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The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales

The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales

The Bookwalker is a narrative adventure in which you play as Etienne Quist, a writer-turned-thief with the ability to dive into books. Use your powers to journey between reality and book worlds, and steal legendary items like Thor's Hammer and Excalibur to restore your ability to write.

Released Jun 22, 2023 Developer DO MY BEST Publisher tinyBuild Platforms Windows AdventureSingleplayerAtmosphericIsometricNoir
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (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.

92.2%positive2,154 reviews
Recommended · 10 found this helpful

“Maybe it’s corny. Maybe it’s trite. I don’t care. I love, and will continue to love, media about the process of creating media. Books about books, films about films, games about games and the act of creating them. Bookwalker was always going to hit me in a happy place, is what…”

— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“I recommend it, but you should choose to play it understanding that despite the appearance of the game it's a very linear story with a very specific sequence of events and character development that you can do little to impact. It's more like a normal point-and-click game in how…”

— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played
Not recommended · 11 found this helpful

“I don't understand why every story-driven game nowadays feels so compelled to add a pointless combat system that does nothing other than disrupting the flow.”

— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:38 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

14playing at last check
1324-hour peak
307all-time peak
0 100 200 2024 2025 2026 143 avg · Jun 2023

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.

37achievements
28.4%median completion
3.0%rarest: Relentless Warrior
63.8% of players 57.5% of players 55.9% of players 49.8% of players 44.3% of players 43.3% of players 43.1% of players 42.2% of players 37.2% of players 34.1% of players 33.4% of players 33.2% of players 30.9% of players 30.1% of players 30.1% of players 29.6% of players 28.7% of players 28.6% of players 28.4% of players 28.4% of players 26.6% of players 26.2% of players 25.6% of players 24.7% of players 20.8% of players 17.5% of players 16.5% of players 14.4% of players 12.4% of players 12.4% of players 10.4% of players 7.5% of players 6.9% of players 3.7% of players 3.2% of players 3.0% of players 3.0% of players 63.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
63.8%Alternate Solution — Use 5 items in dialogues
57.5%Drop of Infinity — Hidden achievement
55.9%Your Shield, My Liege — Obtain a new skill
Rarest badges of honor
3.0%Relentless Warrior — Win all existing fights
3.0%Write Your Story — Use ink in dialogues 20 times
3.2%Jack of All Trades — Use every artefact from the book 7

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.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$14.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US14.99 USD
EU14.79 EUR
UK12.79 GBP
Australia21.95 AUD
Canada19.49 CAD
Japan1,700 JPY
Brazil46.99 BRL
China58.00 CNY

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

China≈$8.6 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$17

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

$0 $10 $20 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.

Mar 14, 2024
Steam Spring Sale is here!

🌷 The spring is here! 🌷 Save 40% on The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales during the Steam Spring Sale. 📅 Offer ends on March 21st. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1432100/The_Bookwalker_Thief_of_Tales/

Feb 06, 2024
Celebrate the Year of Dragon with 35% off on The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales

The Year of the Dragon 🐉 is here, and it’s time to celebrate! 🎉 Save 35% off The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales until February 15th, and treat yourself or your friends to breathtaking adventures through t

Dec 21, 2023
Save 35% on The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales during the Steam Winter Sale

Celebration Continues with the Steam Winter Sale 2023! Save 35% on The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales, artbook and soundtrack! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1432100/ 🗓️ **Offer ends January 4th.** 🗓️

Dec 14, 2023
The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales and BOOK OF HOURS meet in one bundle!

Hi walkers! We've joined forces with the incredible Weather Factory to introduce the Beyond Pages Bundle on Steam! Complete your library (see what we did there?) and dive into the realm of literature

Nov 22, 2023
Nominate The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales for the Outstanding Story-Rich Game

Hi walkers! We would be very grateful if you would nominate us for this year’s Steam Awards in the Outstanding Story-Rich Game category! 🏆 Cast your vote above! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1432

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

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

GenresAdventure, Indie
Player tagsAdventure · Singleplayer · Atmospheric · Isometric · Noir · Story Rich · Lore-Rich · Surreal · Dark Fantasy · Mystery · First-Person · Dystopian (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, Russian, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese
ControllerFull support
Achievements37
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://bookwalkergame.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 and up Processor: Dual-core Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: GTX 760 and up Storage: 12 GB available space