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Ghost of a Tale cover art

Ghost of a Tale

SeithCG · 2018-03-13

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreAmazonMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndieRPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: Mar 12, 2019 (PlayStation 4), Mar 12, 2019 (Xbox One), Mar 13, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 12, 2019 (Xbox Series X|S), May 15, 2021 (Nintendo Switch)

Ghost of a Tale is an action-RPG game in which you play as Tilo, a mouse and minstrel thrown into a perilous adventure. Through stealth and cunning you’ll be able to explore the secrets of Dwindling Heights Keep and navigate its dangers.

7
playing now
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
65/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
83/100
IGDB user rating (45 ratings)
11h
to beat · rushed 10h · completionist 19h
$19.99
steam price (US)

7 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 04:00 UTC (census sample)

Ghost of a Tale takes place in a medieval world inhabited by several species of anthropomorphic animals, many of which inhabit their own kingdom: the lore includes mice, rats, frogs, crabs, badgers, hawks, spiders, leeches, magpies and various undead creatures. The game is set centuries after a cataclysmic event known as the War of the Green Flame. During this time, a mysterious ball of emerald fire of unknown origin swept across the world, killing all who stood against it and raising their bodies into an ever-growing undead army. At the height of the conflict, the mouse kingdom sent an envoy(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

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Current store prices

GreenManGaming$2.00-90%
IndieGala$2.49-90%
GamersGate$2.50-90%
Microsoft Store$22.99
GOG$24.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

12-month high $22.99 · on sale 20 of 21 observed days (census price snapshots)

Players online

2202026-08-06 23:00 — 6 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 3 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 18 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 5 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 7 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 21 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 9 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 5 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 17 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 12 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 2 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 18 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 9 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 6 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 22 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 6 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 2 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 11 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 9 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 5 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 15 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 12 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 5 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 17 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 15 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 5 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 8 players2026-08-28 20:00 — 17 players2026-08-30 04:00 — 7 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$22.99$1.992026-08-062026-08-302026-08-06 — best price $1.992026-08-07 — best price $1.992026-08-08 — best price $1.992026-08-09 — best price $1.992026-08-10 — best price $1.992026-08-11 — best price $1.992026-08-12 — best price $1.992026-08-13 — best price $1.992026-08-14 — best price $1.992026-08-15 — best price $2.492026-08-16 — best price $2.492026-08-17 — best price $2.492026-08-18 — best price $2.002026-08-19 — best price $2.002026-08-20 — best price $2.002026-08-21 — best price $2.002026-08-22 — best price $2.002026-08-23 — best price $2.002026-08-24 — best price $2.002026-08-25 — best price $2.002026-08-30 — best price $22.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing

7 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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