Stories Untold
A psychological horror anthology built around typing and operating equipment
Screen Burn · Published by Devolver Digital · Released Feb 27, 2017
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 86% of 4,574
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 81% of 32 in 30 days
- Players
- 8
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Last update on Steam
- 9 years ago
- Oct 6, 2017
Metacritic: 81/100 (critic reviews)
What is Stories Untold?
This single-player adventure contains four short stories with a 1980s-inspired aesthetic, spanning horror, mystery, and science fiction. You enter text commands, use point-and-click interactions, process radio transmissions, and conduct experiments on strange artifacts as the anthology's mysteries unfold.
For you if...
- +you enjoy gameplay that changes from chapter to chapter
- +you like horror accompanied by synth-heavy music
Not for you if...
- −you dislike reading and typing commands to make progress
- −you want a lengthy campaign rather than short episodes
What players say
86% of 4,574 reviews are positive · 81% of 32 in the last 30 days
Players praise the storytelling, atmosphere, and inventive puzzle interactions. The most common complaint is that the text interface rejects or misinterprets plausible commands, making progress frustrating.
Screenshots and trailer
Stories Untold system requirements
Minimum: 2 GB RAM, 0.4 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Stories Untold?
The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7 or later
- Processor
- Intel Core™ Duo or faster
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 400 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
- Notes
- Lights Off, Headphones On
Does Stories Untold have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Stories Untold run on Steam Deck?
Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.
- Not supported on SteamOS
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 13
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English.
Does Stories Untold 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
Tags
- Horror
- Adventure
- Text-Based
- Atmospheric
- Indie
- Psychological Horror
- Singleplayer
- Point & Click
- 1980s
- Retro
- Thriller
- Story Rich
- Sci-fi
- Puzzle
- Great Soundtrack
- Mystery
Recent updates
- Sep 18, 2017 · Update #3 Available Now!
- Sep 18, 2017 · Update #3 Available Now!
- Mar 27, 2017 · Update #2 Available Now
- Mar 27, 2017 · Update #2 Available Now
- Mar 16, 2017 · Stories Untold Patch 1 - Available Now!
1 DLC available.
