The Bookwalker is a narrative adventure in which you play as Etienne Quist, a writer-turned-thief with the ability to dive into books. Use your powers to journey between reality and book worlds, and steal legendary items like Thor's Hammer and Excalibur to restore your ability to write.
- Adventure (175)
- Singleplayer (166)
- Turn-Based Tactics (160)
- Atmospheric (155)
- Isometric (150)
- Noir (148)
- Story Rich (144)
- Lore-Rich (139)
- Dark Fantasy (136)
- Surreal (134)
- Dystopian (131)
- Mystery (131)
- First-Person (127)
- Thriller (124)
- Detective (123)
- Exploration (116)
- Point & Click (110)
- Narration (108)
- Drama (98)
- Puzzle (83)
Release Date | Jun 22, 2023 |
Price | $ 14.99 Top 15% |
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 93.7% (very positive) Top 15% / 94.2% Top 10% |
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 88.1% Top 10% / 88.8% Top 4% |
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All) | 893 Top 15% / 1.1K Top 15% |
Curators | 38 reviews Top 15% |
Median Play Time | 7.3 hours Top 25% |
Followers | 11.2K Top 10% |
Owners | ± 22K |
Copies Sold | ± 22K Top 20% |
Gross Revenue ($) | ± 195.9K Top 20% |
Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
This chart shows The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales's Steam rating and reviews from June 2023 to December 2023. Steam's rating is very stable, varying from 95.6% (June 2023) to 94.1% (October 2023).
The 1.1K reviews Top 15% suggest that The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales might be an indie success or even a small AAA success. The graph seems to be a long tailed distribution. That sometimes means that the marketing efforts were concentrated on the game launch, and that there was no major update or discounts after.
Review Languages
This donut chart displays the languages of The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales's reviewers. The most popular language is Russian (37%), followed by English (26%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 19 languages represented. The game is available in 10 languages, which is great.
Time Played
This chart displays the time played in The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time played is decent, reaching 10 hours in the 80th percentile.
The negative reviews median playtime closely matches the median for positive reviews, meaning that there is no major difference between the players' experiences and the reviews probably reflect personal preferences more than anything else. A high negative review play time (median : 5 hours) could mean that The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult in the end.