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Nanotale - Typing Chronicles

Fishing Cactus · 2021-03-31

SteamGOG

AdventureRPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: Oct 23, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 31, 2021 (Google Stadia)

Something is wrong with the heart of magic. Play a young archivist venturing out into a dying world, cataloging its mysteries and its wonders to unearth the truth. Nanotale is the new adventure from the Typing Chronicles franchise and the spiritual successor to the acclaimed Epistory.

Nanotale - Typing Chronicles is an Adventure and RPG released in 2021, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 owners and Mostly Positive reviews (76% of 865 reviews).

0
playing now
76%
positive of 865 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
50/100
IGDB user rating (4 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Nanotale – Typing Chronicles is a fantasy adventure and typing video game developed and published by Fishing Cactus and released from early access on March 31, 2021 for Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows, and Google Stadia. It is the second game in the Typing Chronicles series after Epistory – Typing Chronicles. The main character is Rosalind, an archivist with a talent for word magic. It received mixed reviews from critics, who praised its world design, lore, and mechanics, but criticized the story as weak.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 29 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~4/week).
  • · Review velocity up 12% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 14% of 28,945 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 17k–39k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 865 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

IndieGala$2.99-85%
GreenManGaming$4.10-79%
Steam$4.99-75%
GamersGate$5.00-75%
GOG$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.99 at IndieGala Store (2026-07-14) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 143 of 182 observed days · $1.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
414120192026Week of 2019-10-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

602026-09-15 18:00 — 3 players2026-09-17 03:00 — 1 players2026-09-18 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 18:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 01:00 — 2 players2026-09-22 09:00 — 1 players2026-09-23 16:00 — 2 players2026-09-25 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 07:00 — 2 players2026-09-27 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 22:00 — 2 players2026-09-30 06:00 — 2 players2026-10-01 13:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 21:00 — 2 players2026-10-04 05:00 — 2 players2026-10-05 13:00 — 3 players2026-10-06 20:00 — 4 players2026-10-08 04:00 — 1 players2026-10-09 11:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 19:00 — 5 players2026-10-12 02:00 — 5 players2026-10-13 10:00 — 3 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$1.992019-10-232026-10-152019-10-23 — best price $13.492021-03-10 — best price $14.992021-06-24 — best price $13.592021-10-07 — best price $19.992021-12-01 — best price $19.992022-01-31 — best price $11.502022-04-29 — best price $14.992022-07-22 — best price $16.722022-10-23 — best price $19.992023-01-01 — best price $9.362023-03-06 — best price $7.452023-05-05 — best price $7.492023-07-07 — best price $8.992023-08-24 — best price $14.892023-10-24 — best price $19.992023-12-21 — best price $6.742024-02-11 — best price $10.002024-04-06 — best price $18.372024-06-19 — best price $9.992024-08-16 — best price $7.992024-10-14 — best price $7.202024-12-03 — best price $19.992025-03-17 — best price $5.952025-05-19 — best price $5.792025-08-07 — best price $19.992025-10-06 — best price $5.902025-12-11 — best price $4.992026-02-12 — best price $3.992026-04-10 — best price $3.342026-06-25 — best price $3.992026-08-10 — best price $3.342026-09-03 — best price $3.992026-09-27 — best price $4.992026-10-15 — best price $2.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

902026-07-03 — 4 pageviews2026-07-06 — 1 pageviews2026-07-09 — 2 pageviews2026-07-12 — 2 pageviews2026-07-15 — 5 pageviews2026-07-18 — 4 pageviews2026-07-21 — 0 pageviews2026-07-24 — 1 pageviews2026-07-27 — 3 pageviews2026-07-30 — 4 pageviews2026-08-02 — 1 pageviews2026-08-05 — 5 pageviews2026-08-08 — 7 pageviews2026-08-11 — 2 pageviews2026-08-14 — 2 pageviews2026-08-17 — 2 pageviews2026-08-20 — 0 pageviews2026-08-23 — 3 pageviews2026-08-26 — 2 pageviews2026-08-29 — 1 pageviews2026-09-01 — 7 pageviews2026-09-04 — 3 pageviews2026-09-07 — 0 pageviews2026-09-10 — 1 pageviews2026-09-13 — 1 pageviews2026-09-16 — 3 pageviews2026-09-19 — 2 pageviews2026-09-22 — 0 pageviews2026-09-25 — 5 pageviews2026-09-28 — 2 pageviews2026-10-01 — 6 pageviews2026-10-04 — 2 pageviews2026-10-07 — 2 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

34
achievements tracked
66.5%
earned "1% : Epistory"
20.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

11 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2021-04-02 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,05618%34

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

RPGIndieMagicPuzzleTypingFantasyColorfulRelaxingAdventureNarration

Census log

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

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