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The Story Goes On

70% positive of 54 Steam reviews

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Released
2018
Steam Deck
Not tested
Platforms
Steam, Epic, Xbox / PC Game Pass

Made by Scarecrow Arts.

About the game

You are the hero inside the storybook of an obsessed author pondering with his life’s work. Explore repeating worlds, befriend a talking scarecrow and swing your sword really fast, while uncovering the true, overarching adventure within.

Tagged by players

  • Action Roguelike
  • Perma Death
  • Hack and Slash
  • Swordplay
  • Arcade
  • Action-Adventure
  • Roguelike
  • Exploration
  • Difficult
  • Action
  • Adventure
  • Casual

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What players say

  • Recommended
    I love this game so much! Great intuitive secrets with amazing and innovative puzzles along with cute graphics and a good variety of loot. I love that your items can combine to make some really strong new passives! The dungeons differ from each other greatly and I feel like the bosses are interesting. At some points in the game you will end up looking like a rainbow, with your screen exploding and shaking and your…

    5.9 h played when written. 9 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    I played this initially during early access and it was pretty bad back then and it still hasn't improved enough to recommend it. The combat is not fun, all you do is walk up to an enemy attack him twice rinse and repeat. No enemy ever poses a threat, in fact I hardly ever got hit that includes the bosses. I died twice before farming deaths for the achievement, once because a death is scripted and once because I used…

    9.3 h played when written. 4 found it helpful.

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