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The Cartographer's Tale

The Cartographer's Tale is a philosophical-platformer, created entirely by one man in 11 days - sort of! Players are tasked with exploring a VERY dark cave to uncover the story.

29 May 2018

The Cartographer's Tale is an adventure developed by Gary The Bard LLC, released 29 May 2018 on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What The Cartographer's Tale is

The Cartographer's Tale is an adventure game developed by Gary The Bard LLC and released in 2018. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Cartographer's Tale is a philosophical-platformer, created entirely by one man in 11 days - sort of! Players are tasked with exploring a VERY dark cave to uncover the story.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

The Cartographer's Tale launched on 29 May 2018, within three weeks of Detroit: Become Human, Detroit: Become Human, Dark Souls: Remastered and Vampyr.

Released around the same time: Detroit: Become Human, Detroit: Become Human, Dark Souls: Remastered, Vampyr.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

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When did The Cartographer's Tale come out?
The Cartographer's Tale was released on 29 May 2018 for Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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