The Book of Unwritten Tales
PC (Microsoft Windows)Mac

The Book of Unwritten Tales

81
Critic Rating
#Point-and-click

About

The game challenges the player with a series of puzzles and brain teasers presented as a traditional point and click adventure game. The puzzles are embedded in an adventure story that will take most players an average of twenty hours to complete. There are 60 locations to explore with a total of 40 non-player characters and about 250 interactible items. A notable feature of The Book of Unwritten Tales is that the player takes control of four different characters. In some scenes it is possible to switch between two or three active characters. Making explicit use of this mechanic some puzzles require the playable characters to exchange items or otherwise cooperate.

Storyline

In a world torn by war, the aged gremlin archaeologist Mortimer MacGuffin harbours the dark secret of a powerful artefact. Whoever calls this artefact his own, will determine the fate of the world. While the Army of the Shadows sends out its best and most devious agents to discover the secret, the Alliance's four heroes find themselves involuntarily drawn into the crisis...

Playtime Estimates

Main Story13.0h
Main + Extra15.8h
Completionist16.0h
All Styles14.2h
Confidence: 100%Updated: 10/12/2026

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Languages

LanguageSupport
GermanAudio
GermanInterface
EnglishAudio
EnglishInterface
EnglishSubtitles
GermanSubtitles
FrenchSubtitles
Spanish (Spain)Subtitles
KoreanSubtitles

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Game Info

Release Date4/2/2009
DeveloperKING Art
PublisherHMH Interactive
PlatformsPC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
GenresPoint-and-click, Adventure
IGDB Rating81/100 (49)

Game Modes

Single player

Themes

Fantasy
Comedy

Perspectives

Side view

Release Dates

MacOct 28, 2011
PC (Microsoft Windows)Oct 28, 2011
PC (Microsoft Windows)Apr 2, 2009
MacApr 2, 2009