The Play's the Thing
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A permanent record of every observed change.
| Status | Key | Previous value | New value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Added | bear | — | Exit Pursued By A Bear — Flee the stage pursued by a bear. |
| Added | bestfriend | — | A Playwright's Best Friend — Make friends with Cinnamon. |
| Added | cage | — | Nor Iron Bars A Cage — Escape from prison. |
| Added | crowned | — | Crowned With Laurels — Be crowned by the critics. |
| Added | cursed | — | The Cursed Play — Die onstage and enter theatrical legend. |
| Added | diar | — | A Friend And Lover — Complete a romance with Diar. |
| Added | eponymous | — | The Eponymous Theater — Have the Odeon renamed in your honor. |
| Added | falathar | — | A Royal Liaison — Complete a romance with Falathar |
| Added | fashion | — | Heights of Fashion — Wear a daringly dramatic outfit. |
| Added | forward | — | We Look Forward To More — Write a critically acclaimed play. |
| Added | houses | — | A Curse On All Their Houses — Call down the curse upon the city deliberately. |
| Added | kit | — | A Great Adventure — Complete a romance with Kit |
| Status | Key | Previous value | New value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Branches · 3 | |||
| Added | Build ID on publicdepots.branches.public.buildid | — | 21390867 |
| Added | Build time on publicdepots.branches.public.timebuildupdated | — | 6 Jan 2026, 00:15:10 UTC1767658510 |
| Added | Updated time on publicdepots.branches.public.timeupdated | — | 6 Jan 2026, 22:32:13 UTC1767738733 |
| Depots · 12 | |||
| Depot 1663971 | |||
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| Added | Size on disk on publicdepots.1663971.manifests.public.size | — | 225.7 MB236680052 |
| Depot 1663972 | |||
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| Depot 1663973 | |||
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| Store · 62 | |||
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| Added | library_assets_full · library_logo · logo_position · height_pctcommon.library_assets_full.library_logo.logo_position.height_pct | — | 60.638803134647354 |
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| Added | Steam release datecommon.steam_release_date | — | 26 Aug 2021, 10:55:26 UTC1629975326 |
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| Added | Store tagcommon.store_tags.3 | — | Romance4947 |
| Added | Store tagcommon.store_tags.4 | — | Alternate History4598 |
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| Added | Store tagcommon.store_tags.10 | — | Story Rich1742 |
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| Assets · 12 | |||
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| Added | small_capsule · englishcommon.small_capsule.english | — | capsule_231x87.jpg |
| Launch options · 14 | |||
| Added | Install directoryconfig.installdir | — | The Play's the Thing |
| Added | Launch option 0 · oslistconfig.launch.0.config.oslist | — | windows |
| Added | Launch option 0 · executableconfig.launch.0.executable | — | ThePlaystheThing.exe |
| Added | Launch option 0 · typeconfig.launch.0.type | — | none |
| Added | Launch option 1 · oslistconfig.launch.1.config.oslist | — | macos |
| Added | Launch option 1 · executableconfig.launch.1.executable | — | The Play's the Thing.app/Contents/MacOS/The Play's the Thing |
| Added | Launch option 1 · typeconfig.launch.1.type | — | none |
| Added | Launch option 2 · argumentsconfig.launch.2.arguments | — | --no-sandbox |
| Added | Launch option 2 · oslistconfig.launch.2.config.oslist | — | linux |
| Added | Launch option 2 · executableconfig.launch.2.executable | — | ThePlaysTheThing |
| Added | steamcontrollerconfigdetails · 2951004733 · controller_typeconfig.steamcontrollerconfigdetails.2951004733.controller_type | — | controller_neptune |
| Added | steamcontrollerconfigdetails · 2951004733 · enabled_branchesconfig.steamcontrollerconfigdetails.2951004733.enabled_branches | — | default |
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| Added | Steam controller templateconfig.steamcontrollertemplateindex | — | 1 |
| Cloud saves · 2 | |||
| Added | Cloud max filesufs.maxnumfiles | — | 10000 |
| Added | Cloud quotaufs.quota | — | 9.5 MB10000000 |
| Localization · 2 | |||
| Added | English · subtitlescommon.supported_languages.english.subtitles | — | true |
| Added | English · interfacecommon.supported_languages.english.supported | — | true |
| Other · 1 | |||
| Added | appid | — | 1663970 |