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Urban Tale
Urban Tale is a realistic, vibrant and unique RPG that will allow you to fulfil your dreams, and pursue your most wanted goals in life. You start from scratch, having nothing in the city where you can meet a lot of people, that can help you throughout your adventure. Your goal is to succeed in life.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-19.
What reviewers agree on
44 of the 93 reviews raise this.
“Art adorable dans ce jeu, très bon. Le jeu a quelques problèmes mineurs lors de la lecture avec la manette de jeu, mais fonctionne normalement lors du passage au clavier. Gamer offre beaucoup d'explorations, la ville…”
“Its an ok game, more could be done i suppose but its full of bugs and glitches and at one point it wouldnt even let me save on a file i previously saved in and when i went back in that whole file was gone, i like it, i…”
“This is true gem of indie games! After few minutes of gaming I felt I'm falling in love with this project. The whole urban life simulation idea is completely amazing and has huge potential. I can't even imagine how many…”
31 of the 93 reviews raise this.
“Art adorable dans ce jeu, très bon. Le jeu a quelques problèmes mineurs lors de la lecture avec la manette de jeu, mais fonctionne normalement lors du passage au clavier. Gamer offre beaucoup d'explorations, la ville…”
“----- UPDATED REVIEW ON JUNE 18, 2021 (18 MONTHS LATER) ----- Now, I've done more than 850 reviews here on Steam.. and I went back after seeing all the updates that the developers have done to this promising little…”
“This is true gem of indie games! After few minutes of gaming I felt I'm falling in love with this project. The whole urban life simulation idea is completely amazing and has huge potential. I can't even imagine how many…”
10 of the 93 reviews raise this.
“Urban Tale is an RPG game with retro pixel graphics. The plot, I would say, is pleasant, it shows us various life situations. I also note that the game is quite suitable for weak PCs, so if you are looking for a game to…”
“Urban Tale is a captivating and thought-provoking game that keeps you on the edge of your seat with its intriguing storyline and immersive gameplay. The graphics are stunning and the music sets the perfect mood for the…”
“Great RPG story. It can be seen that the developers are constantly developing the game, making corrections, fixing bugs. I will continue to follow the game, I hope the quality will improve.”
8 of the 93 reviews raise this.
“I liked both the idea and the implementation. Despite the small problems, it can be seen that the developer did a great job on the project and took it out of early access (which is a rarity for Steam). The visual…”
“Very good - get's regular updates Been streaming this game on Twitch a few times and the game runs very well and above all there is a lot of things you can do in the game hence the game does not get boring to viewers…”
“Great game. I really love the artwork and the general look of the game. I think it suits the game and I get a positive feeling every time I play it. I like how the whole exterior of the city is set up and I like how the…”
8 of the 93 reviews raise this.
“----- UPDATED REVIEW ON JUNE 18, 2021 (18 MONTHS LATER) ----- Now, I've done more than 850 reviews here on Steam.. and I went back after seeing all the updates that the developers have done to this promising little…”
“My Personal Game Score: 4 / 10 + Good game design + Good soundtracks - Buggy - Confusing on where exactly to go for first time players. - Buggy keys. Like I cannot press "R" sometimes like its not functioning. - Why can…”
“Urban Tale is a captivating and thought-provoking game that keeps you on the edge of your seat with its intriguing storyline and immersive gameplay. The graphics are stunning and the music sets the perfect mood for the…”
32 of the 93 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“Its an ok game, more could be done i suppose but its full of bugs and glitches and at one point it wouldnt even let me save on a file i previously saved in and when i went back in that whole file was gone, i like it, i…”
“This game should have been an Early Access, not a Full Release, there are unimplemented features, they didn't spellcheck their text at all, errors everywhere in their syntax, it's cringy, the relationship system consist…”
“I was excited to play this game, but I have been pretty disappointed. The graphics and characters are very cute and in theory, the game is great. I'm really surprised that this isn't in early access because it feels…”
22 of the 93 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“----- UPDATED REVIEW ON JUNE 18, 2021 (18 MONTHS LATER) ----- Now, I've done more than 850 reviews here on Steam.. and I went back after seeing all the updates that the developers have done to this promising little…”
“This game should have been an Early Access, not a Full Release, there are unimplemented features, they didn't spellcheck their text at all, errors everywhere in their syntax, it's cringy, the relationship system consist…”
“I was excited to play this game, but I have been pretty disappointed. The graphics and characters are very cute and in theory, the game is great. I'm really surprised that this isn't in early access because it feels…”
15 of the 93 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“I was excited to play this game, but I have been pretty disappointed. The graphics and characters are very cute and in theory, the game is great. I'm really surprised that this isn't in early access because it feels…”
“Very good - get's regular updates Been streaming this game on Twitch a few times and the game runs very well and above all there is a lot of things you can do in the game hence the game does not get boring to viewers…”
“There is no way this game is complete. There are so many spelling errors, the tutorial is terrible at explaining anything, and very buggy. The menus don't pause the game when they open so looking at the map takes up a…”
14 of the 93 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Art adorable dans ce jeu, très bon. Le jeu a quelques problèmes mineurs lors de la lecture avec la manette de jeu, mais fonctionne normalement lors du passage au clavier. Gamer offre beaucoup d'explorations, la ville…”
“There is no way this game is complete. There are so many spelling errors, the tutorial is terrible at explaining anything, and very buggy. The menus don't pause the game when they open so looking at the map takes up a…”
“as others have stated, I was pretty much soft locked out. This note is for the Dev's. Why a thumbs down and what happened: I started, got a newspaper and set up a job interview at the bar. After talking to the…”
7 of the 93 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“This game should have been an Early Access, not a Full Release, there are unimplemented features, they didn't spellcheck their text at all, errors everywhere in their syntax, it's cringy, the relationship system consist…”
“I was excited to play this game, but I have been pretty disappointed. The graphics and characters are very cute and in theory, the game is great. I'm really surprised that this isn't in early access because it feels…”
“There is no way this game is complete. There are so many spelling errors, the tutorial is terrible at explaining anything, and very buggy. The menus don't pause the game when they open so looking at the map takes up a…”
Counted across 93 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 67.4% positive rating · as of 2026-05-19
“Author's note: This review was written while (mostly) playing Urban Tale v.0.3.0b. The information contained herein is subject to change but the recommendation remains positive despite any bugs and shortcomings that should be resolved in due time. Overview Does anyone remember…”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played“Not a bad game about the survival of a pixel man in a harsh capitalist city full of various dangers”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played“For a full release, the game is still full of bugs even in the opening few minutes of the game. My character would constantly get stuck on random items with no way to move them out, so I started over twice and the same happened in different spots. The localization is an…”
— a player, Steam review · 0 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 2026-09-19.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-19.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG, Simulation |
| Player tags | Simulation · Casual · RPG · Pixel Graphics · Indie · 2D · Atmospheric · Adventure · Relaxing · Retro · Life Sim · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Partial Controller Support · Stats · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Achievements | 20 |
| Official site | https://www.urban-tale.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista or greater Processor: 2 GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 256 mb video memory, shader model 3.0+ DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 2 GB available space