear to find. I'd suggest buying this if you're able to appreciate a game that delivers on immersion and worldbuilding, with a fantastic…”
— a player, Steam review · 124 hrs played“Beautiful Dying Game. I can only recommend this game for a very... very specific type of Gamer. It hurts to see a game with such a nice artistic vision to be so incomplete. But I still like returning to it if I need a relaxing game. Update: My last review points are no longer up…”
— a player, Steam review · 80 hrs played“As a Kickstarter backer I feel scammed by the developer. Long story short: six and a half years after a successful crowdfunding campaign (which raised 1000% of the goal and promised the release in 2020 plus at least 5 years of constant updates), they wrap up the project still…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 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 2026-09-26.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Live Update 0.61.1 Change Log
Additions & Changes: Added 3 new rooms. Their locations are listed below, do not check if you do not wish to be spoiled. The Houseboat in Lakatos String The Lighthouse in Myr The Sawmill in Crossings
Server shutdown: Thank you, Travellers
Travellers, Today we are turning off the servers for Book of Travels. As we announced in April , the game will survive in its legacy, single player, offline mode. We have also opened modding up to our
Final reminder: Download your character
Travellers, As you know, this Friday (July 31st), we will be shutting down the servers for Book of Travels. We have worked to ensure the game remains playable in its offline state; however, if you wis
Reminder: Download your character before July 31st
Travellers,As you know, we are currently in the process of transitioning Book of Travels into an offline legacy version. The servers will be shut down on Friday 31st July, 3 PM CEST.Please download an
Hotfix Patch Notes (0.60.1)
Fixes: Fixed a bug that caused errors when trying to play or download certain characters that had depcrecated item data stored.
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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 | Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG |
| Player tags | Early Access · Singleplayer · Relaxing · Co-op · Choices Matter · Walking Simulator · RPG · Adventure · MMORPG · Character Customization · Exploration · Multiplayer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Achievements | 83 |
| Official site | https://www.bookoftravels.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel Core i3, Ryzen 3 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX 780, Radeon RX 550 DirectX: Version 9.0 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 6 GB available space