The Chronicle

The Chronicle

ArtStrong Games · June 28, 2022 · Adventure, Interactive Fiction, 3D, First-Person, Psychedelic

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The Chronicle price

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About The Chronicle

When a mysterious package appears in his living room, Detective Walter Miles is suddenly transported to a World War II Era newspaper building. Can you solve the mystery and escape?

The Chronicle — game info

Platforms
Windows
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

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

✦ AI summary

The Chronicle receives sharply divided opinions from players, with some praising its horror atmosphere and free-to-play accessibility, while others criticize it as a low-quality asset flip with poor graphics, technical issues like getting stuck in geometry, and lack of meaningful gameplay or plot. Those interested in horror experiences suggest trying it since it costs nothing, but players frustrated by bugs and rough execution warn it may not be worth the time investment.

Not recommended May 19, 2024
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Not recommended Sep 13, 2025
"The Chronicle" is a low key asset flip, a bunch of other people's assets assembled badly to make a basic game, typically this kind of thing is done by amateur developers without sufficient budget, talent and/or staff to do the job of game development professionally. It's then quickly rushed into Steam Direct. And, unsurprisingly, this never results in a product with any quality, interest, or value for gamers. This is a bit of complete garbage as yet another amateur "developer" went on a shopping spree on FAB/the Unreal Marketplace, cludged a bunch of other people's assets onto a basic game template, and then spent $100 on Steam Direct so he could tell his imaginary girlfriend that he's a game developer. Ostensibly the intention was to create yet another of literally thousands of Unreal based first person adventure games, but this attempt failed, resulting in a bug riddled cludgy mess that was supposed to provide a WW2 time travel adventure, but fails about as hard at doing that as it does at being a game. So, the game might look better than you'd expect from an amateur project, but this is because it's partially or completely made up of stock assets, "borrowed" from asset sto…
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Recommended Jan 22, 2025
From one Horror game lover to another, PLAY THIS GAME. IDC if you jump scare easily, or don't. YOU;LL GET SCARED. loud sounds, creepy atmosphere, freaky game play. (NO NOT THAT KINDA FREAKY YOU SICK FK). you might sh*t and P*ss yourself playing this game, but its all part of the experience. ITS FREE TO PLAY SO WHY WOULDN'T YOU SIMPLY ADD THE GAME TO YOUR LIBRARY AND PLAY IT FOR EVEN AN HOUR. Its worth your time, and the maker of the game is super lit, and makes other dope games.
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Recommended Jun 27, 2023
Heya folks! The Chronicle is Mr. Artstrong's first game release, and as such it's a little rough around the edges, but I still think it's worth experiencing. The thing I liked most about the game was the otherworldly visuals for the sky, that was pretty impressive. Full Review: https://dailygamebytes.wordpress.com/2023/06/27/the-chronicle-review/
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Recommended Dec 18, 2025
Great to play
Not recommended Sep 6, 2025
A pointless waste of time "game" with lousy graphics, no plot, and you'll get stuck between an opening door and the doorway. There is no save or continue, so if you glitch out, you have to start all over again. Don't waste your time.

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