Adventure

Tell Me Why

Single Player

Critic · Metacritic

3.2

Users · RAWG

2020

Released

Platforms

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📅 Release Info

Release DateAugust 27, 2020

Developer

Publisher

🏷️ Game Details

Genres

Adventure

Playable on

PCXbox

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PCXbox One

Screenshots & Videos

About this game

Tell Me Why is the latest narrative adventure game from DONTNOD Entertainment, the studio behind the beloved franchise, Life is Strange. In this intimate mystery, twins Tyler and Alyson Ronan use their supernatural bond to unravel the mysteries of their loving but troubled childhood in beautiful small-town Alaska.

Pros & Cons

Pros

Story examines family trauma, grief, memory, and reconciliation.
Tyler is a transgender protagonist in a mainstream game.
Twins' conflicting perspectives complicate the family's past.
Tyler and Alyson's voice performances portray their relationship.
Small-town Alaska is depicted with detailed environments and subdued visuals.

Cons

The central mystery becomes predictable before its final reveal.
Choices produce limited changes to the overall story.
Episodes have uneven pacing, with some sections moving slowly.
Investigation, exploration, and puzzles offer limited mechanical variety.

Pros & Cons are AI-assisted summaries, not our own playthrough reviews. Sources and how we make recommendations.

Where to Buy / Play

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Adventure

Tell Me Why

Single Player

Critic · Metacritic

3.2

Users · RAWG

2020

Released

Platforms

🔗🛒▶

📅 Release Info

Release DateAugust 27, 2020

Developer

Publisher

🏷️ Game Details

Genres

Adventure

Playable on

PCXbox

Show all 2 versions ▾

PCXbox One

Screenshots & Videos

About this game

Pros & Cons

Pros

Story examines family trauma, grief, memory, and reconciliation.
Tyler is a transgender protagonist in a mainstream game.
Twins' conflicting perspectives complicate the family's past.
Tyler and Alyson's voice performances portray their relationship.
Small-town Alaska is depicted with detailed environments and subdued visuals.

Cons

The central mystery becomes predictable before its final reveal.
Choices produce limited changes to the overall story.
Episodes have uneven pacing, with some sections moving slowly.
Investigation, exploration, and puzzles offer limited mechanical variety.

Pros & Cons are AI-assisted summaries, not our own playthrough reviews. Sources and how we make recommendations.

Where to Buy / Play

Official stores where this game is available. Links open the store page in a new tab.

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