Creepy Tale

Creepy Tale

February 21, 2020

AdventurePlatformerPuzzle Nintendo SwitchPC

While walking with your brother, everything turns into horror and drags the hero into a series of terrible events. Your brother has been kidnapped, and you are left face-to-face with an ominous forest filled with dangers and strange creatures. Solve the puzzles that you meet on the way, do not …

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A.J. Maciejewski Video Chums Feb 2020
60.0 /100

"Piecing together the puzzles in Creepy Tale can be quite rewarding but at the same time, frustration is bound to rear its ugly head."

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Chris White God is a Geek Feb 2020
60.0 /100

"Creepy Tale never relies on typical puzzle tropes, and has a wonderful art style that is both unsettling and beautiful in equal measure. It&s;s to clever for its own good, and the amount of times you&s;ll struggle far outweighs the …"

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70.0 /100

"Creepy Tale hearkens back to a time when scary meant something else entirely and modern indie game design was still coming into its own. The story flows wonderfully and is easy enough to follow; it’s only hampered by odd puzzle …"

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Ivanir Ignacchitti Hardcore Gamer Feb 2020
60.0 /100

Graphics

45.0

Gameplay

35.0

Story

60.0

"Although Creepy Tale reasonably represents the genre and is not a bad game, it also has nothing special. Its puzzles are too simple and its gloomy atmosphere is not enough to make the game minimally memorable."

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James Eckhoff The Digital Fix Feb 2020
70.0 /100

"Gorgeous game with a short, yet enticing story that left me wanting more. Just be sure to bring your patience with you before trying to tackle the puzzle-based gameplay."

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Jemma Casson Pure Nintendo Feb 2020
70.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

70.0

Story

65.0

"Creepy Tale is aptly titled; it had no trouble giving me goosebumps. The gloomy atmosphere is aesthetically pleasing and the cryptic puzzles will tease your brain, bordering on frustrating at times – patience and trial and error are key attributes …"

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Justin Nation Nindie Spotlight Feb 2020
63.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

68.0

Story

62.0

"When LIMBO made its debut on the indie gaming scene it really made a splash, not just with its dark themes and creepy art, but also its take on an adventure full of pretty creative and challenging puzzling..."

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Nikola Erlebachová Gaming Professors Feb 2020
55.0 /100

Graphics

45.0

Gameplay

60.0

Story

70.0

"Creepy Tale is a creepy one-shot with a simple plot, friendly visuals, harmonious audio side and also with a few problems that slightly disturb the overall impression. The inspiration of the Brothers Grimm fairy tales is evident in the Slavic …"

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40.0 /100

Graphics

25.0

Gameplay

30.0

Story

35.0

"Creepy Tale certainly lives up to its namesake, courtesy of superb sound design and art heavily inspired by the works of John Kenn Mortensen, but it&s;s a title which falls apart under scrutiny. A completely silent narrative is ambitious, as …"

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Richard Shivdarsan GameGrin Feb 2020
40.0 /100

"Despite having a solid atmosphere and an occasional interesting puzzle, it unfortunately fails to capture the depth of the games it&s;s replicating."

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Zackerie Fairfax Gamepur Feb 2020
50.0 /100

Graphics

60.0

Gameplay

30.0

Story

70.0

"Creepy Tale is an ominous story with frustrating puzzles."

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