The Book of Unwritten Tales cover

The Book of Unwritten Tales

Critic score1 critic
First release
Apr 02, 2009
Developer
KING Art
Engine
OGRE
Genres
Adventure, Point-and-click · Fantasy, Comedy

The game challenges the player with a series of puzzles and brain teasers presented as a traditional point and click adventure game. The puzzles are embedded in an adventure story that will take most players an average of twenty hours to complete. There are 60 locations to explore with a total of 40 non-player characters and about 250 interactible items. A notable feature of The Book of Unwritten Tales is that the player takes control of four different characters. In some scenes it is possible to switch between two or three active characters. Making explicit use of this mechanic some puzzles require the playable characters to exchange items or otherwise cooperate.

Also known as Книгата на Ненаписаните Приказки, bout.exe

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Storyline
In a world torn by war, the aged gremlin archaeologist Mortimer MacGuffin harbours the dark secret of a powerful artefact. Whoever calls this artefact his own, will determine the fate of the world. While the Army of the Shadows sends out its best and most devious agents to discover the secret, the Alliance's four heroes find themselves involuntarily drawn into the crisis...Read more

In a world torn by war, the aged gremlin archaeologist Mortimer MacGuffin harbours the dark secret of a powerful artefact. Whoever calls this artefact his own, will determine the fate of the world. While the Army of the Shadows sends out its best and most devious agents to discover the secret, the Alliance's four heroes find themselves involuntarily drawn into the crisis...

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Apr 02, 2009
Mac
Apr 02, 2009
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Oct 28, 2011
All 4 release dates
Mac
Oct 28, 2011
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Completionist
15h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Side view
Where to buy
Keywords
orcs, robots, elves, humour, female protagonist
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At a Glance

Critic Score
50
Completionist (IGDB)
15h

Overview

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Steam users rate this Very Positive, 1,581 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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