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Tell Me Why is the multi-award winning episodic adventure game from Dontnod Entertainment in which twins use their supernatural bond to discover the truth of their troubled past.

Tell Me Why is a choices matter, story rich and lgbtq+ game developed by DONTNOD Entertainment and published by Xbox Game Studios.
Released on August 27th 2020 is available only on Windows in 8 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil and Spanish - Latin America.

It has received 13,883 reviews of which 11,457 were positive and 2,426 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.1 out of 10. 😎

The game is free to play on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Tell Me Why into these genres:

Choices Matter Story Rich LGBTQ+ Episodic Adventure Emotional Choose Your Own Adventure Cinematic Walking Simulator Exploration Atmospheric Third Person Multiple Endings Drama Singleplayer Mystery Action-Adventure Beautiful Dynamic Narration Conversation

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System requirements

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Windows
  • OS *: Windows 7 64-bit version 1903 or higher
  • Processor: Intel core i3 4130 (3.4 Ghz 2C / 4T) AMD FX 4300 (3.8 Ghz 4C / 4T)
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia GTX 750Ti or Nvidia GTX 1050 or AMD Radeon R7 260X or AMD Radeon RX 560
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 25 GB available space

User reviews & Ratings

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May 2025
Ultimate "Hell is other people" game. Enjoy and appreciate the subtlety as well as, many a times not even intentional, cruelty of human behavior. No one person is just one thing, etc, etc, etc. No one is an island and we need each other to simply survive. Well written, acted out and detailed.
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March 2025
As a trans-masc person myself, I found this game incredibly moving and inspiring. Great graphics and an even greater story line.
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Oct. 2024
this game is so human. genuinely brilliant. its so cool to play a game that uses (very unique) gaming mechanics to explore themes of memory and trauma. the story is a slow and steady build, and it executes very intense moments of sadness, joy and fear very well. i was so engaged, the lives of the twins genuinely mattered to me. i wanted to know more just as much as they did. as many comments have pointed out, the representation is great. the writers clearly cared about portraying a meaningful, messy, complicated and very real story. and the setting!! it's beautiful, and so immersive. the isolation, the weather - these elements were so well portrayed. (this is a great game to play during the winter time.)
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Sept. 2024
good story, a little bit short but it didn't need to be any longer, very touching, not the most modern graphics tho but still immersive enough
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July 2024
Many will pick and drop this game, thinking it is about transitioning, but it is not. It is about people .. but most importantly, mothers. It is about your relationship with your mother and the concept of a mother's love. You may believe you understand what I mean when I say that, but you do not. The characters in this game are all well thought out and written. They have so many details that you can't help but form an opinion about them. You will find yourself loving them at times and then not as the events change. Just like in real life, we are all living our own little stories in our corner of the world, and so were this lady and her twins. If you could look past the idea of transitioning, you will find a story that will sometimes move you to tears. At the end of the day, we are all human, and we are all united in our yearning for our mother's unconditional love.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Tell Me Why is free to play on Steam.

Tell Me Why is not on sale because is already free to play on Steam.

Tell Me Why received 11,457 positive votes out of a total of 13,883 achieving a rating of 8.07.
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Tell Me Why was developed by DONTNOD Entertainment and published by Xbox Game Studios.

Tell Me Why is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Tell Me Why is not playable on MacOS.

Tell Me Why is not playable on Linux.

Tell Me Why is a single-player game.

There are 3 DLCs available for Tell Me Why. Explore additional content available for Tell Me Why on Steam.

Tell Me Why does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Tell Me Why does not support Steam Remote Play.

Tell Me Why does not currently support Steam Family Sharing.

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Tell Me Why PEGI 16
Free to play
8.1
11,457
2,426
Game modes
Online players
392
Developer
DONTNOD Entertainment
Publisher
Xbox Game Studios
Release 27 Aug 2020
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