The Idiot's Tale (2018)
- Developer
- Megalithic Mainframe
- Platforms
- Windows
- Genres
- Adventure, Indie
- Rating
- 5.0 of 5, 13 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 7.6 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
A deliberately old-fashioned point-and-click adventure with a warped sense of humor, featuring a bumbling knight, brain-teasing puzzles, and a colorful hand-drawn world to explore at a leisurely, thoughtful pace.
cartoonycomedicabsurdpuzzlingpoint and clickretroexploration
What players say
Players praise the humor and clever writing but warn the graphics look like old flash cartoons. The built-in hint system helps with tricky puzzles, though some find it can reveal too much. A few players note the game has no autosave and contains some nonsensical puzzles or locations that serve no purpose.
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