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Ghost of a Tale

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.

Released Mar 13, 2018 Developer SeithCG Platforms Windows AdventureStealthAtmosphericCuteSingleplayer
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

91.7%positive4,903 reviews
Recommended · 29 found this helpful

“[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
Recommended · 24 found this helpful

“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
Recommended · 9 found this helpful

“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 played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:11 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

7playing at last check
2124-hour peak
856all-time peak
0 250 500 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 197 avg · Mar 2018

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.

20achievements
14.0%median completion
1.8%rarest: Dodgy Mouse
88.9% of players 36.4% of players 26.7% of players 22.8% of players 22.0% of players 20.9% of players 17.8% of players 17.0% of players 15.6% of players 15.2% of players 14.0% of players 11.3% of players 9.6% of players 9.5% of players 6.5% of players 4.3% of players 4.0% of players 2.1% of players 1.9% of players 1.8% of players 88.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
88.9%Unbound — Escape from Tilo’s cell.
36.4%The Pinnacle — Reach the highest point in the highest tower.
26.7%The Mushroom King — Gather fifty-five mushrooms.
Rarest badges of honor
1.8%Dodgy Mouse — Complete the game without getting hit by an enemy.
1.9%Crash Diet — Complete the game without ever eating to regain energy.
2.1%Like a Ghost — Complete the game without alerting any guards.

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.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$19.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US19.99 USD
EU19.50 EUR
UK16.75 GBP
Australia29.50 AUD
Canada25.99 CAD
Japan2,300 JPY
Brazil59.99 BRL
China76.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$11 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$22

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

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

Nov 20, 2020
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

Mar 22, 2019
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

Feb 02, 2019
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

Jan 18, 2019
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

Oct 18, 2018
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

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie, RPG
Player tagsAdventure · Stealth · Atmospheric · Cute · Singleplayer · RPG · Fantasy · Indie · Third Person · Medieval · Action · Open World (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese
ControllerFull support
Achievements20
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://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.