Comparison

A Short Tale vs Veritas

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

Veritas

Embark on a first-person point-and-click adventure to uncover the truth behind your memory loss. Solve puzzles, find clues, and experience trademark Glitch humor in this immersive mystery game.

Highlights
  • First-person point and click adventure
  • Glitch humor and puzzles
  • Glitch Camera for clues
  • Numerous clues and puzzles
  • Full hint system
  • 8 save slots
  • Auto-save progress
Features
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Veritas – A Mystery Escape Room Adventure Can you uncover the truth? Veritas is a story-driven escape room puzzle game that blends mystery, exploration, and challenging logic puzzles into an unforgettable point-and-click adventure. After volunteering for a research study at Veritas Industries, you wake up alone in a strange room with no memory of the previous day. The last thing you remember is signing a consent form and following a group of friendly scientists in white coats. They were doctors... surely they were telling the truth. Explore mysterious locations, solve intricate escape room puzzles, uncover hidden clues, and discover what really happened. But one question remains: What is truth... and does it even matter? Features • A first-person point-and-click escape room adventure. • Challenging puzzles, brain teasers, and hidden clues to uncover. • Explore mysterious environments packed with secrets. • Use the unique Glitch Camera to capture clues and solve puzzles. • Signature Glitch Games humour woven throughout the story. • Beautiful soundtrack and immersive sound effects. • Built-in hint system when you need a helping hand. • No ads. No in-app purchases. Just the complete game. • 8 save slots for multiple players or playthroughs. • Automatic saving so you never lose your progress. If you enjoy escape room games, mystery adventures, point-and-click games, detective stories, and challenging puzzle games, Veritas is waiting for you. 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: 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

Screenshots

A Short Tale4 screens
Veritas4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Veritas at every 6 weeks against A Short Tale's every 5 months. A Short Tale's advantage is chart position (#189 vs unranked) and price ($3.99 vs $4.99). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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

A Short Tale costs $3.99 and Veritas $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for A Short Tale against 4.6 for Veritas. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 245 and 451 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of A Short Tale's written reviews are positive against 76% of Veritas's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

A Short Tale ships an update every 5 months, Veritas every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
A Short Tale versus Veritas: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterA Short TaleVeritas
Price$3.99 — better$4.99
Rating4.6 (245 ratings)4.6 (451 ratings)
Positive reviews74.2% of reviews76.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings245451 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#189 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.011.0
Further details — not scored
Size290 MB920 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperGlitch GamesGlitch Games

Customer experience

A Short Tale

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

Veritas

All ratings451 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral3.3%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews207 reviews
Positive76.3%
Neutral8.7%
Negative15.0%

User reviews

A Short Tale

From 245 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Challenging puzzles
  • 👍 Charming and relaxing atmosphere
  • 💡 Unique and clever puzzles
  • 🤖 Impressive game design
  • 🎨 Beautiful graphics

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional glitches and bugs
  • 🤔 Some puzzles too obscure or illogical
  • ⏱️ Slow navigation and screen transitions
  • 🤷‍♀️ Lack of hints or guidance

Veritas

From 451 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Challenging puzzles
  • 👍 Interesting story
  • 🕹️ Intuitive gameplay
  • 🎨 Excellent graphics
  • 💡 Helpful camera feature

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and glitches
  • ⏱️ Slow loading times
  • 🔍 Difficulty navigating and finding items
  • 🤯 Some puzzles too obscure or illogical

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

Veritas

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Items disappearing from inventory
  • Progress being lost or reset
  • Inability to interact with certain objects

Requested features

4 requests
  • Map or navigation system
  • Ability to reorder/organize photos
  • More save/resume options
  • Ability to skip/bypass certain puzzles

In-app purchases

None

A Short Tale

No in-app purchases

None

Veritas

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is A Short Tale free?
A Short Tale costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Veritas free?
Veritas costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, A Short Tale or Veritas?
A Short Tale and Veritas are both rated 4.6 out of 5 on the App Store, from 245 and 451 ratings respectively.
Do A Short Tale or Veritas have ads?
Neither A Short Tale nor Veritas shows ads.
Which is updated more often, A Short Tale or Veritas?
A Short Tale ships an update every 5 months, and Veritas every 6 weeks. Most recently, A Short Tale was updated on September 20, 2026 and Veritas on September 22, 2026.

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