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Chronicles of Taldun: The Remainder

Chronicles of Taldun: The Remainder

A dark fantasy tale where death is not the end but the path to the truth. Two magi trapped in a collapsing tower must unravel a deadly mystery. Each death reveals another piece of the puzzle that is their shared past and forbidden love. For fans of House in Fata Morgana and literary dark fantasy.

Released Mar 23, 2022 Developer Square Weasel Studio Platforms Windows · Linux Visual NovelMultiple EndingsPsychological HorrorMysteryOtome
View on Steam ↗ $12.59 (US · as of 2026-05-14)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.

94.9%positive156 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Chronicles of Taldun: The Remainder is one of the best narrative-first games on the internet. If you're a fan of queer wizards, non-linear storytelling (Alice in Wonderland meets Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell meets Groundhog Day), philosophy, poetry, and cats, you should treat…”

— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“The true ending has GOT to be ragebait you cannot convince me there weren't hallucinogens involved in the writing of whatever that was (spoiler hidden)”

— a player, Steam review · 17 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-28.

38achievements
18.1%median completion
2.5%rarest: Lover
65.5% of players 55.8% of players 53.8% of players 39.3% of players 37.6% of players 32.2% of players 30.9% of players 30.3% of players 29.7% of players 28.8% of players 27.3% of players 26.3% of players 26.1% of players 25.3% of players 23.1% of players 21.6% of players 20.9% of players 20.2% of players 19.3% of players 18.1% of players 13.9% of players 12.9% of players 12.0% of players 10.7% of players 10.5% of players 10.5% of players 10.0% of players 9.3% of players 8.1% of players 7.9% of players 6.3% of players 6.0% of players 5.9% of players 4.4% of players 4.3% of players 3.2% of players 2.7% of players 2.5% of players 65.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
65.5%A Tomb Full Of Flowers — Found the first letter.
55.8%Welcome, Sleepy Magus. — Is death the end, or yet another beginning?
53.8%Memory Of A Garden — Where warmth lingers, frustratingly.
Rarest badges of honor
2.5%Lover — Took every opportunity to kiss them.
2.7%I Choose Violence — Didn't solve anything, but it sure felt good.
3.2%Silver-tongued Smug-face — Asked them nicely.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Mar 19, 2026
Patch 2.12

Fixed some issues that caused the true ending to be inaccessible. Fixed a minor crash. Added an unique death counter in the achievements screen.

Dec 09, 2025
Chronicles of Taldun: the Longing - in development

Hi, it's been a while since we worked on the Longing, but we're back at it now. In case you don't know, the Longing is a sort of prequel to the Remainder, only that it takes place roughly 9,000 turns

Dec 01, 2025
Simplified Chinese Demo and Steam Deck Available for Testing

At last the simplified chinese version of the demo is available! This is the first time we're releasing a localized version of the game, so we would really appreciate your feedback. Please let us know

Jul 06, 2025
Simplified Chinese Demo coming soon

Weary travellers, the simplified Chinese demo will be coming soon! It's our first attempt at localization, so we're hoping you'll test it out and give us feedback and suggestions, so we can make it th

Dec 04, 2024
Achivements patch

The achievement "I choose violence" was not triggering, now it should be. If you do not have it, even though you fulfilled the conditions, try starting a fresh run and it should trigger. Dyslexic font

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.

GenresCasual, Indie, RPG
Player tagsVisual Novel · Multiple Endings · Psychological Horror · Mystery · Otome · Choose Your Own Adventure · Choices Matter · Story Rich · Dark Fantasy · Text-Based · Atmospheric · LGBTQ+ (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Adjustable Text Size · Custom Volume Controls · Playable without Timed Input · DualShock Controller Support · DualShock Controller Support
LanguagesEnglish
ControllerFull support
Achievements38
Official sitehttps://nimphradora.itch.io/chronicles-of-taldun-the-remainder
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 (or Higher) Processor: Dual-core from Intel or AMD at 2.0 GHz Memory: 4096 MB RAM Graphics: Videocard with at least 512MB DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 1 GB available space Sound Card: Yes VR Support: No