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CLOSE YOUR EYES. BECOME A WARRIOR: Feel your enemy’s rasping breath; a foot shifts on swampy ground; the crack of steel on wooden shield. The Vale is an audio based action adventure that sets out to breathe new life into medieval combat and fantasy narrative.

The Vale: Shadow of the Crown is a rpg, action-adventure and action rpg game developed by Falling Squirrel and Creative Bytes Studios and published by Falling Squirrel Inc..
Released on August 19th 2021 is available in English only on Windows.

It has received 333 reviews of which 326 were positive and 7 were negative resulting in a rating of 9.0 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 16.79€ on Steam, but you can find it for 0.32€ on Eneba.

The Steam community has classified The Vale: Shadow of the Crown into these genres:

RPG Action-Adventure Action RPG Story Rich Drama Emotional Adventure First-Person Narrative Action Swordplay Combat Archery 3D Magic Singleplayer Fantasy Experimental Hunting Medieval

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Windows
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: Intel i3
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Shader model 2.0+
  • DirectX: Version 10
  • Storage: 1 GB available space

User reviews & Ratings

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Jan. 2026
I'm not blind, yet I'm enjoying the game all the same. It's incredibly interesting to play, the story is good and the combat just works.
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Jan. 2026
The Vale is fantastically designed with characters and story that made me tear up multiple times. Also, the narration is just amazing.
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Dec. 2025
I feel like I have to mention I am blind and have been since birth. If I have to explain how I get around in daily life, I tell them to play this game. The voice acting is on par with a top quality radio drama, the mechanic is so instinctive I was using real life mobility skills to travel and oh my days the story had me in floods of tears. Forget best audio only game, this is the best game I have ever played. The only complaint I have is that it is criminally short. Some games like this, Lost In Blindness, A Blind Legend, they feel like vegitables. They're games designed to show people what life is like for people like me. This game not only feels like a great game, but it blows those others out of the water for actual real life skills we use. The worlds are some of the best sound design I've heard anywhere, the fighting is awesome, the cain reference is really relatable, and you feel empowered to be Alex. I kind of just want a free roam option so I can just chill and explore the world with nothing to do, but then I'd never leave the house. 11/10, no notes.
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June 2025
i put a blindfold on to play this game and kept it on while i went downstairs to make tea to maintain immersion, and i didnt spill a drop 10/10 extremely cool experience
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June 2025
Introduction The Vale is not long and some may find the gameplay simple, but it’s enjoyable with fantastic sound and a solid story. Story You are a blind princess. At the game’s start, you’re on your way to take residence in a frontier castle. And then the Vale’s Golden Horde equivalent arrive and ruin your day. Now you’re retracing your journey to bring word to your brother. It’s a pretty straightforward start, but there are some twists later. Hopefully at least one of them will come as a surprise. Gameplay The Vale is an audio game, so there are no visuals. You alternate between free-roam and combat mode. Free-roam is much like any first person game. Moving around, interacting with things, and talking with people. You’ll need to use audio to guide yourself though. In combat, you’re locked in place. Attacks come from left, right, or ahead. You’re basically engaged in a series of quick time events, listening for attacks to know when and in what direction to raise your shield and then strike back. As with other action RPG games, you’ll be able to acquire new equipment as the game progresses. These items are armour (take less damage when you do get hit), shields (block stronger blows), bows (used in certain sequences), and weapons (you can use swords, hammers, or axes). You’ll also pick up some magical abilities later, which are used in combat. I found the gameplay satisfying. The gear upgrades felt like I was improving. Each weapon type also felt slightly different. There’s also bonus points for everyone’s favourite early quest: killing rats in the cellar. Audio The game’s big draw. All the audio is fantastic. The voice acting is great, combat sounds satisfying, and environment noises solid. Particular highlights are the alehouse scene with all the patrons singing together and the battle scene later in the game. In fact, that battle scene is the most immersed I’ve ever felt in a video-game combat experience. It’s all thanks to the audio. Conclusion The Vale isn’t long, perhaps 5-6 hours for a single playthrough. I enjoyed every minute of it though. It’s a great little game and I hope the developers go on to build on it in the future. Perhaps next time we can even get that other most coveted RPG trope: the sewer level.
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The Vale: Shadow of the Crown is currently priced at 16.79€ on Steam.

The Vale: Shadow of the Crown is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 16.79€ on Steam.

The Vale: Shadow of the Crown received 326 positive votes out of a total of 333 achieving a rating of 8.96.
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The Vale: Shadow of the Crown was developed by Falling Squirrel and Creative Bytes Studios and published by Falling Squirrel Inc..

The Vale: Shadow of the Crown is playable and fully supported on Windows.

The Vale: Shadow of the Crown is not playable on MacOS.

The Vale: Shadow of the Crown is not playable on Linux.

The Vale: Shadow of the Crown is a single-player game.

The Vale: Shadow of the Crown does not currently offer any DLC.

The Vale: Shadow of the Crown does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

The Vale: Shadow of the Crown does not support Steam Remote Play.

The Vale: Shadow of the Crown 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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