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Where the Water Tastes Like Wine

Narrative adventure across Depression-era America, trading stories to repay debt

Dim Bulb Games, Serenity Forge · Published by Good Shepherd Entertainment · Released Feb 28, 2018

AdventureIndieRPG

Reviews
Mostly Positive
76% of 1,746
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
2
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
5 years ago
Sep 21, 2021
Minimum PC
HD 4350
1 GB RAM · 6 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 74/100 (critic reviews)

What is Where the Water Tastes Like Wine?

This single-player narrative adventure takes you across a folkloric Depression-era United States to repay a debt by learning people's stories. You travel on a 3D map, collect tales from people you meet, and choose which ones to retell to recurring characters to gain their trust. The game pairs the travel map with hand-drawn 2D illustrations.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy American folklore and character-focused stories
  • +you prefer unhurried travel over action-heavy play
  • +you like choosing stories to share with characters

Not for you if...

  • −you want brisk travel between story encounters
  • −you expect varied mechanics instead of repeated story exchanges

What players say

76% of 1,746 reviews are positive

Players praise the writing, voice acting, soundtrack, and art. Their main complaint is that slow travel and repeated story-gathering make progress tedious. Some also report bugs that interfere with collecting stories.

How many players finish Where the Water Tastes Like Wine?

4.4% of Steam players have unlocked «Storyteller», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

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Where the Water Tastes Like Wine system requirements

Minimum: HD 4350, 1 GB RAM, 6 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7, 8, 10
Processor
Intel Core2 Duo E4500 (2 * 2200) or equivalent/AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ (2 * 2200) or equivalent
Graphics
GeForce 8500 GT (512 MB)/Radeon HD 4350 (512 MB)
Memory
1 GB RAM
Storage
6 GB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0c

Does Where the Water Tastes Like Wine have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Where the Water Tastes Like Wine run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
38
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Russian, Simplified Chinese.

Does Where the Water Tastes Like Wine 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 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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1 DLC available.

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