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The Book of Unwritten Tales 2

KING Art · THQ Nordic · 2015-02-19

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Adventure

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: May 10, 2016 (Wii U), Feb 01, 2017 (iOS), Feb 19, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 19, 2015 (Mac), Feb 19, 2015 (Linux), Sep 18, 2015 (PlayStation 4)

Every world needs its heroes. However unlikely they may seem. Join Wilbur, Ivo, Nate and Critter in another classic point-and-click adventure in the wicked world of Aventásia. Help them fulfill their destiny. A destiny as yet unwritten.

The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 is an Adventure game released in 2015, priced at $29.99, with an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners and Very Positive (91% of 1011 reviews).

6
playing now
91%
positive of 1.0k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
75/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
87/100
IGDB user rating (21 ratings)
4.31★
PlayStation Store rating (1,226 ratings)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$29.99
steam price (US)

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

The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 is a comedy point-and-click adventure video game created by the German developer King Art Games. The game, a sequel to The Book of Unwritten Tales, was published by Nordic Games on 20 February 2015 for Linux, Microsoft Windows and OS X. Console ports for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One were released in September 2015. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions were released exclusively as digital downloads. The Wii U version was released on 7 June 2016 in Europe and North America. A Nintendo Switch version was announced, and released on 5 February 2019.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 6 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 19 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity up 27% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 13% of 28,739 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 25k–61k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,011 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Gamesplanet$6.14-80%
GOG$7.49-75%
GOG$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.00 at 2game (2019-08-29) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $34.99 · on sale 89 of 137 observed days · $4.14 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
9920182026Week of 2018-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1412026-09-15 03:00 — 3 players2026-09-16 11:00 — 5 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 14 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 2 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 2 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 2 players2026-09-23 01:00 — 3 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 3 players2026-09-25 16:00 — 5 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 2 players2026-09-28 07:00 — 3 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 7 players2026-09-30 22:00 — 4 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 5 players2026-10-03 13:00 — 6 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 8 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 4 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 4 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 10 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 3 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 10 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 10 players2026-10-14 02:00 — 4 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 6 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
683Sep 2014Aug 2026Sep 2014 — avg 16 · peak 79Jan 2015 — avg 16 · peak 54May 2015 — avg 26 · peak 85Sep 2015 — avg 18 · peak 62Jan 2016 — avg 58 · peak 221May 2016 — avg 25 · peak 103Sep 2016 — avg 18 · peak 55Jan 2017 — avg 26 · peak 90May 2017 — avg 15 · peak 57Sep 2017 — avg 15 · peak 48Jan 2018 — avg 16 · peak 60May 2018 — avg 8 · peak 25Sep 2018 — avg 9 · peak 32Jan 2019 — avg 13 · peak 48May 2019 — avg 8 · peak 34Sep 2019 — avg 8 · peak 25Jan 2020 — avg 9 · peak 34May 2020 — avg 12 · peak 44Sep 2020 — avg 10 · peak 30Jan 2021 — avg 12 · peak 41May 2021 — avg 10 · peak 30Sep 2021 — avg 8 · peak 22Jan 2022 — avg 10 · peak 31May 2022 — avg 6 · peak 19Sep 2022 — avg 5 · peak 17Jan 2023 — avg 6 · peak 20May 2023 — avg 5 · peak 22Sep 2023 — avg 4 · peak 15Jan 2024 — avg 5 · peak 21May 2024 — avg 4 · peak 20Sep 2024 — avg 4 · peak 15Jan 2025 — avg 6 · peak 19May 2025 — avg 4 · peak 17Sep 2025 — avg 3 · peak 13Jan 2026 — avg 6 · peak 19May 2026 — avg 3 · peak 11Aug 2026 — avg 4 · peak 14
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$46.26$2.492015-01-012026-10-142015-01-01 — best price $26.292015-04-13 — best price $29.992015-07-02 — best price $15.882015-09-17 — best price $34.992015-12-17 — best price $8.742016-02-24 — best price $7.492016-06-13 — best price $17.992016-10-14 — best price $7.652017-01-31 — best price $19.992017-08-04 — best price $8.592017-12-15 — best price $8.232018-05-26 — best price $7.492018-09-17 — best price $29.992019-04-01 — best price $7.492019-08-08 — best price $29.992019-11-26 — best price $7.492020-03-10 — best price $7.492020-07-09 — best price $29.992020-12-23 — best price $7.492021-05-04 — best price $16.792021-09-23 — best price $29.992022-01-17 — best price $29.992022-06-22 — best price $29.992022-11-04 — best price $29.992023-02-25 — best price $34.992023-07-04 — best price $29.992023-11-14 — best price $3.492024-03-25 — best price $6.082024-08-02 — best price $5.212024-12-19 — best price $7.492025-04-25 — best price $6.322025-09-22 — best price $7.492026-02-03 — best price $25.192026-06-05 — best price $23.992026-09-05 — best price $7.502026-10-10 — best price $6.142026-10-14 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2982026-05-31 — 25 pageviews2026-06-04 — 11 pageviews2026-06-08 — 16 pageviews2026-06-12 — 21 pageviews2026-06-16 — 14 pageviews2026-06-20 — 22 pageviews2026-06-24 — 14 pageviews2026-06-28 — 12 pageviews2026-07-02 — 22 pageviews2026-07-06 — 18 pageviews2026-07-10 — 17 pageviews2026-07-14 — 14 pageviews2026-07-18 — 11 pageviews2026-07-22 — 15 pageviews2026-07-26 — 14 pageviews2026-07-30 — 18 pageviews2026-08-03 — 15 pageviews2026-08-07 — 18 pageviews2026-08-11 — 21 pageviews2026-08-15 — 28 pageviews2026-08-19 — 13 pageviews2026-08-23 — 8 pageviews2026-08-27 — 14 pageviews2026-08-31 — 14 pageviews2026-09-04 — 17 pageviews2026-09-08 — 23 pageviews2026-09-12 — 20 pageviews2026-09-16 — 10 pageviews2026-09-20 — 23 pageviews2026-09-24 — 10 pageviews2026-09-28 — 13 pageviews2026-10-02 — 22 pageviews2026-10-06 — 20 pageviews2026-10-10 — 10 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

51
achievements tracked
86.2%
earned "Stop the drop"
44.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing1 DLC

6 supported languages: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Korean

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2015-02-19 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One (Xbox)6,71313%50
PS4 (PlayStation)5,46542%51
PS3 (PlayStation)2,90344%51
Steam (Steam)1,72217%51
Xbox 360 (Xbox)43245%50
Switch (Nintendo)30%0

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

Player tags

3D2.5DMagicLinearSatireSequelFantasyParody MedievalAdventure

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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