Underplayed Gems

Scribe (2024)

Scribe cover
Developer
TalesBar
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Indie, RPG, Simulation
Rating
4.5 of 5, 33 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.3 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A text-heavy game where you carefully weigh your words and decisions as a scribe, feeling the weight of their consequences ripple through the estate's web of power and betrayal.

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What players say

Players describe Scribe as a visual novel where you play a mute scribe who can alter letters and affect the fate of a baron's household. It is short but replayable with many endings, and it is punishing: even a few wrong decisions can lead to immediate death. Players split on whether the strict role-playing constraint is a flaw or part of the challenge.

Screenshots

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