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Release Date 3 April 2014
Release Type Freeware
Demo
Content Advisory None | None | None
Operating System Windows
Setting Fantasy
Genre Investigative
Story Original
Play Length Demo
Language English
Graphics 320x200, 32-Bit Colour
Downloaded 1,918 All Time

About

An out of work layabout, Alfred Walsh, thinks he has found a cushy job as the custodian of a private library. He has no idea how wrong he could have been. When otherworldly forces intrude he is forced to abandon his career path: the casual dusting off of books between well-earned naps, and is thrust into a battle to save the very heart and soul of what makes humanity what it is.

Languages: English - German - Italian - Czech

FULL GAME has been released in November 14th 2016 - check it out here: http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/site/games/game/2106/

AprilSkies Everything except music and soundFX
Alien Cow Rampage: Orion Needs Your Milk! testing
Captain Disaster in: Death Has A Million Stomping Boots Additional Graphics
Chronicle of Innsmouth - Mountains of Madness Graphic, additional game design
Donald Dowell and the Ghost of Barker Manor Everything except music and soundFX
Feng Shui And The Art Of TV Reception Testing and feedback
Go North 2 Beta Testing
Go North 3 Feedback
Indiana Jones and the Gold of Genghis Khan Additional Programming
MONSTER WANTS IN Tester
Red Hot Overdrive Coding and Design
Second Place is for Losers [MAGS] Everything except music and soundFX
Speed Buggy: Manifold Destiny GUIs and Playtesting
T.O.T.S: Trick-Or-Treat Simulator Coding Help
Tales Story, Art and Programming
The Decorcist Suggestions.
Troll Song Verse One - Completely Stoned Graphics and animation
Until I Have You Artwork, Design

Mandle Text-editing, Play-Test, additional story content
AGS Awards: Backstage Pass Author
Captain Disaster in: Death Has A Million Stomping Boots VA, Testing
Chronicle of Innsmouth English translation
Chronicle of Innsmouth - Mountains of Madness English Translation
Cold Hand Reef, The [MAGS] Testing
Columbus Lander Author
Crankosaurus Prime and the Blue Crystal Pursuit V1.8: The Fangs of Fortune Goat Milker and Mastodon Consultant
DAGGERHELL Everything
Danger Mouse Demo Testing & proof reading.
Deadly Consequences! Proofreading, text editing and beta tester
Donald Dowell and the Ghost of Barker Manor Proofreading and Text Editing
Dreams in the Witch House Proofreading, text editing, testing
Easter Encounter Author
Easter Island Defender Author
Feng Shui And The Art Of TV Reception Everything except sound effects and video
GHOSTCATCHERS Play tester
Indiana Jones and the Gold of Genghis Khan English translation, Proofreading
JACK Part Grammar / spelling
Kanji Gakusei Testing
Kathy Rain Testing
Let's Cook: with Koala Tester as well as his infant student Nao
Magic-8-Ball Author
MONSTER WANTS IN Game Author
My First Big Adventure Story,Coding,Graphics
Number Rescue Testing
Out of Gas Proofreading/Editing, Beta testing
Pickpocket RPG Author
Pod Dwellers
Predators Prey For Plants Author
Quest for Ekoban Tester
Rat Playing Game Author
Red Hot Overdrive Testing
Scary Maze Halloween 2016 Author
Shunday Author
Space Tunneler Testing
Space Tunneler Deluxe testing
Speed Buggy: Manifold Destiny Author
Stable Pete and the Joust (DEMO) Proofreading (not all text)
Strawman Bombing Disposal Author
T.O.T.S: Trick-Or-Treat Simulator Author, Coding, Graphics
Tales Text-editing, Play-Test, additional story content
The Black Hand Gang Coding
The Clockwork Labyrinth testing, post production
The Condemned Lead game tester, spelling and grammar editor.
The Era-Gone Trail MAGS Author
The Garden of Hades testing
The Hobbit: Rise of the Dragon King Bug Testing.
THE LAST SUPPER, A WHODUNNIT Author
The Rotary Club (MAGS June 2017) Author
The Shaft Playtesting
The Smallest Points Author
The Visitor 3 Testing
The Weird Thing Under The Bed
Three Guys Walk Into Heaven Author
Thrymly disguised voice acting
Tomb Hunter: Ramitupem Testing and Grammar.
Trivial Pass You It Author
Unexpected at the Rising Star Voice Adama + Narrator, Beta tester
When the worlds calls... Play tester

splat44 Testing

Kiira English Localization
Donald Dowell and the Ghost of Barker Manor English Localization
Tales Italian Localization

