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Ghost of a Tale
Ghost of a Tale is an action-RPG game in which you play as Tilo, a mouse and minstrel thrown into a perilous adventure. Through stealth and cunning you’ll be able to explore the secrets of Dwindling Heights Keep and navigate its dangers.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“[h2]If I could recommend one game before I die, or before the world ends...this would be that game. [/h2] I cried so much, I laughed, my breathe was taken away and somehow I even connected so much to a little mouse. This isn't just a gem in a haystack, it's a shame it's the only…”
— a player, Steam review · 35 hrs played“Interesting story, full island to explore and old style riddles. P.S. this game is for stealth playthrough only, if you not like that style of gameplay than dont even start”
— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played“This is honestly the best game I've ever played. It's such an inmersive experience. I've never played a game that made me both laugh and cry. Everything about it is so good, especially the story. I'm only sad it's over. I played on the Steam Deck with no issues as at. Worked…”
— a player, Steam review · 26 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:11 UTC · history 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 2026-07-25.
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.
Switch Limited Physical Edition of Ghost of a Tale!
Hello everyone! This is just to announce that the upcoming limited Nintendo Switch physical edition of Ghost of a Tale (from Super Rare Games ) will go on sale on November 26th. Apparently these could
Patch Release 8.33
Hi all, this is a corrective patch which brings in all of the bug fixes and improvements that were developed for the recently released console versions (PS4 & Xbox One). Enjoy! :) Fixed: Using the Dpa
Hotfix Patch 8.10 (-> 8.11)
Update: Just uploaded patch 8.11 which fixes the issue with the Steam controller's triggers. Hello all, here's a quick patch release (v8.10) to address some bugs that were reported to us this week. It
Patch Release 7.91
Welcome to this special new patch for Ghost of a Tale! In this one we’ve fixed quite a few things but also optimized the game even more (including the jail, commissary, etc.) in prevision for next mon
Patch Release 7.45
Hello everyone, this is a small patch fixing a couple of bugs which you guys reported to us recently (thanks!). :) Fixed: Texture stretching on some of the catacombs' walls. Some visual section toggli
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG |
| Player tags | Adventure · Stealth · Atmospheric · Cute · Singleplayer · RPG · Fantasy · Indie · Third Person · Medieval · Action · Open World (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 20 |
| Estimated owners | 200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.ghostofatale.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 64bit Processor: Intel i5 - 2.5Ghz Memory: 3 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 (2GB) or AMD Radeon R9 270 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 5 GB available space Sound Card: Motherboard Integrated sound card Additional Notes: Although Ghost of a Tale is fully playable with mouse and keyboard, we'd strongly recommend playing with a gamepad for the best experience.