The Book of Unwritten Tales: The Critter Chronicles
A point-and-click fantasy prequel about an adventurer meeting his sidekick
KING Art · Published by THQ Nordic · Released Dec 5, 2012
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 84% of 376
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 31, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update on Steam
- Unknown
- no patch notes on Steam
Metacritic: 73/100 (critic reviews)
What is The Book of Unwritten Tales: The Critter Chronicles?
This single-player point-and-click adventure is a standalone prequel set in Aventasia, following how adventurer Nate Bonnett and his hairy companion Critter first meet. You play as both characters and solve puzzles while traveling from the Northlands to Seastone's Mage's Tower. Normal and Hard settings let you choose the puzzle difficulty.
For you if...
- +you enjoy fantasy stories with pop culture parodies
Not for you if...
- −you expect a lengthy adventure with many different locations
What players say
84% of 376 reviews are positive
Players praise the humor, characters, and artwork. Puzzle design divides opinion: some enjoy the challenge, while others criticize unintuitive solutions and progression that depends on repeating interactions.
Screenshots and trailer
The Book of Unwritten Tales: The Critter Chronicles system requirements
Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 1 GB RAM, 6 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
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- OS
- Windowns XP SP3, Vista, 7, 8
- Processor
- 2.4 GHz
- Graphics
- DirectX 9c compatible graphic card with 128 MB RAM, Pixelshader 2.0
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 6 GB HD space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows XP SP3, Vista, 7, 8
- Processor
- 3 GHz
- Graphics
- DirectX 9c compatible graphic card with 256 MB RAM, Pixelshader 2.0
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 6 GB HD space
Does The Book of Unwritten Tales: The Critter Chronicles have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does The Book of Unwritten Tales: The Critter Chronicles run on Steam Deck?
Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 34
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English, German.
Does The Book of Unwritten Tales: The Critter Chronicles use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
