The Darkest Tales
Side-scrolling action platformer starring a bear in twisted fairy tales
Trinity Team · Published by 101XP · Released Oct 13, 2022
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 71% of 932
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 2
- peak 24h 3
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- 2 years ago
- Oct 26, 2023
Metacritic: 74/100 (critic reviews)
What is The Darkest Tales?
This side-scrolling action platformer follows Teddy, a stuffed bear searching distorted fairy-tale dream worlds for his owner, Alicia. In each level, you fight creatures, navigate obstacles, find secrets, and unlock skills, using scissor-made weapons and needles for arrows and grappling.
For you if...
- +you like dark twists on familiar fairy tales
- +you enjoy exploring platforming levels for secrets and upgrades
Not for you if...
- −you want lighthearted fairy tales rather than dark fantasy
- −you prefer games without combat or platforming challenges
What players say
71% of 932 reviews are positive
Players praise the twisted fairy-tale setting, visuals, and story. They complain most about awkward controls and frustrating combat; some also report bugs, lag, and hard-to-see platforms.
Screenshots and trailer
The Darkest Tales system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Intel Core i5
- Graphics
- Nvidia GTX 960
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 11 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 41
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Verified
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- 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, Russian. Text only: Italian, French, German, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish - Latin America, Portuguese - Brazil.
Tags
- Dark Fantasy
- Adventure
- Platformer
- Action-Adventure
- Action
- Metroidvania
- 2D Platformer
- Horror
- Atmospheric
- Dark
- Surreal
- Character Action Game
- Cute
- Story Rich
- Magic
- Singleplayer
Recent updates
- Oct 26, 2023 · Halloween Surprise: Major Update 1.09!
- Dec 27, 2022 · Happy Holidays! Last update of the year — v1.07, is here!
- Dec 13, 2022 · The Holidays Season begins! And we're going into it with an update!
- Nov 7, 2022 · The Darkest Tales Steam Deck Compatibility Update
2 DLC available.
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