Tell Me Why

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

Genres

• adventure video game

• adventure game^*

Play modes

• single-player video game

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  1^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  M - Mature^*

Engines

• Unreal Engine 4

Localized titles

• Tell Me Why

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  No^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  No^*

Store genres

• Adventure^*
• Free To Play^*

Game features

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

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^*

Community tags · historical

• Choices Matter^*

  Votes · historical

  335^*

• Story Rich^*

  Votes · historical

  287^*

• LGBTQ+^*

  Votes · historical

  225^*

• Episodic^*

  Votes · historical

  223^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  209^*

• Emotional^*

  Votes · historical

  184^*

• Choose Your Own Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  181^*

• Cinematic^*

  Votes · historical

  164^*

• Walking Simulator^*

  Votes · historical

  159^*

• Exploration^*

  Votes · historical

  148^*

• Atmospheric^*

  Votes · historical

  147^*

• Third Person^*

  Votes · historical

  146^*

• Multiple Endings^*

  Votes · historical

  145^*

• Drama^*

  Votes · historical

  139^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  139^*

• Mystery^*

  Votes · historical

  128^*

• Action-Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  119^*

• Beautiful^*

  Votes · historical

  105^*

• Dynamic Narration^*

  Votes · historical

  102^*

• Conversation^*

  Votes · historical

  98^*

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^*

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^*

Developers

• Don’t Nod

• DONTNOD Entertainment^*

Publishers

• Xbox Game Studios

• 2020-08-27

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2020-08-27 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2020-08-27^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Aug 27, 2020^*

Detailed specifications