A Short Tale (2016)

- Platforms
- Android, Nintendo Switch
- Genres
- Puzzle, Adventure
- Where to get it
- Nintendo eShop

The catalog in 3D
The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A deliberate and thoughtful puzzle adventure where you explore by photographing clues to piece together answers.
puzzleadventurefirst personescapeclue basedexploratorymysteryslow paced
About
A Short Tale is a first person adventure/escape game where you to take photos of clues to solve puzzles and discover answers.
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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.