Stories Untold
LumiScore
Growth
38/100
Growth Value
- Reading & Language
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
Risk
LOW
Engagement Patterns
Minimal pressure to spend or play excessively.
Heads up
Parent Pro-Tip
Set a "one episode per session" rule
Top Skills Developed
Development Areas
Representation?How diverse the game's characters are in gender and ethnicity. Higher = more authentic representation. Display only — does not affect time recommendation.
Bechdel Test?The Bechdel Test checks whether a game has at least two named female characters who talk to each other about something other than a man. A simple measure of representation.— N/A — no named characters
Insufficient information about character interactions in this experimental text-adventure horror game
Parent Pro-Tip
Since Stories Untold is structured as four distinct episodes with clear endings, limiting play to one episode per sitting (approximately 30-60 minutes) helps maintain healthy screen time boundaries while respecting the game's narrative structure. This approach also allows time for the psychological intensity to dissipate between sessions, preventing overstimulation from the horror elements. The episodic format makes this boundary feel natural rather than arbitrary, and gives opportunities for parent-child discussion about each episode's themes and puzzles before moving to the next.
What your child develops
Stories Untold offers strong cognitive benefits through its innovative text-adventure and puzzle mechanics. The game excels in reading comprehension and language skills (5/5), requiring players to carefully parse text commands, follow complex narrative threads, and interpret cryptic instructions across four distinct episodes. Problem-solving (4/5) and critical thinking (4/5) are heavily engaged as players must decode mysterious transmissions, conduct experiments on strange artifacts, and piece together an overarching mystery that connects all four stories. Memory and attention (4/5) are consistently challenged through the need to track narrative details, remember puzzle solutions, and notice subtle connections between episodes. The game's experimental genre-blending approach offers moderate creative engagement (2/5) as players experience different gameplay styles, though player agency in creative expression is limited. The psychological horror elements and ethical dilemmas present in the narrative provide some engagement with empathy (2/5) and ethical reasoning (2/5), though these are primarily observational rather than interactive.
Regulatory Compliance
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About this game
“Stories Untold” is a narrative-driven experimental adventure game, that bends the genre into something completely unique. Combining a mix of classic text-adventure, point-and-click and more, 4 short stories are packaged together into a single mysterious anthology that has been described as “a fantastic, fascinating example of interactive visual storytelling” (Telegraph 5/5) and earning widespread critical acclaim since release.