A Storied Life: Tabitha available now on Steam and Nintendo Switch
<p class="review-dek">Discover the stories and secrets of a life well lived as you sort through the home and belongings of a lost loved one.</p>
New cozy game alert! I saw a description of this game I quite liked — basically it’s unpacking but with hard choices. What that means, I don’t know, but if you like difficult decisions this might be the game for you. - Janette/PossumCoffee
A Storied Life:Tabitha Credit: Secret Mode
Leamington Spa, UK – 14 April 2026: The pages are waiting. What will you fill them with? Wholesome narrative puzzle game A Storied Life: Tabitha is available now on PC via Steam and Nintendo Switch™ at an SRP of $14.99/£12.99/$14.99, with a 10% launch discount on Steam.
A Storied Life: Tabitha began as an idea from writer Cherish Goldstraw, who brought it to studio director Terry Goodwin and began developing it with a team within Lab42 Games. The team brought the game to publisher Secret Mode, who has worked with the studio on ports for games like A Little to the Left and Wobbledogs, and immediately fell in love with the watercolour aesthetics and unique narrative design.
A Storied Life: Tabitha takes you to Lavender Laithe, the former home of Tabitha, a recently-deceased loved one. Upon arriving, you discover that Tabitha has an agreement with a publisher to print her memoirs... which have just been damaged due to an unfortunate mishap. It's up to you to go through the house and piece together Tabitha's life, filling in the gaps left in her memoir pages using the items you find along the way to guide you.
A Storied Life:Tabitha Credit: Secret Mode
Explore the house room by room and decide what you'll keep, what should be sold, and what can be recycled. Move furniture and search through cupboards and drawers to find tucked-away items which may hold more intriguing memories. You only have one cardboard box for keepsakes per room, so prepare for difficult decisions as you choose which elements of Tabitha's life you want to remember.
Fit all you can into your box, rotating and aligning items and reinforcing the box with tape when things get too heavy. Fold flexible objects like letters and stuff them into envelopes to save space. Fragile items can smash if not properly cushioned, so place them carefully among soft objects, or wrap them in bubble wrap to keep them secure. Then again, broken items aren't the end of the world, and may reveal new secrets...
Fill the gaps in Tabitha's memoirs using the items you've chosen to save and uncover the many sides of this fascinating person. How she's remembered is up to you – was she a caring mother? A budding botanist? A dabbler in the arcane arts? Write a coherent narrative to please the publisher or use a jumble of mismatched words to write something a little more avant-garde. Tabitha's life is now your story to tell.
A Storied Life:Tabitha Credit: Secret Mode
Return to Tabitha's home multiple times to rewrite her story and find new facets to her life. Search every nook and cranny for hidden items and intriguing easter eggs. Or recycle everything and take nothing of Tabitha's life with you. There are many choices to be made, and no right or wrong answers – only the memories you choose to keep.
"This has been one of the most fulfilling projects we've ever worked on, and we're so excited to finally get the full game into player's hands," said Lab42 Games' Terry Goodwin and Cherish Goldstraw. "We've been bowled over by the positive reception so far, and it's been a pleasure watching people resonate with our little game. We hope they enjoy the full experience just as much."
