Book of Travels is an open-ended role-playing adventure developed by Might and Delight, released in 2021 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Set on the Braided Shore peninsula, a hand-painted world drawing from old-world fairytales, Eastern mythologies, and early industrial aesthetics, the game places no overarching objectives or linear storylines on the player. Instead, progress emerges organically through exploration, trading, social interaction, and randomly occurring events that make each session distinct. Character creation emphasizes personality and identity over traditional stats and classes, offering 12 different Forms to choose from. Over the course of play, characters unlock and develop more than 100 abilities, magical skills, and passive feats. Combat exists but is not the primary avenue for growth — experience is also earned through curiosity, courtesy, and commerce. A symbol-based communication system allows limited interaction with other players in this loosely multiplayer world. Navigation follows a classic point-and-click approach rendered in richly layered, three-dimensional diorama scenes.
Book of Travels is a serene RPG adventure that sets you adrift in a fairytale world without the restraints of linear missions and plotlines.
Book of Travels is all about the journey, not the destination. Explore the wilds and visit the cities of the Braided Shore peninsula. Wander deep into the layers of this hand-drawn world, stumble upon its hidden places or unravel its many mysteries. There is no overarching goal and no real beginning or end.
Take note: This is a game for wayfinders and wanderers and your route is not pre-destined. Instead, it will be up to you to play in your own style and to shape your own journey. Whichever way you choose to travel, you’ll soon be adding your own chapters to Book of Travels.
Roleplaying and individual playstyles
Pick one of 12 different Forms in a detailed character creation sheet that focuses on personality and identity rather than stats and classes. The game allows you to play in a style that matches your character and set your own personal goals. Are you a danger-seeking adventurer, a stoic practitioner of magic binding, or a carefree tea drinking gambler?
A narrative that won’t hold your hand
Your travels will present you with randomly occurring events making your story unique and each session different from the last. Peel back the layers of diverse plotlines and discover a deep fairytale world.
A beautiful world of uncertainty
An intricate and unique world that draws inspiration from old-world fairytales, Eastern mythologies and early industrial eras. Intricate event chains unlock items, characters, deep world secrets, and hidden gameplay features and tricks.
Communicate using symbols
Learn to use a unique set of symbols to communicate with other players.
Innovative RPG systems
Define your character by unlocking and mastering 100+ abilities, magical skills and passive feats that will have a huge impact on your character and open different experiences of the game. Gain experience in numerous ways: by exploring, being courteous, gathering and trading. Battles can be rewarding, but you will learn more in defeat than in victory.
The world is a hand painted diorama
Experience a unique game view perspective ‘painted’ in a richly detailed art style. Click to walk like old school RPGs, but in scenes with 3-dimensional depth.
Braided Shore is a vast and intricate world, but meetings with other players are few and far between so your chance encounters will be something special. Choose to collaborate together or to survive alone, either way, you’ll be part of the birth of an exciting new online community, one where many stories will be told. But take note: This is a game for wayfinders and wanderers and it won’t plan out your route. Instead it will trust you to to play in your own style and to shape your own journey. Whichever way you choose to travel, you’ll soon be adding your own chapters to the Book of Travels.
