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Dark Tales: Edgar Allan Poe's The Gold Bug Collector's Edition

77% positive of 22 Steam reviews

Released: 2016
Steam Deck: Not tested
Platforms: Steam

Made by AMAX Interactive. Published by BFG Entertainment.

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Hidden Object
Adventure
Casual

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Mostly Positive

What players say

Recommended
Great game, not too challenging, a great plot and excellent artwork. This game is based off of Edgar Allan Poe's Gold Bug, though it does take its liberties, understandable since the original story is pretty short. LeGrand is a character in the original story; there is a Newfoundland dog in the original story; in the original story, the protaganist finds Captain Kidd's treasure buried under a tree with the help of…
8.9 h played when written. 7 found it helpful.
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Recommended
I really like Dark Tales stories! This was as good at the other ones! - Beautiful graphics and art work! - Good interesting story - Great voice acting - Various well constructed mini games and HO scenes Sad that many Big Fish games don't have Achievements, Cards or Collectables. This game I used to play offline at my summer lake house, relaxing! I recommend it!
4 h played when written. 10 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
Too short, and too simple for most of us adults, but it might be fine for kids. For such a lame HOG to bear the name of Edgar Allan Poe is a travesty. There is hardly any complexity that you might assume would come with it - the first part of the game has no backtracking, there are no collectables, no achievements, no card drops ergo no badges, and the puzzles are laughable. So there are a few hidden scenes (messes…
3.5 h played when written. 1 found it helpful.
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