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Stories Untold

Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four episodes from the now cancelled series of the same name, including a remaster of the original pilot episode “The House Abandon”.

78 27 February 2017 from $0.99

Stories Untold is an adventure developed by No Code, released 27 February 2017 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Mac. It currently starts at $0.99 at Fanatical. The main story takes about 3 hrs to finish.

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What Stories Untold is

Stories Untold is an adventure game developed by No Code and released in 2017. It was published by Devolver Digital. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Stories Untold is an adventure game developed by No Code and published by Devolver Digital. Written and directed by Jon McKellan, the game was released on 27 February 2017 for macOS and Windows, for the Nintendo Switch in January 2020 and for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in October 2020. It is a mix of adventure game genres, including text-based adventure, first-person exploration, and puzzle solving, and is themed after technology from the 1980s.
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How it plays

It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are horror and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 13 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Stories Untold holds a critic score of 78 out of 100. That places it above 59% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2017 averaged 71, so it scored 7 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 79, across 91 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 3 hrs. At its current cheapest price of $0.99, that works out to about $0.33 per hour of the main story, or $0.33 per hour if you finish everything.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core™ Duo or faster and 2 GB RAM. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today.

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What it costs, and where

The cheapest verified price right now is $0.99 at Fanatical, 90% below its usual price.

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What it launched against

Stories Untold launched on 27 February 2017, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Horizon Zero Dawn, NieR: Automata and Hollow Knight. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 4 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Horizon Zero Dawn, NieR: Automata, Hollow Knight.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Stories Untold yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Stories Untold — frequently asked questions

When did Stories Untold come out?
Stories Untold was released on 27 February 2017 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
How much does Stories Untold cost?
The cheapest current price for Stories Untold is $0.99 at Fanatical, which is 90% off its usual price. Prices on this page are checked daily.
What are the minimum PC requirements for Stories Untold?
At minimum, Stories Untold needs Intel Core™ Duo or faster, 2 GB RAM, 400 MB available space of storage.
How long does it take to beat Stories Untold?
The main story of Stories Untold takes around 3 hrs, or 3 hrs for 100% completion.
Is Stories Untold worth it?
That depends on what you want from it, so here are the numbers rather than an opinion: the cheapest price we track today is $0.99, and the main story takes about 3 hrs, which works out to $0.33 per hour of play. Our cost-per-hour tool compares that with other games.
How many GB is Stories Untold?
The PC version needs about 0.4 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("400 MB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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