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The Tale of Bistun

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First release
Jul 13, 2022
Publisher
IMGN.PRO
Engine
Unity
Genres
Indie, Adventure · Drama, Action, Historical
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5

The Tale of Bistun follows an amnesiac stone-carver on his journey up the slopes of the Mount Bistun. He’ll have to battle legions of monstrous foes using fast-paced, melee combat and powerful magical abilities as he explores the real world and the mysterious place, known as the Revelations Realm.

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Storyline
On the craggy slopes of Mount Bistun, a stone carver awakens with no memory of who he is nor how he came to be there. He soon discovers that a blight is squeezing the life out of nature, tainting the local wildlife and turning it hostile. Encouraged by a strange, pleading whisper, the man journeys between the real world and the mysterious place of forgotten memories, known as the Revelations Realm, in search of answers. But a colossal ancient evil is watching, waiting, and is not best pleased that its plans are being disrupted . . . All the while, an omniscient narrator recounts the man’s every step and details his innermost thoughts. But who is he? And how does he know so much about the befuddled stone carver?Read more

On the craggy slopes of Mount Bistun, a stone carver awakens with no memory of who he is nor how he came to be there. He soon discovers that a blight is squeezing the life out of nature, tainting the local wildlife and turning it hostile. Encouraged by a strange, pleading whisper, the man journeys between the real world and the mysterious place of forgotten memories, known as the Revelations Realm, in search of answers. But a colossal ancient evil is watching, waiting, and is not best pleased that its plans are being disrupted . . . All the while, an omniscient narrator recounts the man’s every step and details his innermost thoughts. But who is he? And how does he know so much about the befuddled stone carver?

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Jul 13, 2022
Xbox One
Jul 13, 2022
PlayStation 4
Jan 21, 2025
All 5 release dates
Nintendo Switch
Jan 21, 2025
PlayStation 5
Jan 21, 2025
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Keywords
persian mythology, stylized, story rich, persia

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Steam users rate this Very Positive, 107 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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