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Verne: The Shape of Fantasy
Become Jules Verne and adventure into the dangers that hide in Hemera, a fantastic parallel world built from his own imagination. Explore, solve puzzles and unlock the most coveted secret of the mighty Atlantis.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-13.
“Interesting and atmospheric game with beautiful pixel graphics. Not a long game, about 4-5h of content if you explore all of it. Could be better, could be worse. Recommended if you find the setting interesting”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played“Interesting little point and click adventure, even thought it's not really a point and click, it's more of a keyboard operated scrolling adventure, which were also popular back in the day. Still, it has an interesting story and characters, with some actual historical facts also…”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played“As there are many positive reviews, it likely is a taste thing, but I did not enjoy the game. I almost finished it, but stopped playing at some point. I want to explain a lil more detailed what my impression/issue was, so people can make up their own minds: My main issue: The…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-08-02 22:32 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Updated ! Traditional Chinese added !
Fellow Fans, Today we rolled-out a new update for Verne: The Shape of Fantasy. The biggest addition this update brings—besides some smaller text-based adjustments—is a new language. You can now play t
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Vote for Verne!
Dear Super Fans, Imagine, the Steam Awards 2023 kicked-off and Verne is part of it. We would be so honoured if you would support us and choose to vote for Verne: The Shape of Fantasy in the Outstandin
Update notes for August 24th
We have listened and read all your suggestions and have made an update with two aspects of gameplay: Stealth We have adjusted the stealth sections so now the enemies return to their original position
Unleash Your Imagination - Verne: The Shape of Fantasy is OUT NOW!
Fellow adventurers and Verne enthusiasts, we're beyond excited to let you know that Verne: The Shape of Fantasy has just launched. We can't wait to hear your thoughts and feedback about your journey t
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Interactive Fiction · Steampunk · Dystopian · Narrative · Pixel Graphics · Atmospheric · Adventure · Exploration · Puzzle · Old School · Story Rich · Hidden Object (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , Spanish - Spain, German, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, French * |
| Achievements | 20 |
| Estimated owners | 20,000 – 50,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.julesvernegame.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 or later Processor: 1.2Ghz+ Memory: 1 GB RAM Storage: 1 GB available space