Booklet's Big Story

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Booklet's Big Story is a single player casual platformer game with fantasy and science fiction themes. It was developed by Verdigris and was released on May 2, 2025. It received positive reviews from players.

Do you remember the very first time you fell in love with a book? When you discovered something so small had a whole world to explore? Well get ready to go back to that moment as you enter the world of the Grand Library to help Booklet, a book who has no story, write his own! Traverse the world of the Grand Library, collect pages, defeat enemies, and unlock abilities as you help Booklet write his…

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story4 positive mentions

music3 negative mentions

Charming and adorable story with a deep and meaningful narrative about friendship, betrayal, and self-worth.
Unique and creative concept of playing as a book exploring various dream-like, visually interesting levels themed as different book genres.
Free to play with a fitting musical score and an engaging collectathon platforming experience.

Controls and camera are often problematic, with floaty, sensitive mechanics and unpredictable camera angles making platforming frustrating.
Numerous technical issues including glitches, lag especially on Steam Deck, lack of save functionality, and unskippable lengthy dialogue.
Poor visuals and art quality perceived as amateurish or inconsistent, with low-quality animations and voice acting detracting from immersion.

story
14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story of "Booklet's Big Story" is widely praised for its charm, meaningful themes of friendship, betrayal, and self-worth, and its imaginative exploration of different book genres. While some find it a bit short or mismatched in assets, overall it is seen as a standout narrative with beautiful, dream-like levels that enhance the storytelling experience.
- “Booklet's Big Story is a charming collectathon that has you platforming through different book genres, Macaulay Culkin 'Pagemaster' style, looking for missing pages to help you write your story.”
- “While playing this game, you can expect to explore various dream-like and beautiful levels while experiencing the deep and meaningful story.”
- “Without delving into spoilers, Booklet's story is one of friendship and betrayal while also dealing with topics of self worth.”
- “Booklet's big story is basically a tech demo from a failed game dev startup.”
- “The game has a bunch of mismatched assets that you'll observe as you travel in between magical book worlds as an empty story book.”
- “No options to change volume of narrator and music (on my ROG Ally the music is louder than the narrator) overall 8/10 for the story, 4/10 for controls and gameplay.”
music
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music receives mixed feedback, with some users finding it repetitive and poorly balanced against narration, while others appreciate the fitting and enjoyable soundtrack that complements the gameplay. Volume control options for music and narration are notably lacking.
- “All of this is packed into a short and fun experience with engrossing gameplay backed up by a fitting musical score.”
- “No options to change volume of narrator and music (on my rog ally the music is louder than the narrator).”
- “No options to change volume of narrator and music (on my ROG Ally the music is louder than the narrator).”
- “Imagine royalty-free elevator music trapped in a loop.”
- “Music?”
graphics
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics received mixed feedback, with some users criticizing the visuals as poor, while others praised the unique level designs, impressive artwork, and overall visual storytelling.
- “The levels all had a unique genre and cool visuals.”
- “Amazing artwork and awesome storytelling 10/10”
- “Visually, the game looks pretty bad (and decent visuals are a must, gaming is a visual medium), we can be sure this is not an asset flip.”
gameplay
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay receives mixed feedback, with some praising its engaging and enjoyable experience supported by a fitting soundtrack, while others criticize the controls as unresponsive and frustrating. Volume control issues for narrator and music also detract from the experience on certain devices. Overall, gameplay is seen as short but immersive, though control responsiveness remains a notable drawback.
- “All of this is packed into a short and fun experience with engrossing gameplay backed up by a fitting musical score.”
- “No options to change volume of narrator and music (on my ROG Ally, the music is louder than the narrator). Overall 8/10 for the story, 4/10 for controls and gameplay.”
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor is widely regarded as awkward and cringeworthy, failing to deliver genuine laughs or entertaining moments.
emotional
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The emotional aspect is widely seen as painful and cringe-inducing, causing discomfort without the option to skip the content.
stability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's stability is compromised by numerous glitches, some of which significantly disrupt the overall user experience.
- “There are quite a few glitches that one might experience throughout their time playing this game, some of which can be quite detrimental to the user's experience.”

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Booklet's Big Story is a casual platformer game with fantasy and science fiction themes.

Booklet's Big Story is available on PC and Windows.

Booklet's Big Story was released on May 2, 2025.

Booklet's Big Story was developed by Verdigris.

Booklet's Big Story has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked Booklet's Big Story for its story but disliked it for its music.

Booklet's Big Story is a single player game.

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