A Short Tale - Room Escape

298 reviews
Content rating
PEGI 3
5K+
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About this game

"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?
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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.

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Explore a tiny world and solve clever puzzles in this mystery adventure.
Updated on
Aug 18, 2026

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Ratings and reviews

222 reviews
E T
May 17, 2026
I love your games as they are quite challenging and with a good story. This one is a bit TOO challenging: despite changing the difficulty settings in the main menu, there are no tooltips and no hint systems, and the difficulty is set to high regardless. I haven't finished it bc it is too frustrating (and how was I supposed to know where the glow balls were or where I could hang the floss?!).
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A Google user
October 11, 2019
I absolutely love this game. I've played it 3 times now and I still find it challenging. The graphics are fantastic. The puzzles really get you thinking. All the time your playing the setting of a childhood bedroom is quite relaxing and soothing. It's a long game, value for money, one of the best in its genre in my opinion. Glitch games Please please please bring out out a sequel soon.
4 people found this review helpful
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A Google user
January 30, 2019
As already noted this game is not short. But it is clever. I did look at a walkthrough several times, but usually ended up scolding myself for not seeing the answer. Lots of puzzles, some of them hard, but all of them fair. And the solutions are there to be found. Nice story and great graphics. Played flawlessly on my Samsung tablet.
13 people found this review helpful
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What’s new

Small fixes and improvements.