The Darkest Tales

Name: The Darkest Tales
Rating: 6 (926 reviews)

Developer: Trinity Team

Publisher: 101XP

Oct 13, 2022

Visual

hand drawn
side scroll

Structure

ability gated
exploration
fast travel
discrete levels
Semi-Linear

Features

equipment
leveling
skill tree
no map

Themes

fantasy

Summary

When a nightmare creeps into reality, the only ones that can help are those whose magical powers we’ve believed in since childhood. A brave teddy bear heads to the far side of “happily ever after” to rescue his owner, Alicia.

Last updated August 17, 2026

Where to play

- Windows
- Steam Deck
- Steam
Nintendo
- Switch
PlayStation
- PS5
- PS4
Xbox
- Series X|S
- One

Resources

Links

IGDB

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Developer: Trinity Team

Publisher: 101XP

2021

85%

Very Positive

1,872 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- hand drawn
- side scroll
- fantasy
- leveling
- skill tree
- discrete levels
- Semi-Linear
- Differences
- item gated
- action
- companion combat
- gore
- gothic
- Metroidvania Lite
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MV Temperature
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- exploration
- hand drawn
- side scroll
- fast travel
- equipment
- leveling
- Semi-Linear
- no map
- Differences
- Early Access
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- Has Hub
- action
- RPG
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70%

Mixed

163 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- hand drawn
- side scroll
- fast travel
- equipment
- fantasy
- leveling
- Semi-Linear
- Differences
- 2.5D
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- RPG
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86%

Very Positive

1,717 reviews

MV Temperature
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- fast travel
- equipment
- discrete levels
- Semi-Linear
- Differences
- item gated
- pixel
- Has Hub
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- Similarities
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- exploration
- side scroll
- skill tree
- discrete levels
- Semi-Linear
- Differences
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- interconnected map
- pixel
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- Sci-Fi
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83%

Very Positive

522 reviews

MV Temperature
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- side scroll
- fast travel
- equipment
- fantasy
- leveling
- Semi-Linear
- Differences
- Demo Available
- interconnected map
- item gated
- pixel
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92%

Very Positive

1,028 reviews

MV Temperature
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- exploration
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- equipment
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- discrete levels
- Semi-Linear
- Differences
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78%

Mostly Positive

1,586 reviews

MV Temperature
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- exploration
- hand drawn
- side scroll
- fast travel
- equipment
- Semi-Linear
- Differences
- interconnected map
- monochromatic
- parry
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95%

Very Positive

150 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- exploration
- side scroll
- equipment
- discrete levels
- Semi-Linear
- Differences
- interconnected map
- pixel
- Sci-Fi
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Publisher: Galhmac Game Studio

2014

56%

Mixed

27 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- side scroll
- fast travel
- skill tree
- Differences
- Demo Available
- interconnected map
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2021

88%

Very Positive

485 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- side scroll
- fast travel
- equipment
- leveling
- Semi-Linear
- Differences
- pixel
- two stick
- Sci-Fi
- isometric
- top down
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69%

Mixed

258 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- hand drawn
- side scroll
- equipment
- fantasy
- skill tree
- Semi-Linear
- Differences
- interconnected map
- item gated

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