I was not expecting how much I'd dig this surreal adventure game where I've somehow broken 'Writer's Law' and have to escape my punishment

Titular bookwalker sprite character on red background

First premiered at the Future Game Show, I was intrigued by The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales' Dishonored-like stylized Victorian vibe, and then pleasantly surprised indeed to see it already has a free Steam demo and impending June 22 release date. I decided to load into that demo to see about all this tale thieving myself.