Comparison

A Short Tale vs Creature Escape

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

A Short Tale

Embark on a first-person point-and-click adventure where you shrink to toy size and explore a brother's room. Solve puzzles, collect items, and uncover clues in a charming, nostalgia-inducing environment with trademark humor.

Highlights
  • First-person point and click adventure
  • Toy-sized room exploration
  • Charming and nostalgic environment
  • Humorous puzzles
  • Glitch Camera for clues
  • Item collection and usage
  • Auto-save feature
Features
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"For anyone who just wants to play a game chock-full of fun and unusual puzzles while exploring a charming and nostalgia-inducing environment, A Short Tale provides plenty of entertainment for a few hours." – AdventureGamers Shrink down and experience a childhood bedroom like never before in this heartwarming first-person point-and-click puzzle adventure. Years after losing his younger brother Ben, Jason returns to the place where everything changed forever. Drawn back by a mysterious presence, he makes one impossible wish—to be small again. Suddenly, an ordinary bedroom becomes a vast world filled with towering furniture, hidden secrets, clever puzzles, and unforgettable memories. Explore every corner, collect useful items, uncover hidden clues, and solve challenging escape room-style puzzles as you unravel an emotional story about family, loss, and growing up. If you enjoy point-and-click adventures, escape room games, hidden object puzzles, and story-rich mystery games, A Short Tale is for you. Features • Immersive first-person point-and-click adventure. • Explore a giant bedroom from a tiny perspective. • Solve clever puzzles and escape room-inspired challenges. • Collect items, discover hidden clues, and unlock new areas. • Use the unique Glitch Camera to reveal secrets and keep track of clues. • Emotional story filled with nostalgia, mystery, and discovery. • Beautiful atmospheric soundtrack. • Signature Glitch Games humour. • Auto-save ensures you never lose your progress. • No ads or in-app purchases. Can you uncover the memories hidden within a room that once felt like home? – Glitch Games is a small independent game studio from the UK, creating premium mystery, escape room, and puzzle adventure games that players around the world love. Follow us for updates, news, and behind-the-scenes content: Discord: discord.gg/glitchgames Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GlitchGames/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/glitch.games Newsletter: https://glitch.games/newsletter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theglitchgames/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GlitchGames

About

Creature Escape

Embark on a thrilling escape from a locked house filled with 20 creatures guarding the doors. Solve riddles, puzzles, and find hidden objects to unlock your path to freedom. This immersive game offers an adventurous storyline and stunning 3D cartoon graphics.

Highlights
  • Solve riddles and puzzles
  • Find hidden objects
  • Escape from a locked house
  • Face 20 blocking creatures
  • Adventurous storyline
  • 3D cartoon graphics
Features
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Creature Escape - Out Now! Hello, escaper! Dare to enter the locked house and try to escape through all the doors? In this escape games you will face 20 creatures blocking the doors and demanding you to find the unworldly balls in order to make your escape. If you think you have the knowledge to solve all the riddles, puzzles and find the hidden objects this escape game is for you! If not - try some other games! Because once you enter there is no turning back. Download this game now and get ready for the room escape game of the year! Game features: - Stunning puzzles! - Adventurous storyline! - 3D cartoon graphics! - Authentic room escape game!

Screenshots

A Short Tale4 screens
Creature Escape4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Creature Escape at Free against A Short Tale's $3.99. Creature Escape also leads on iOS requirement (5.1.1 vs 11.0). A Short Tale's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (74% vs 62%). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Creature Escape is free to download; A Short Tale costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

A Short Tale holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 246 and 94 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of A Short Tale's written reviews are positive against 62% of Creature Escape's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
A Short Tale versus Creature Escape: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterA Short TaleCreature Escape
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (246 ratings) — better4.3 (94 ratings)
Positive reviews74.2% of reviews — better61.5% of reviews
Number of ratings246 — better94
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.05.1.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size290 MB86 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGlitch GamesAPPOXIS PTE. LTD.

Customer experience

A Short Tale

All ratings245 ratings
Positive89.8%
Neutral4.1%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews128 reviews
Positive74.2%
Neutral11.7%
Negative14.1%

Creature Escape

All ratings93 ratings
Positive83.9%
Neutral8.6%
Negative7.5%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive61.5%
Neutral19.2%
Negative19.2%

Bugs and requests

A Short Tale

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Camera/photo album icon overlap issue
  • Crossword puzzle glitch causing game to freeze
  • Missing puzzle elements preventing completion

Requested features

3 requests
  • Hint system or built-in walkthrough
  • Improved navigation and screen loading times
  • More logical and intuitive puzzle design

Creature Escape

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

A Short Tale

No in-app purchases

None

Creature Escape

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is A Short Tale free?
A Short Tale costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Creature Escape free?
Creature Escape is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, A Short Tale or Creature Escape?
A Short Tale is rated higher. A Short Tale averages 4.6 out of 5 from 246 ratings, while Creature Escape averages 4.3 from 94 ratings.
Do A Short Tale or Creature Escape have ads?
Neither A Short Tale nor Creature Escape shows ads.

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