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The Thief, the Witch, the Toad, and the Mushroom.

The Thief, the Witch, the Toad, and the Mushroom.

A fable from your childhood. Don't you remember it?

Released Mar 22, 2024 Developer Jack McNamee Publisher Ashtown Games Platforms Windows Choose Your Own AdventureInteractive FictionVisual NovelDating Sim2D
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-09-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.

99.7%positive940 reviews
Recommended · 28 found this helpful

“This is an amazing free interactive fiction game! I feel incredibly immersed from the very beginning. It has European folklore vibe and is presented almost like an interactive storybook, with beautiful art, music, voice acting, and illustrations that make me feel like I’ve…”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
Recommended · 13 found this helpful

“非常棒的游戏,近期很久没能沉浸地玩完一款游戏,谢谢创作者免费让我们玩! 看完致谢也理解为什么这个游戏是免费的了,因为所有插图都是作者整理来的公共领域的插图,作者简直是拼贴艺术家!”

— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played
Recommended · 10 found this helpful

“What a pleasant surprise. This is such a delight, do yourself a favour, really! How is this free? Keen to see more games from this developer!”

— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.

305all-time peak
0 50 100 2025 2026 No data collected for this period 48 avg · Aug 2026

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-25.

1achievements
40.8%median completion
40.8%rarest: The End.
40.8% of players 40.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
40.8%The End. — You have seen your True Ending.
Rarest badges of honor
40.8%The End. — You have seen your True Ending.

Latest official news

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

Jul 24, 2026
Minor update - spelling

Hi everyone, this minor update fixes some small spelling errors and an incorrect menu option from the previous update.

Jul 24, 2026
Update - fixed name and continue issues

Hi everyone! This update fixes some recent reported issues: Soft Locks. Some players reported a soft lock where they couldn't click "Continue" or "Begin". This could occur when the game exited unexpec

Feb 23, 2025
Easier Full Restart Update

Hi everyone, I'm happy to announce I've just pushed live an update to make it a little easier to wipe your save files and restart from the True Beginning of the game. The below text will explain how t

Jan 27, 2025
Official Game Soundtrack Released

Hi everyone! I've finally made the game's soundtrack available online. You can give it a listen here: https://soundcloud.com/jack-mcnamee-90219900/sets/the-thief-the-witch-the-toad-the-mushroom-offici

Jun 29, 2024
Huge thanks to everyone for playing!

Hello! The game has been out for a few months now and I couldn't be happier with the reception so far. Somehow we've had nothing but positive reviews so far, which is just amazing. A huge, huge thank

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.

GenresAdventure
Player tagsChoose Your Own Adventure · Interactive Fiction · Visual Novel · Dating Sim · 2D · Text-Based · Horror · Psychological Horror · Surreal · Choices Matter · Dialogue Heavy · Multiple Endings (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * *
Achievements1
Official sitehttp://www.ashtowngames.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: 1.8GHz Dual-Core CPU Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Integrated graphics Storage: 350 MB available space