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Tales of the Black Forest

In a world filled with yōkai, a surging dark power has overshadowed a Japanese town. A group of 2 developers have produced a Japanese pixel adventure game to tell a tale that dates back to the Heisei era...In the name of dreams and passion.
Review97.74%  13369  309
GenresAdventure, Indie, RPG
Developer拾英工作室
PublisherSakuraGame
DemoNot available
Category
  • Single-player
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud
  • Family Sharing
Release dateSep 25, 2019
Supported OSWindows
Steam Deck Compatibility
Playable

This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons

All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration

In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck

This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck

This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu

LanguagesSimplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, Japanese
Age ratings
2 age ratings found
  • 10 by DEJUS for Medo
  • 6 by STEAM_GERMANY for Ängstigende Inhalte
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    Game tags
    RPG110RPGMaker108Pixel Graphics107Horror99Indie94Adventure93Story Rich77Female Protagonist69Anime55Visual Novel48Atmospheric38Psychological Horror33Singleplayer32Puzzle302D26JRPG6

    Last update: 2025-05-04 (General data), 2025-05-04 (Steam Deck compat.), 2025-03-23 (Review data)

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