Epistory - Typing Chronicles
Typing adventure with word-based combat in an unfolding paper world
Fishing Cactus · Published by Fishing Cactus, PID Games, Dear Villagers · Released Mar 30, 2016
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 95% of 6,825
- Recent reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 78% of 14 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 8
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 3 years ago
- May 11, 2023
Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.
Metacritic: 74/100 (critic reviews)
What is Epistory - Typing Chronicles?
You play a writer's muse riding a giant three-tailed fox through a 3D paper world that expands as you collect inspiration for her unfinished book. You explore, solve puzzles, and type words to interact with objects and defeat enemies. Movement and menus also use the keyboard.
For you if...
- +you like exploring and solving puzzles between fights
- +you enjoy typing words under pressure during combat
Not for you if...
- −you want mouse-controlled movement and menu navigation
- −you prefer combat without a typing speed challenge
What players say
95% of 6,825 reviews are positive · 78% of 14 in the last 30 days
Players praise the papercraft visuals, music, and the mix of typing combat and exploration. Common complaints include repetitive encounters, slow backtracking, and a story some find thin. Some players also report bugs.
Screenshots and trailer
Epistory - Typing Chronicles system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1
- Processor
- Intel Core i5 2400 -OR- AMD Phenom II X6 1100T
- Graphics
- ATI Radeon HD4850 -OR- GeForce GTX 295 (Does not support Intel Integrated Graphics Cards)
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
Recommended
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 55
- Steam features
- Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- 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
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Czech, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Italian.
Tags
- Typing
- Adventure
- Narrative
- Exploration
- Story Rich
- Female Protagonist
- Singleplayer
- Colorful
- Indie
- Magic
- RPG
- Atmospheric
- Action
- Open World
- Top-Down
- Isometric
Recent updates
- May 11, 2023 · New Update! Korean version and various fixes
- Mar 25, 2022 · Fox Plush now available and update on the game
- Dec 14, 2020 · Patch: Bug fixes and improvements
- Jun 11, 2019 · Nanotale Update: The Sunken Caves in 3D
- May 13, 2019 · Nanotale Update: New biome revealed!
1 DLC available.
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