The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales is a narrative adventure RPG developed by Do My Best and released in 2023 for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S. Players control Etienne Quist, a formerly celebrated writer stripped of his ability to create following a criminal conviction, who accepts a shadowy deal with a crime boss: steal legendary artifacts hidden within the pages of various books in exchange for his freedom. Each mission plunges Etienne into a distinct fictional world — a medieval prison, a snow-covered mountain, a futuristic spaceship — each governed by its own rules and inhabitants. Progress involves solving unconventional puzzles, gathering real-world items to overcome in-book obstacles, and navigating encounters through persuasion, deception, or turn-based combat. A sentient page serves as Etienne's companion throughout. The mystical power of ink allows manipulation of objects within book worlds, and movement between reality and fiction is central to solving the game's challenges.
Dive into vastly different worlds As a bookwalker, you possess the unique ability to dive into worlds of books as if they were dreams. However, they are not as immaterial as mere fantasies. Bookwalkers can also bring valuable items from a book into the real world, and that is precisely what your job is Hunt for powerful artifacts Travel between worlds of books in search of legendary items of great power. Even though they are not as powerful in your world, you can still find buyers on the black market. Meet dozens of characters and learn their stories Visit mysterious castle dungeons, a drifting spaceship, a desert city among deadly sandstorms, and much more. Meet the inhabitants of those places and use them to reach your goal. After all, they are not really alive...or are they? Find solutions to a plethora of puzzles, some quite… unorthodox Some problems will make you think outside the box, and some will require you to travel outside of this world. If you are stuck, just wake up at your apartment. You may find something handy there that you can take with you on your journey. In a book, a crowbar may be just as effective against a lock as a key might be...
