Don’t Nod · DONTNOD Entertainment*

Tell Me Why

2020 adventure video game · adventure game*

Cover art for Tell Me Why

At a glance

Genres

Play modes

  • single-player video game

Game facts

Developers

  • Don’t Nod
  • DONTNOD Entertainment*

Publishers

  • Xbox Game Studios

Engines

  • Unreal Engine 4
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Platforms

Players by platform

  • Microsoft Windows*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    1*

Content classifications

  • ESRB · Microsoft Windows*
    Classification
    M - Mature*

Compatibility and community reports

  • Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
    Community Linux compatibility tier
    Platinum*
    Reports
    85*
    Community confidence
    strong*
  • Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
    Compatibility category
    Playable*
  • Controller support · 2026-06-27*
    Controller support
    Full*

System requirements

  • Windows · Minimum*
    Operating system
    Windows 7 64-bit version 1903 or higher*
    Processor alternatives
    Intel core i3 4130 (3.4 Ghz 2C / 4T) AMD FX 4300 (3.8 Ghz 4C / 4T)*
    Memory
    4 GB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    Nvidia GTX 750Ti or Nvidia GTX 1050 or AMD Radeon R7 260X or AMD Radeon RX 560*
    Graphics API
    Version 11*
    Storage
    25 GB available space*
  • Windows · Recommended*
    Graphics alternatives
    Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 or Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon R9 290X or AMD Radeon RX 480*
    Memory
    8 GB*
    Processor alternatives
    Intel i5 4570 (3.2 GHz) or AMD Ryzen 3 1300X (3.5 GHz)*
  • Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27*
    Memory
    8 GB*

Steam version platforms

  • Windows*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • Linux*
    Supported
    No*
  • macOS*
    Supported
    No*

Interface languages

  • English*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • French*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Italian*
  • German*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Japanese*
  • Korean*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Spanish - Latin America*
    Full audio
    Yes*

Audio languages

  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Spanish - Latin America*

Game features

  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Full controller support*
  • Captions available*
  • Steam Cloud*

Store genres

  • Adventure*
  • Free To Play*

Screenshots

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Screenshot 3 from Tell Me Why

* Provisional data