Cal English Localization
Donald Dowell and the Ghost of Barker Manor English Localization
Tales English Localization

kajlin Czech Localization
Tales help on early version of the game

Ricky Czech Localization
Tales help on early version of the game

brush German Localization
A Sloth for Both Seasons Background graphics, animation, SFX, German translation
AGS Awards Ceremony 2017 Presentation animations
AGS Awards Ceremony 2018 Presentation Animations
AGS Awards Ceremony 2020 Presentation Animations
AGS Mastermind Graphics
Big Blue World Domination [MAGS] Testing
Black Morph Graphics and game design
Blue Lobe Inc. beta testing
Bury Me in the Sand Animation, and testing
Dakota Testing
Danger Mouse Demo Testing.
Don't Push The Button Didn't push a button
Draculator II: Byte of the Draculator background art
Echo in the Clouds (Demo) Environment animation, sound effects, additional writing
Ego in Planet of the Apes Space background
Eternal Chrysalis Programming, Graphics & Animation, SFX, Story, additional Puzzles, blingbling & blinkenlights
Feria d'Arles Testing
Hjarta Testing
If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers testing
In Bloom Beta testing
Indiana Jones and the relic of the Viking Backgrounds, sprites
Indiana Jones and the Seven Cities of Gold Demo
Kanji Gakusei Testing
Kathy Rain Testing
Maelstrom Obscura: Case 1 Cases Desktop Image, Newspapers, Loch particles
Rat Channel Tester
Red Hot Overdrive Testing and Green German Car sprtes
Robo Quest v1.21 German Translation
Sabotage on Noegato-Bas Coding / Menus / Stillscreens
SPHONX Story, testing
Sphonx Tech Demo Story
Sumatra: Fate of Yandi Testing and QA
Tales help on early version of the game
The Art of Dying Betatester
The Bum German proofreading
The Journey of Iesir Demo Testing
The Mind [MAGS March 2020] Music
The Perfidious Petrol Station German Translation
The Samaritan Paradox Testing
The Shaft Playtesting
Troll Song - Verse One - DEMO Testing
Troll Song Verse One - Completely Stoned Testing
Wages of Darkness beta testing

cat German Version Proofreading
9 Months In VA, Testing
A Second Face - The Eye of Geltz is Watching Us Voice of Fraka
AGS Awards Ceremony 2016 Organizing and hosting
AGS Awards Ceremony 2017 Organizing and hosting
AGS Awards Ceremony 2018 Organizing, Production, Hosting
AGS Awards Ceremony 2020 Organizing
Apfelmännchen Story, graphics, coding
Apple Farm Everything
Big Blue World Domination [MAGS] Testing
Black Sect Remake testing and additional graphics
Blue Lobe Inc. voice acting & beta testing
Captain Disaster in: Death Has A Million Stomping Boots Testing
Cave of Avarice Puzzle design, writing and coding
Cornelius Cat in: How the Cat Saved Christmas Game design, hand-crafted assets and implementation
Cornelius Cat in: The Uncontrollable Pest Game design, hand-crafted assets and implementation
Draculator II: Byte of the Draculator character design, cursor design, voice acting
Dust to Water (DEMO) Voice of Gragh
Earl Bobby is looking for a Loo Testing
Escape the Barn Story, graphics, coding
Feng Shui And The Art Of TV Reception Testing and feedback
Head over Heels Story, graphics and coding
Kanji Gakusei Concept, graphics and coding
Mr Bear Teaches English Concept and coding
Oh du lieber Augustin Gamedesign, writing and coding, German translation
RAM Ghost Object Donation
Sheep Quest Story, graphics, coding
Tales help on early version of the game
The Bum German proofreading
The hunt for Goldbeard Background art
Toffee Trouble in Creamville Game design, writing, coding, German translation
UNGA needs MUMBA voice acting

