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Multiple awards received at the 2026 Irish Games Awards
We are delighted to announce that The Necromancer's Tale received three awards at the Imirt Irish Games Awards 2026, which celebrated the best games made and released in Ireland during the year 2025. We received the ' b…
Patch Notes 1.232
Fixed an error whereby you could ask Barbara for something in chapter 14 before you know that you need it You now automatically take any coins on a body when (SPOILER) Fixed a possible narrative error in a chapter 10 si…
Patch Notes 1.226 - 1.231
See patch notes in the community forums for further information: spoilers have been removed here. Spoiler tags don't work in Announcements. Patch Notes 1.226 Fixed a bug which let you buy an item from a shop by dragging…
Patch Notes 1.223 - 1.225
Patch Notes 1.223 Improved some wording in the chapter 4 (SPOILER) lore book Reduced the damage slightly from the spells (SPOILER) Added some extra comments of concern in chapter 5 about Diedrik after (SPOILER) Changed…
Patch Notes 1.220 - 1.222
Patch Notes 1.220 XBox controller compatibility update Changed the ‘disoriented when near/in a church’ visual effect so it wears off quickly when you forward time Made it so that Svit will meet you again to bring you to…
Nominate us for the Steam Awards 2025!
Nominations are now open for the Steam Awards 2025. With your help, The Necromancer's Tale can get listed in the Outstanding Story-Rich Games of 2025 Category!
Combat System Enhancements in The Necromancer's Tale
Several enhancements have been made to combat in The Necromancer's Tale since our initial launch 3.5 months ago. These have been made in response to player feedback and to opportunities we saw for streamlining and impro…
Patch Notes 1.216 - 1.219
Patch Notes 1.216 Updated to the latest version of Unity (in preparation for porting to consoles) NOTE: a beta branch called “Legacy” has been created, for anyone using Windows 7 or Mac OSX, since the latest version of…
The Necromancer's Tale is Discounted in Steam Scream IV
The Necromancer's Tale is Discounted in Steam Scream IV. Halloween is the perfect time to dabble in some black magic and learn how to raise the dead...
Patch Notes 1.212 - 1.215
WHEREVER YOU SEE (SPOILER), FOR DETAILS PLEASE GO TO THE DISCUSSION FORUM IN STEAM, PATCH NOTES SECTION. SPOILER TAGS DON'T WORK IN ANNOUNCEMENTS. Patch Notes 1.212 Fixed a bug with the new “give me the body” minion com…
Patch Notes 1.208 - 1.211
Patch Notes 1.208 (this was applied 4th October) Removes the Unity security vulnerability which was announced yesterday. NOTE: WHERE YOU SEE 'SPOILER' BELOW, PLEASE REFER TO THE PATCH NOTES IN THE DISCUSSION FORUM. SPOI…
Patch Notes 1.203 - 1.207
Patch Notes 1.203 Made the seat in the docks tavern easier to see/click for the fishguard (SPOILER- SEE PATCH NOTES IN FORUM) Added another option to the “Mass Activate” spell– now you can choose whether your activated…
Patch notes 1.199 - 1.202
Patch notes 1.199 Added a Mass Activate spell and an Auto Move button, both intended to speed up large combats and reduce micro-management (see explanation below) Fixed melee attack ranges (previously, sometimes 1-hex w…
Patch notes 1.195 - 1.198
Patch notes 1.195 Fixed a conflict between two mid-game quests in the Academy A click that closes the conversation window should not be a click on a world object in that same frame Fixed a bug that was not displaying th…
The Necromancer's Tale - Finalist in the TIGA 2025 Awards!
We're excited to announce that The Necromancer's Tale has been shortlisted as a finalist in the prestigious TIGA Awards 2025, in the Narrative & Storytelling category! The awards ceremony is in November.
Discount during the Hungry Ghost Festival this week
The Necromancer's Tale has been selected as part of the Hungry Ghost festival! To celebrate, we're discounting the game this week.
The Necromancer's Tale at Gamescom 2025
The Necromancer's Tale is headed to Cologne! We'll be there with all our skeletons and zombies.* If any of you are visiting Gamescom, come say hi! It would awesome to meet you. We're going to be demoing The Necromancer'…
Patch Notes 1.190-1.194
Patch notes 1.190 Added into the home basement a small laboratory (see spoiler in patch notes in Discussion forum- spoilers are not enabled in announcements) Removed a potential soft-lock in chapter 14 (see spoiler in p…
Patch Notes 1.185 - 1.189
Still working away here, adding quality-of-life features, small narrative additions, and bug fixes. Thanks so much for your continued support and reviews- they really help and it's amazing to see how much people are enj…
The Necromancer's Tale is Steam Deck Verified!
We're delighted to announce that Valve has now certified The Necromancer's Tale as " verified " on the Steam Deck! As big fans of the Steam Deck, we put a lot of work into this so it's great to get through this rigorous…
