Comparison

A Short Tale vs Dreadful Baking

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

Dreadful Baking

Features
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In this fnaf-like game you'll survive 7 horrific nights in the dreadful bakery fending off a whole horde of monsters while trying to bake your cookies :3 Controls: Read the buttons, they tell you what to do Credits for assets not made by me “---CameraMan—” by TheDirector “Corpse” by Vasian-Digital3D “Flashlight Prop” by Jimmy Johansson “Crying Head” by CommunicationNode “Old TV” by Blank2574 "Horror mask" by Bulat.Shakirov "Zombie Mutant" by Regulator "Crying head 2" by CommunicationNode "Demon Mask" by egorova.e "Old Rusty School Chair" by aurelkillers1 "Ps1 Shotgun" Tsar Games Base model for Diable des details by ReadyPlayerMe "background metal" by RoundDollar "Dark Ambiance Music" by TheoJT

Screenshots

A Short Tale4 screens
Dreadful Baking4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Dreadful Baking at Free against A Short Tale's $3.99. A Short Tale's advantage is chart position (#195 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On 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

Dreadful Baking 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.

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A Short Tale versus Dreadful Baking: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterA Short TaleDreadful Baking
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (246 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews74.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings246 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#195 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size290 MB158 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperGlitch GamesGreen Country Technology Center

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

Dreadful Baking

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

A Short Tale

No in-app purchases

None

Dreadful Baking

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is A Short Tale free?
A Short Tale costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dreadful Baking free?
Dreadful Baking is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do A Short Tale or Dreadful Baking have ads?
Neither A Short Tale nor Dreadful Baking shows ads.

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