The Tale of Bistun
- July 13, 2022
- Black Cube Games
- 3h median play time
The Tale of Bistun is not perfect, but it is original. The romantic story with masterfully incorporated symbolism and plot twists along with the exotic art style makes the game a sensational experience; it is short and does not overstay its welcome as well.
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Get on Xbox Games StoreThe Tale of Bistun is a story-driven action-adventure game inspired by the famous Persian tragic romance “Khosrow and Shirin”. A stone carver with no memory of who he must traverse blighted lands to discover his identity and the source of a pleading, strangely familiar whisper
PC
Windows
Xbox One
Xbox Series X|S
Xbox
Reviews
Audience ScoreBased on 89 reviews
story44 positive mentions
grinding2 negative mentions
- story88 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 48 % neutral mentions
- 2 % negative mentions
- gameplay31 mentions
- 23 % positive mentions
- 71 % neutral mentions
- 6 % negative mentions
- graphics25 mentions
- 52 % positive mentions
- 48 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
- music22 mentions
- 59 % positive mentions
- 41 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
- grinding6 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 67 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
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Critic Reviews
76% average critic score
The Tale of Bistun Review
The Tale of Bistun is not perfect, but it is original. The romantic story with masterfully incorporated symbolism and plot twists along with the exotic art style makes the game a sensational experience; it is short and does not overstay its welcome as well.
76%PC Review - 'The Tale of Bistun'
75%
