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This Way Madness Lies
Shakespeare and Magical Girls, what could be better? Save the worlds of Shakespeare from the forces of Nightmare in this fast-paced turn-based JRPG comedy.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27.
“I have yet to play a Zeboyd RPG I didn't enjoy. What a charming and unique adventure.”
— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played“I do not say this lightly when I say that this game is one of the most enjoyable I have played in a long time. Even if you aren't a fan of Shakespeare and his works, you should give this game a try. The story kept me engaged, and every character had their own archetype that they…”
— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs playedAchievement 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.
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Patch notes for v1.24
Version 1.24 for This Way Madness Lies has just gone up on Steam. This patch fixes a number of bugs & also buffs a few character traits & abilities. Buffed: LV99 trait is more powerful. Buffed: Primor
TWML v1.22 patch notes (Nov 21, 2022)
Fixed some typos. Fixed some out-of-date messages in the tutorial section. Miscellaneous fixes.
TWML v1.21 patch notes (Nov 14, 2022)
v1.21 patch notes (Nov 14, 2022) Fixed Miranda's Genki trait (was supposed to multiply damage vs poisoned enemies by x1.5, but instead was reducing damage vs poisoned enemies by half). When selecting
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-27.
| Genres | RPG |
| Player tags | JRPG · RPG · Comedy · Female Protagonist · Anime · Turn-Based Combat · Funny · Pixel Graphics · Lovecraftian · Family Friendly · 2D · Retro (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 16 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 32-bit Processor: Intel Atom X7-Z8750 Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD 405 Graphics 600 MHz Storage: 2 GB available space Additional Notes: Best viewed in 1080p