Tales of the Black Forest

Tales of the Black Forest

拾英工作室 · 2019 · Pixel Graphics, RPG, Horror, Indie, Adventure

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About Tales of the Black Forest

✦ AI summary

A high school girl must travel through time to escape a mysterious town and uncover the secrets of Kuromori-chō, a supernatural world filled with yōkai and historical intrigue. This pixel-art adventure blends puzzle-solving, Japanese folklore, and a charming cast of characters (plus plenty of cats) into an immersive supernatural mystery.


High school student Kihara Kashin is trapped by an unknown force in Kuromori-chō. She accidentally ran into Kiritani Yuki who told her she had to travel to the past in order to get out of Kuromori-chō.

And so, the adventure begins.
What lies ahead, is not just the secrets hidden behind Kuromori-chō,
but the strange and exciting world of yōkai.

Feature
·The main story has three immersive chapters.
·The story is based on historical events mixed with our own imagination to provide an unusual and attractive narrative.
·Simple and descriptive narration and dialogue. The game also provides a thrilling adventure.


·You will meet a diverse cast of characters along your journey, and you will never feel alone in Tales of the Black Forest.
·On a side note, there will be LOTS of cats!!!!


·Unique Japanese setting with a pixel anime style that will please your eyes.


·Puzzles at the right difficulty and thought-provoking riddles to provide you with such a smooth ride you’ll never get bored in this world.


·With so many Easter Eggs and bonuses scattered around Kuromori-chō, we invite you to discover them all! They might just make your day.

English subtitles proofread by woosk from Visual novel, JRPG, Anime and partner website Sinical Network.

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Jul 9, 2026
Honestly, pretty good game. It is unique in its own way. The gameplay style and graphics are so cool The art was probably the most amazing thing in it. It was kinda too short but it was good. The story was a bit confusing at first but you'll get the hang of it. I like it a lot. <3
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Recommended Jul 12, 2026
Muito boom
Recommended Jul 11, 2026
The game starts off a bit slow, but it keeps getting better the more you play. The story was surprisingly good, with well-written characters, an engaging plot, and a great atmosphere. Overall, I'd give it a **9.5/10**—a memorable story-driven experience that I really enjoyed.
Recommended Jul 9, 2026
This game started kind of meh and generic for me but grew on me with time
Recommended Jul 7, 2026
The story is beyond peak and the soundtrack is a 100/10. If your looking for an engaging interactive story with amazing music this is the game for you!
Recommended Jul 7, 2026
Initially the game felt kind of janky on the Steam Deck I think because it wasn't initially designed for gamepad? But I was able to finish it on Steam Deck. It was a fun game. I enjoyed the story a lot. It was very deep and had lots of interesting moments. A very atmospheric feel, which was something that I was looking forward to. The game managed to excel in the atmospheric creepy yokai story department. And I would definitely recommend this game to anyone who is looking for a really unique story based game or has a strong interest in Japanese stylized narrative games about ghosts and stuff. By the end of the game I felt like I just took a college course on some random Japanese folklore, Which I could see being a positive or a negative depending on the kind of person you are. Honestly, the biggest difficulty I had with the game was just the names of characters and places. A few characters had names that tripped me up and caused me some confusion on who or where they were talking about, just due to the spelling being similar or the characters switching between first/last name during conversations and using honorifics and stuff, but that's almost guaranteed to be a skill issue bu…

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