To Type a Tale
Released 5 November 2026 · PC · Adventure, Casual, Indie
To Type a Tale is a fantasy choose-your-own-adventure story where the only method of interaction is typing. Story progress, choices, and menus are all achieved through typing highlighted words.
Story
To Type a Tale is a game about typing your way through a choose-your-own-adventure story. Typing text is the main method of progressing the story, interacting with menus, choosing story branches, resolving challenges, and even dismissing in-game notifications. All text on-screen is typeable and all of it counts toward progression in the story. The text of the story dynamically changes based on how much you have typed and which choices you have made, from the genre-expected changes in overall pages generated, to the much subtler single-word changes. Unlike traditional choose-your-own-adventure stories, choices you made several pages ago can affect the current text and available choices. Throughout your adventure, you will face challenge words which interrupt your typing and force you to defuse them in various ways or suffer the consequences. A Crin in Shadow , the main story included in this game, has an industrial-age fantasy setting with elements of sci-fi mixed in. You play as a dragon-like creature called a crin after an abduction by (and subsequent escape from) unknown hostiles. Utilize your wits and your growing understanding of crin culture to figure out a plan for...
Gameplay
To Type a Tale is a game about typing your way through a choose-your-own-adventure story. Typing text is the main method of progressing the story, interacting with menus, choosing story branches, resolving challenges, and even dismissing in-game notifications. All text on-screen is typeable and all of it counts toward progression in the story. The text of the story dynamically changes based on how much you have typed and which choices you have made, from the genre-expected changes in overall pages generated, to the much subtler single-word changes. Unlike traditional choose-your-own-adventure stories, choices you made several pages ago can affect the current text and available choices. Throughout your adventure, you will face challenge words which interrupt your typing and force you to defuse them in various ways or suffer the consequences. A Crin in Shadow , the main story included in this game, has an industrial-age fantasy setting with elements of sci-fi mixed in. You play as a dragon-like creature called a crin after an abduction by (and subsequent escape from) unknown hostiles. Utilize your wits and your growing understanding of crin culture to figure out a plan for neutralizing the threat and preventing them from harming any of the civilians under your watch. Recover, rally, reconnoiter, and raid your way through four chapters and 20,000+ possible words in the...
Features
- Single-player
- Steam Achievements
- Adjustable Text Size
- Camera Comfort
- Color Alternatives
- Custom Volume Controls
- Keyboard Only Option
- Mouse Only Option
Release details
To Type a Tale is a Adventure, Casual and Indie game by Grey Shadow Software LLC. To Type a Tale came out on Thursday, 5 November 2026 on PC. This date comes from Steam and was last checked on 5 November 2026.
Frequently asked questions
When did To Type a Tale come out?
To Type a Tale came out on 5 November 2026.
Which platforms is To Type a Tale on?
To Type a Tale is on PC.
Who makes To Type a Tale?
To Type a Tale is developed by Grey Shadow Software LLC.
What kind of game is To Type a Tale?
To Type a Tale is a game of these genres: Adventure, Casual and Indie.