Tales of the Black Forest on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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In a world filled with yōkai, a surging dark power has overshadowed a Japanese town. A group of 2 developers have produced a Japanese pixel adventure game to tell a tale that dates back to the Heisei era...In the name of dreams and passion.

Tales of the Black Forest is a rpg, rpgmaker and pixel graphics game developed by 拾英工作室 and published by SakuraGame.
Released on September 25th 2019 is available only on Windows in 4 languages: Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English and Japanese.

It has received 13,947 reviews of which 13,633 were positive and 314 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.5 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 3.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Tales of the Black Forest into these genres:

RPG RPGMaker Pixel Graphics Horror Indie Adventure Story Rich Female Protagonist Anime Visual Novel Atmospheric Psychological Horror Singleplayer Puzzle 2D JRPG

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System requirements

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Windows
  • OS *: WIN7 SP1/WIN8/WIN10/XP
  • Processor: 1.2 GHz
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: DirectX 9 compatible graphics card
  • Storage: 1 GB available space

User reviews & Ratings

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Oct. 2025
Ok this is something very rare, BUT, I just launched the game, and I had to stay on the menu page just to listen to the music... For less than 2 euros my experience with the game is already great! I'll come back later and edit this review but I'm already hooked! Edit: I'm a bit sad because this game is full of mini-games where you have to avoid things/people and it is not quite related to some kind of enigma or puzzles you have to solve, you have to have a good timing, it is not about thinking but about timing and that ruins my experience. I was hoping for a game with a story and puzzle/enigma. But it end up being a game with a story, puzzles AND timing based mini-game... The fox wedding at the beginning is already too difficult for me and it is infuriating... So for anyone not liking timing mini-games, don't buy this game
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Oct. 2025
Story is really engaging and I played through it in one run without stopping. Each chapter is well written and has a central theme coming prominent near the middle. Every missing pieces starts piecing up as the story progresses, and you go "ah~".
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Aug. 2025
This game definitely exceeded my expectations, I found it very pleasant! I like the detailed world-building with focus on Japanese mythology, the lore is quite intriguing. Moreover, the atmosphere is excellent and genuinely spooky at times. The gameplay is fairly simple mostly, allowing the story to be more extensive, which I enjoyed! The characters are entertaining and I was impressed by the complexity of their writing at times, I loved the backstories. In general, the plot is truly dark and sad, the combination of paranormal horror and realistic elements manages to create solid story depth! Additionally, the art and especially the soundtrack are amazing. Also there are adorable CATS!! Altogether, it's an engaging story-oriented experience, that offers more than it might seem at first.
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June 2025
I found this game quite tragic at first, especially for the main character Kihara Kashin. I won't ruin it for anyone who hasn't experienced the game just yet, but I honestly think you will enjoy what this game has to offer. It's really relaxing at times but also really sad. If you love anime but also appreciate an excellent story, then it is just for you. Enjoy! :)
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Feb. 2025
Short and sweet. Not much of a game besides a few easy puzzles and some extremely short chase sequences, and even then, it just sort of takes you by the hand through all of it. Story and characters carried tho - really nice, softly twisted fairy tale vibes. Looks good too. The world could've been bigger tho, I can pretty much map it out of top of my head. In the end still very enjoyable, mainly story-driven experience.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Tales of the Black Forest is currently priced at 3.99€ on Steam.

Tales of the Black Forest is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 3.99€ on Steam.

Tales of the Black Forest received 13,633 positive votes out of a total of 13,947 achieving an impressive rating of 9.50.
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Tales of the Black Forest was developed by 拾英工作室 and published by SakuraGame.

Tales of the Black Forest is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Tales of the Black Forest is not playable on MacOS.

Tales of the Black Forest is not playable on Linux.

Tales of the Black Forest is a single-player game.

Tales of the Black Forest does not currently offer any DLC.

Tales of the Black Forest does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Tales of the Black Forest does not support Steam Remote Play.

Tales of the Black Forest is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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Tales of the Black Forest
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Rating
9.5
13,633
314
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Developer
拾英工作室
Publisher
SakuraGame
Release 25 Sep 2019
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