Comparison

A Short Tale vs Lost Treasure 2

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
Currently charting
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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

Lost Treasure 2

Embark on a thrilling treasure hunt across a newly discovered Pacific archipelago. Solve intricate puzzles, explore ancient temples, and uncover hidden clues in this captivating point-and-click adventure game.

Highlights
  • Explore 89 game map scenes
  • Discover ancient temples and structures
  • Solve dozens of puzzles, clues, and items
  • Custom designed HD graphics
  • Dynamic map with fast-travel
  • In-app purchase for walkthrough videos
Features
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Fulfill your treasure hunt craving in this mind-teasing puzzle adventure on a newly discovered archipelago of islands in the Pacific Ocean not far from the Galápagos Islands. Imagine the roar of cannon fire from tall wooden sailing ships as you hunt for pirate treasure in this beautifully designed classic point and click adventure puzzle game. Explore 89 game map scenes as you travel across multiple islands. Follow trails, discover ancient temples, and structures of past tree dwelling inhabitants. Get lost in a vast desert as you search for temples, get trapped in an ancient underground labyrinth. Discover hidden passageways, clues and puzzles along the way! Uncle Henry has been hunting lost treasures for as long as you can remember. His legendary stories of adventure excited your imagination as you were a child growing up. Now with your newly acquired archeology skills, he has been reaching out from time to time for your help in tracking down some of these difficult to find treasures. This captivating adventure game has: - Custom designed beautiful HD graphics! - Custom composed soundtrack and sound effects! - A dynamic map to show the screens you have visited and current location - A camera that takes photos of clues and symbols as you discover them - Dozens of puzzles, clues, and items - Auto saves your progress - Available for phones and tablets! - Instantly move around the map reducing travel time with Fast-travel - Get helpful text hints that nudge you in the right direction - Complete walkthrough videos for each hint and puzzle available as In App Purchase Visit our website to sign up for our newsletter and learn about upcoming games! www.syntaxity.com

Screenshots

A Short Tale4 screens
Lost Treasure 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: A Short Tale at none against Lost Treasure 2's 1. A Short Tale also leads on chart position (#195 vs unranked). Lost Treasure 2's advantage is review sentiment (96% vs 74%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 11.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 Lost Treasure 2 $3.99 up front. Lost Treasure 2 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. A Short Tale asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for A Short Tale against 4.7 for Lost Treasure 2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 246 and 280 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of A Short Tale's written reviews are positive against 96% of Lost Treasure 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

A Short Tale ships an update every 5 months, Lost Treasure 2 every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
A Short Tale versus Lost Treasure 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterA Short TaleLost Treasure 2
Price$3.99$3.99
Rating4.6 (246 ratings)4.7 (280 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.2% of reviews96.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings246280 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#195 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size290 MB252 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGlitch GamesSyntaxity Inc.

Customer experience

A Short Tale

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

Lost Treasure 2

All ratings277 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral2.2%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews186 reviews
Positive96.2%
Neutral2.2%
Negative1.6%

User reviews

A Short Tale

From 246 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

Lost Treasure 2

From 280 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Exceptional puzzles and gameplay
  • 🔍 Engaging search and use of items
  • 💡 Helpful hint system
  • 👍 Fun and challenging
  • 👍 Reasonable pricing

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Some puzzles not intuitive
  • 🔍 Difficulty in viewing photos/clues during puzzles
  • 🕰️ Short game length for the price
  • 🔍 Repetitive gameplay elements across games

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

Lost Treasure 2

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Clues not working as intended in certain locations
  • Occasional freezing or crashes

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to view photos/clues while solving puzzles
  • Longer game length
  • More varied puzzles and gameplay elements

In-app purchases

None

A Short Tale

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Lost Treasure 2

One-time1
  • فتح الأفكار$0.99

Questions

Is A Short Tale free?
A Short Tale costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lost Treasure 2 free?
Lost Treasure 2 costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, A Short Tale or Lost Treasure 2?
Lost Treasure 2 is rated higher. A Short Tale averages 4.6 out of 5 from 246 ratings, while Lost Treasure 2 averages 4.7 from 280 ratings.
Do A Short Tale or Lost Treasure 2 have ads?
Neither A Short Tale nor Lost Treasure 2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, A Short Tale or Lost Treasure 2?
A Short Tale ships an update every 5 months, and Lost Treasure 2 every 4 months. Most recently, A Short Tale was updated on October 21, 2026 and Lost Treasure 2 on October 23, 2026.

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