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The Book of Unwritten Tales: The Critter Chronicles
Enjoy a thrilling and hilarious point-and-click adventure in the fantasy world of Aventasia
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The Critter Chronicles tell the story of how adventurer Nate Bonnett and Critter, his hairy sidekick, first met, all set before their appearance in Wilbur’s and Ivo’s adventure in The Book of Unwritten Tales. Enjoy a thrilling and hilarious point-and-click adventure in the fantasy world of Aventasia. Travel from the Northlands to the Mage’s Tower of Seastone and experience a story that offers tremendous fun for seasoned players of “The Book of Unwritten Tales” and newcomers alike.
Key Features
- Play as both Nate and Critter: You and you alone decide with whom you want to spend more time.
- Meet new characters such as animal rights activist Petra, a schizophrenic Yeti, and the “Critters”.
- Choose between two levels of difficulty: “Normal” (approximately the same difficulty as BOUT) and “Hard” (for true veteran adventurers).
- Enjoy high-resolution backgrounds, improved animations and sounds!
- Real-time lightning of 3d-models and objects (including volumetric lighing)
- Soft raytraced shadows of real-time objects on the backgrounds
- Support of all screen resolutions up to 1920x1200 and wide-screen support
- Improved animations with facial animation and lip movement
- Watch a beautiful and emotional tale unfold in about 10-12 hours of playing time.
- Stand alone add-on to the highly acclaimed "The Book of Unwritten Tales"
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Windows
Minimum
Minimum:- OS:Windowns XP SP3, Vista, 7, 8
- Processor:2.4 GHz
- Memory:1 GB RAM
- Graphics:DirectX 9c compatible graphic card with 128 MB RAM, Pixelshader 2.0
- DirectX®:9.0c
- Hard Drive:6 GB HD space
Recommended
Recommended:- OS *:Windows XP SP3, Vista, 7, 8
- Processor:3 GHz
- Memory:1 GB RAM
- Graphics:DirectX 9c compatible graphic card with 256 MB RAM, Pixelshader 2.0
- DirectX®:9.0c
- Hard Drive:6 GB HD space
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Minimum:- OS:Mac OS X 10.6/Mac OS X 10.8/Mac OS X 10.7
- Processor:2.4 GHz Intel Mac Core Duo
- Memory:1500 MB RAM
- Graphics:Intel GMA-950-Grafikkarte with 256MB VRAM or better
- Hard Drive:6 GB HD space
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Minimum:- OS:Ubuntu 12.04 or above
- Processor:2.4 GHz
- Memory:1 GB RAM
- Graphics: OpenGL compatible graphic card with 128 MB RAM, Pixelshader 2.0
- Hard Drive:6 GB HD space
Recommended
Recommended:- OS:Ubuntu 12.04 or above
- Processor:3 GHz
- Memory:1 GB RAM
- Graphics: OpenGL compatible graphic card with 256 MB RAM, Pixelshader 2.0
- Hard Drive:6 GB HD space
Game details Languages, features & support
- Publisher
- THQ Nordic
- USK rating
- 12
- Achievements
- 34
- Metacritic
- 73
- Features
- Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
- Languages
- English*, German*
*languages with full audio support - Website
- Official website ↗
- Support
- [email protected] Support site ↗
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features
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Structured language support (2)
| Language | Interface | Full audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| German | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Buy Verdict
Watch — $4.99.
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Value Score
Great Value — 80th percentile.
Price-to-player ratio ranks in the 80th percentile. Priced as Market at $4.99.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is The Book of Unwritten Tales: The Critter Chronicles worth buying right now?
Watch — $4.99. Decent deal at 75% off, but might drop further. Watch for better opportunities.
When does The Book of Unwritten Tales: The Critter Chronicles go on sale?
Decent deal at 75% off, but might drop further. Watch for better opportunities.
Is The Book of Unwritten Tales: The Critter Chronicles free to play?
The Book of Unwritten Tales: The Critter Chronicles costs $4.99 on Steam.
What genre is The Book of Unwritten Tales: The Critter Chronicles?
The Book of Unwritten Tales: The Critter Chronicles is a Adventure, Indie game.
Who developed The Book of Unwritten Tales: The Critter Chronicles?
The Book of Unwritten Tales: The Critter Chronicles was developed by KING Art and published by THQ Nordic.
What platforms does The Book of Unwritten Tales: The Critter Chronicles support?
Available on Steam for Windows, macOS, Linux.
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