Tell Me Why
Choice-driven narrative adventure about twins investigating conflicting childhood memories
DONTNOD Entertainment · Published by Xbox Game Studios · Released Aug 27, 2020
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 82% of 16K
- Recent reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 75% of 111 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 52
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- Unknown
- no patch notes found
What is Tell Me Why?
A single-player, episodic narrative adventure set in small-town Alaska. You explore locations, talk with characters, solve puzzles, make choices, and use twins Tyler and Alyson’s supernatural bond to revisit conflicting memories as they investigate their childhood.
For you if...
- +you prefer slow, story-focused exploration over action
- +you enjoy emotional mysteries shaped by dialogue choices
- +you want LGBTQ+ characters and trans themes
Not for you if...
- −you need fast pacing or frequent action
- −you expect every choice to produce major consequences
- −you dislike dialogue-heavy, cinematic walking simulators
What players say
82% of 16,111 reviews are positive · 75% of 111 in the last 30 days
Players praise the detailed Alaskan setting, the relationship between the twins, and the queer representation. The most common complaints are drawn-out pacing, an uneventful or overexplained story, and choices that seem to have little impact until late in the game.
Screenshots and trailer
Tell Me Why system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7 64-bit version 1903 or higher
- Processor
- Intel core i3 4130 (3.4 Ghz 2C / 4T) AMD FX 4300 (3.8 Ghz 4C / 4T)
- Graphics
- Nvidia GTX 750Ti or Nvidia GTX 1050 or AMD Radeon R7 260X or AMD Radeon RX 560
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 25 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7 64-bit version 1903 or higher
- Processor
- Intel i5 4570 (3.2 GHz) or AMD Ryzen 3 1300X (3.5 GHz)
- Graphics
- Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 or Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon R9 290X or AMD Radeon RX 480
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 25 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 12
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 30
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Age rating
- 17+
Steam Deck: Playable
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English, French, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America. Text only: Italian, Japanese, Korean.
Tags
- Choices Matter
- Story Rich
- LGBTQ+
- Episodic
- Adventure
- Emotional
- Choose Your Own Adventure
- Cinematic
- Walking Simulator
- Singleplayer
- Exploration
- Multiple Endings
- Third Person
- Atmospheric
- Mystery
- Action-Adventure
3 DLC available.
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