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Fairy Tale Mysteries: The Puppet Thief

Hidden-object detective adventure about missing children and a mysterious puppet theater

The House of Fables, Gogii Games · Published by Artifex Mundi · Released Jan 7, 2016

AdventureCasual

Reviews
Mostly Positive
70% of 223
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
1
daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
Steam Deck
Untested
Last update on Steam
4 months ago
Jun 13, 2026
Minimum PC
128 MB VRAM
0.5 GB RAM · 1 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Fairy Tale Mysteries: The Puppet Thief?

A single-player, point-and-click adventure set in Arbourshire, where you investigate children's disappearances as a new detective working for the Brothers Grimm. You search scenes for hidden objects and clues, solve puzzles and minigames, and pursue a soul-stealing Puppeteer.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy fairy-tale mysteries with darker themes
  • +you prefer short adventures with mostly straightforward puzzles

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer exploration over frequent hidden-object searches

What players say

70% of 223 reviews are positive

Players praise the hidden-object gameplay and some of the minigames, but criticize the weak storytelling. Several also say the low-resolution artwork makes objects hard to identify.

Screenshots and trailer

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Fairy Tale Mysteries: The Puppet Thief system requirements

Minimum: 128 MB VRAM, 0.5 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8
Processor
1.5 GHz
Graphics
128 MB VRAM
Memory
512 MB RAM
Storage
1 GB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0

Recommended

OS
Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8
Processor
2 GHz
Graphics
256 MB VRAM
Memory
1 GB RAM
Storage
1 GB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0

Does Fairy Tale Mysteries: The Puppet Thief have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Fairy Tale Mysteries: The Puppet Thief run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
17
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Korean.

Does Fairy Tale Mysteries: The Puppet Thief 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

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