This Way Madness Lies
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About This Way Madness Lies
This Way Madness Lies is a comedy JRPG set in Verona, Italy, where giant mutant flowers attack the city. You play as Imogen, leader of the Stratford-Upon-Avon High Drama Society. She attends school and helps produce community plays, while also using her magical-girl powers to travel to alternate dimensions based on Shakespeare’s plays and fight the forces of Nightmare before getting home for dinner.
Friends and performances
Imogen is joined on her adventure through the Shakespearean metaverse by Paulina, Viola, Rosalind, Miranda, Beatrice and Kate. You can spend time with your friends, put on plays and get a pet.
Turn-based battles
Combat is turn-based and includes abilities that let multiple characters unite. The game also has a translator that turns Shakespearean dialogue into modern English. A playthrough takes around 5–10 hours, depending on difficulty and playstyle.
Frequently asked questions
The best price for This Way Madness Lies is $2.00 at K4G. That is 79% less than on Steam, where it costs $9.99. 14 shops have an offer that activates in your country.
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Every key we list activates on Steam. Redeem the key there and This Way Madness Lies stays in your library for good.
Yes, with a small risk. Publishers create keys to sell in other shops, which is why a key can cost less than in the official store, and once you activate it the game is yours to keep, just like a store purchase. On average 1–2% of keys fail, so check the shop's buyer protection before you buy: the official store does not refund keys bought elsewhere.
The minimum requirements for This Way Madness Lies are: Windows 7, Intel HD Graphics 405, Intel Atom Z8750, 2 GB RAM, 2 GB storage. It runs on Windows only. The recommended specs are in the System requirements section.
No. This Way Madness Lies is a single-player game.
Mostly, yes. Valve rates This Way Madness Lies as Playable on the Steam Deck: it runs, but may need some manual setup.
Buy This Way Madness Lies 79% cheaper than on Steam.
This Way Madness Lies is available for 79% less in shops such as K4G, Eneba, or Kinguin.
Steam lets publishers create keys to sell in other shops. Once you activate a key, the game is yours to keep, just like a store purchase.
Disclaimer: CD keys have an inherent 1–2% average failure rate. Check the shop terms for buyer protection info. Steam offers no buyer protection for keys bought in other shops and doesn't refund them.
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