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Tale of Tales

Belgian art video game developer

Tale of Tales is a Belgian developer of art games founded in 2003 by Auriea Harvey and Michaël Samyn, who had been working together in the creation of Web sites and electronic art as Entropy8Zuper! since 1999. In an interview by Nightmare Mode, Michael Samyn explained their motivations to create interactive art and disappointment at the lack of evolution in interaction of games. They live close to the Saint Bavo Cathedral, which they consider one of their greatest influences.2 It was founded by Auriea Harvey & Michaël Samyn.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2002Founded1
  • Industryvideo game industry1
  • HeadquartersGhent1
  • Websitetale-of-tales.com
  • Legal formprivate limited liability company1

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Tale of Tales is a Belgian developer of art games founded in 2003 by Auriea Harvey and Michaël Samyn, who had been working together in the creation of Web sites and electronic art as Entropy8Zuper! since 1999. In an interview by Nightmare Mode, Michael Samyn explained their motivations to create interactive art and disappointment at the lack of evolution in interaction of games.2

The story

Founded by Auriea Harvey & Michaël Samyn in 2002.1

Products and brands

  • The Path

Listed on Wikidata.1

Commercial games

8 (2002–2009, on hiatus), based on "Sun, Moon, and Talia" and other variants of the "Sleeping Beauty" myth

The Path (2009), based on "Little Red Riding Hood", originally titled 144

Sunset (2015)

"A Day in San Bavón" (2014)

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Other games

Het Min en Meer Spel (The Less and More Game, 2005), for an album by Gerry De Mol and Eva De Roovere

The Endless Forest (2005—, ongoing)

The Kiss: Incorporator (2007), commissioned by the Museum of Modern Art, Antwerp

The Graveyard (2008)

Fatale (2009)

Vanitas (2010), commissioned for the Art History of Games symposium and exhibition by the Savannah College of Art and Design and the Georgia Institute of Technology Program in Digital Media

Bientôt l'été ("Almost Summer", 2012), based on the work of Marguerite Duras and other French literature

Luxuria Superbia (2013) Game for the Android tablets, iPad, Linux, OS X, Ouya and Windows. It won the Nuovo Award at the 2014 Independent Games Festival.

LOCK (2016), part of the Triennale Game Collection

From Wikipedia’s article on Tale of Tales (company), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

  1. 2002Founded Founded1

Sources

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