The Handbook

The Handbook

Ivories Studios · June 4, 2021 · RPG, Exploration, Hand-drawn, Atmospheric, Fantasy

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The Handbook price by region

The Handbook costs $3.99 in Georgia (USD), £5.29 in the United Kingdom, $5.99 in the United States, €6.15 in Europe (EUR), CA$7.19 in Canada, A$8.50 in Australia, NZ$9.59 in New Zealand, R$23.49 in Brazil and zł25.49 in Poland right now.

Cheapest The Handbook offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
Georgia (USD) $3.99 $3.99 — 1
United Kingdom £5.29 £5.29 — 1
United Statesyour region $5.99 $5.99 — 1
Europe (EUR) €6.15 €6.15 — 1
Canada CA$7.19 CA$7.19 — 1
Australia A$8.50 A$8.50 — 1
New Zealand NZ$9.59 NZ$9.59 — 1
Brazil R$23.49 R$23.49 — 1
Poland zł25.49 zł25.49 — 1

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About The Handbook

Embark in a chaotic quest that takes you all around the mysterious world of The Handbook.

A handcrafted world full of interesting characters

Protect an isolated town and its inhabitants from the dangers that suddenly are at its throat. Meet characters with their own stories, grievances and quests. When the landslide happened, an evil force awakened. Now the town is surrounded, cut out from the rest of the world. You must find the root of this if you want to have a chance of saving the people and continue your journey to find the owner of The Handbook.

Learn powerful spells of legend

You are playing as the wizard apprentice Tim. After only taking a peek at the handbook, it is up to you to learn all the spells you once had at your fingertips. Take hold of the 5 primal elements: water, vision, fire, ice and earth. You will acquire these spells as your power grows. But your learning doesn't stop here. Tales tell of advanced versions of these spells that can be learned. That is, if you can find someone willing to teach you.

Fight the enemies that swarm this land

Slay hordes of wolves, duel with gangs of bandits, brawl with tribes of dwarves and infiltrate the lair of otherworldly creatures. Find the propagators of the evil in this world and put an end to it. Mobility and maneuver is key in handling multiple foes at once.

Discover all the secrets the world has to offer

Visit, run and uncover every corner of the town and its surroundings. Find every hidden mystery, treasure and detail in a beautiful and immersive world.

The Handbook — game info

Platforms
Windows, Linux / SteamOS
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included
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What Steam players say

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

Recommended Jan 5, 2024
Found the game very fun and cute. Very much enjoyed the art style. The game play itself is simple and fun but does require some grinding in the beginning. Being able to turn gold into money helps with buffing up your strength when getting more loot. As other reviews have said clicking on your loot will make it disappear. They do not open up, just get sold as is. Helps keep the simplicity of the game without needing to worry about changing gear or such all the time. Near the end though found what I will consider a feature that lets you get a certain spell to become way overpowered by being able to kill thousands of wolfs in no time. Over all it focuses on what I think makes a game fun so I would very much recommend. (=^;^=)
4 found this helpful
Recommended Jun 3, 2023
Even though i am yet to finish it, i can safely say that The Handbook is a thought out and beautifully made game, as it is clear the developers themselves had fun coming up with the concept and making it. It's a quick and fun adventure that i am sure anybody would enjoy.
3 found this helpful
Recommended May 21, 2023
As I near what I think will be the end, or nearly the end, of The Handbook I feel that I can give a fair assessment of the game. I like it a lot! I got it cheap when it was on sale and boy what a deal I got! I really like the artistic design of the game as well as the relatively brief amount of dialogue, diversity of monsters/bad guys and the controls. A really fun game for lovers of the rpg genre.
3 found this helpful
Recommended Oct 3, 2022
This was a fun game to play that offers a classic action rpg gameplay with a charming hand-crafted art style. We play as a wizard apprentice in the search of a handbook while protecting a small town from all kind of enemies. There is a big map to explore, with secrets to find and all kind of spells to learn. I had encountered a game breaking bug near the end that prevented me to complete the game, but thankfully, the devs were finally able to fix it and I could finish the game. There might still be a few glitches here and there in the final part of the game, but nothing gamebreaking anymore. Now that the devs fixed the game, I recommend it. It was a fun play!
3 found this helpful
Recommended Apr 13, 2024
Nice game for less than one pound in sale. Very interesting graphic and good music in background.
2 found this helpful
Recommended Jun 3, 2023
This was a very cute, short&fun game! Perfect for a free night and some za
2 found this helpful

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