

Fans of the adventure genre will find plenty to enjoy in Tell Me Why.
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Verdict
82%
Steam
81
IGDB
Verdict score based on confidence-adjusted Steam reviews?
Very Positive Steam reviews (82% positive)
Critically acclaimed (81/100 critic average)
Compelling narrative and story
Rich open world to explore
Below-average player reception
Tell Me Why is a 2020 episodic adventure game developed by Dontnod Entertainment and published by Xbox Game Studios. The game consists of three chapters released for Windows and Xbox One in late 2020. It follows a pair of twins, Tyler and Alyson, with the ability to communicate with each other through telepathy, who reunite after ten years in their hometown in rural Alaska and investigate the death of their mother. A recurring theme of the story is the fallibility of memory, as the narrative explores the twins' childhood trauma and how they may each remember pivotal moments differently.

Runs well on modern hardware.
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Find your first hidden Book of Goblins figure
50.7%
unlocked
Sharp Shooter
Win the plush battle
24.2%
unlocked
Guess Who?
Figure out who inspired each Book of Goblin character
23.7%
unlocked
Fish all the Fish
Catch all the fish with Michael
20.7%
unlocked
We Need To Talk
Take time to talk things over with your twin.
20.4%
unlocked
Twins4life
Complete the story with the twins strongly bound together
20.4%
unlocked
Hacking 101
Find the password to unlock the Police Station computer
17.3%
unlocked
Kick Me
Stick a note on Tyler's back
14.9%
unlocked
Mailbox Bandit
Find out who the Mailbox Bandit really is
11.8%
unlocked
Just One Fix
Help Sam fix the engine
11.7%
unlocked
All three chapters of Tell Me Why FREE for June 2021!
This Pride Month, we’re making all three chapters of Tell Me Why free on all of our available platforms! From June 1, 2021 through June 30, 2021, down
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All three episodes of Life is Strange developer Dontnod's well-received supernatural mystery adventure Tell Me Why are currently free on PC and Xbox.
Chapter 1 of Tell Me Why now available for free!
It's easier than ever to dive into the story of the Ronan twins' homecoming. That's right: Chapter 1 of Tell Me Why is now free across all platforms!
Tell Me Why wins at The Game Awards 2020!
Tell Me Why has won in the Games for Impact category at The Game Awards 2020! Our team at DONTNOD Entertainment and Xbox Publishing could not be more
Additional voiceover languages now available!
We’re thrilled to share that voiceover for Tell Me Why is now available in the following languages: French German Spanish (Latin America) Portuguese (
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One For The Collection
Find your first hidden Book of Goblins figure
50.7%
unlocked
Sharp Shooter
Win the plush battle
24.2%
unlocked
Guess Who?
Figure out who inspired each Book of Goblin character
23.7%
unlocked
Fish all the Fish
Catch all the fish with Michael
20.7%
unlocked
We Need To Talk
Take time to talk things over with your twin.
20.4%
unlocked
Twins4life
Complete the story with the twins strongly bound together
20.4%
unlocked
Hacking 101
Find the password to unlock the Police Station computer
17.3%
unlocked
Kick Me
Stick a note on Tyler's back
14.9%
unlocked
Mailbox Bandit
Find out who the Mailbox Bandit really is
11.8%
unlocked
Just One Fix
Help Sam fix the engine
11.7%
unlocked
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