The Traveller Tale

Once upon a time in a galaxy far, far away, do you remember playing and enjoying games like the early Might and Magics, The original Bard’s Tale trilogy, perhaps Eye of the Beholder just to mention a few of what we call Old Skule Games? If you did, then you’re in for a treat with The Traveller Tale, and old time homage to those classic games which shaped the genre we love. First a little background. This is a first time game by a solo developer and despite a rough start due to his inexperience with Steam, the games few minor bugs have been quickly squashed by a developer who has been remarkably responsive to any and all suggestions for improvement. The game is not only solid, but fun. I played for 116 hours according to Steam which in my opinion is incredible value considering the relatively low cost of the game and few games manage to keep my attention anymore for that length of time. The game is what many call a turn based blobber with some overland travel, several towns and villages and a great many dungeons, several of which have a multitude of levels. It’s a kleptomaniac’s delight as you can take anything you find without worry; no one will arrest you or attack you, and …

I'm giving "The Traveller Tale" a thumb's up not just for what it is, but what it is going to lead to. This is Mystic Dream Studio's first game, and it shows in a lot of ways. Extremely ambitious but not fleshed out in parts, some bugs here and there, and maybe not enough promotion before release. What the game offers in spades is what I enjoy the most in RPG's. Turn based combat, a screen setup reminiscent of Wizardry 8 or Grimoire, and free-form exploration with no hand holding. If you enjoy those things, I recommend giving "The Traveller Tale" a go. If you need your games to be absolutely perfect, then look somewhere else. For full disclosure, I was given early access to Mystic Dream Studio's next game, "Grove of the Seven Stones", which is to be released in December of 2026. I can already see huge leaps and bounds in the presentation, questing, graphics, and overall feel of the game. The developer is extremely receptive to feedback, both good and bad, and has already implemented multiple requested features and fixes into his games. If you are a seasoned RPG player, I recommend playing the game on the hard setting, as the combat does feel quite easy on normal. Spell casting …

This game is just bad. I am only glad that I only paid 14$ for it on a sale. Yes it is fuly voiced but the voice acting is terrible. The story is convaluted. The graphics are the worst. The lack of animation is headshaking. I am lookig at the upvotes and I can only conclude that the developer has a lot of friends willing to lie for him. DO NOT BOTHER WITH THIS GAME!

For 24 bucks I refunded. The controls are really Janky. At this state is not worth the money. This seems like a 10 dollar game.

This is one of those games, that makes you wish steam had a "maybe" recommend button. I choose to recommend it, but this recommendation has a big "BEWARE" connected to it. The reason for that is this: First of all, the game is less old school rpgs like fx. EOB, Might of magic, lands of lore and all those, and instead, maybe, most of all is an old school rpg that has the same spirit like "Fate: Gates of dawn". "Fate" was an ambitious, epic game from the start 90's, and "Traveller" shares it's ambition, it's static NPC's and it's identical world locations which's graphix never changes. But, traveller also shares "Fate" abillity to drag you into the story and get lost in side quests, main quests, puzzles, because there is no helping hand: Somethings will not be clear to you, unless you have the right object or character either in your party, or knowledge of object or chractrers location: First then will the story allow you to continue. The good about this is: Once you find a clue that opens up, the next part of the game - you go ballisticly YAHOO! The bad about this is: Frustratin is on the "I'll throw my computer out the window" level, because you have to either s…

The game has a lot of promise but it is just to buggy at this point. Within the few hours I played I saw really silly bugs. Like inappropriate starting skills depending on the order in which the characters were created, in one case a class starts at level 4 instead of 1 if created in a certain order. The level up message says you get a skill but it never appears. I didn’t get too far in the game, but reading the forums it looks like the bugs continue on… Developer seems to be in hibernation. As of Oct 3 2026, his last posting activity was Aug 1 2026. So feedback about bugs have gone unanswered and uncorrected. Developer is also working on a sequel set to be released in Dec. My advice is to pause development on the sequel and correct the deficiencies in this game first. Polishing this game will only help to increase your sales for the sequel. I’d love to try this game again if it is given some attention. Turn based in the vein of the old M&M is hard to come by and this could be a great addition to that genre with some more attention.