Ghost German Version Proofreading
[Into the series] Shogin Crystal Legends B2 SFX
10 Ways From Sunday BASS Template
2034 A.C. (After Canada) (MAGS) Playtesting & Icons Hosehead
2034: A.C. (After Canada) II [Bake Sale 2] Icons & Playtesting
4 of Clubs beta testing
A-Mused [MAGS January 2014] Lightweight BASS Template
AGS Awards Ceremony 2008 Auditorium graphics, cutscenes
Alien Cow Rampage: Orion Needs Your Milk! concept, design, graphics, scripting
Annie Android: Automated Affection Testing, Scripting help
Big Blue World Domination [MAGS] Additional art
Bustin' the Bastille BASS template
Chance Of The Dead Everything
ColourWise Strips & Sprites
Draculator II: Byte of the Draculator animation, object design, GUI design, background art
Hubris - a Popular Pub Pastime Scripting, Graphics
Indiana Rodent: Raiders of the Lost Cheese Sprite art
Medieval Prisoner beta testing
Oceanspirit Denise: Heroics In The Nick Of Time! fully responsible
Once Upon A Crime Everything
OSD Moby GearWhaleDX Voice Acting
Postman's Quest: Not Rain Nor Sleet Nor ARMAGEDDON Lightweight BASS 2.0 template
RAM Ghost Design, Scripting, Graphics
Red Hot Overdrive Cow Donation
Shifter's Box - Outside In Testing
Sinking [OROW] testing
Tales help on early version of the game
The Bum German proofreading
The Visitor Testing
The Visitor 2 Scripting help
Towel Day - H2G2 Based Game Some Testing
Zombie Attack (BAKE SALE) Testing, Bake Sale Splash Screen

Tabata German Version Proofreading
9 Hours to Dawn beta tester
Alien Cow Rampage: Orion Needs Your Milk! testing
Astron testing
Banana Racer Testing
Black Sect 2: The Cursed Crypt (PnC Remake) Testing
Blue Lobe Inc. voice acting & beta testing
Captain Disaster in: Death Has A Million Stomping Boots Testing
Chance Of The Dead Testing
Draculator II: Byte of the Draculator character design, animation
ELF: And soon the darkness... Beta testing.
Gray head beta tester
House of de Sade Voice of Melindra and Hag Ghost.
Hubris - a Popular Pub Pastime Testing
Journey To Hell testing and various advices
Monty the Komodo Dragon beta testing
OSD Moby GearWhaleDX Voice Acting
RAM Ghost Testing
Rat Channel Tester
Sheep Quest Testing, Proofreading
SLEUTH Voice acting
Tales help on early version of the game
Technobabylon - Part 3: In Nuntius Veritas Testing
The Bum German proofreading
The Unprintable MAGENTA head beta tester
The Visitor Testing
The Visitor 2 Testing
The Visitor 3 Testing
Wages of Darkness beta testing
Yago, the Coquerrestrial Thank you for reporting some bugs.

Tramponline German Version Proofreading
9 Hours to Dawn beta tester
A Golden Wake Beta Testing
All Pigs Deserve to Burn in Hell Play Testing
Primordia Beta testing & Feedback
Resonance Additional Fonts, Beta testing
Tales help on early version of the game
The Bum German translation

Awards & Reviews

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AGS Awards 2014 Winner

AGS Awards 2014 Winner

Best Demo

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By splat44 on 5 March 2015

For the amount of hours put into game such development, graphics and ect..., it no wonder it got nominated as best demo 2014. You got to play to see why!


By Ibispi on 30 August 2014

Great puzzles and graphics. Story is very intriguing, and after playing demo I really can't wait to play the rest of the game.
The demo of Tales introduces you to the concept of how the whole game will play and was a lot longer than I expected. What is more, from what I've heard from developer of the game, the full game will be a lot longer, which is shockingly great!


By Michael2968 on 26 May 2014

I really enjoyed the demo and I am really looking forward to playing the rest of the game.


By tinkerer on 6 April 2014

This was really good. ApeMarina tunrs out some great stuff. I hope there will be a full game somewhere in the future.


By tinkerer on 6 April 2014

What a beautiful game. Really HIGH quality. Immersive, great graphics, nice characters, attention to detail... I am really impressed and looking foerward to the full game! If this was on Kickstarter, i´d back it pronto!


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