Ghost of a Tale

Oozing heart, wit, charm and adventure from every digital pore, Ghost of a Tale is a beautifully crafted and warmly affecting adventure that deserves a place in the collections of PS4 owners everywhere.

Life is, at its very core, a journey, and every step we take during this journey has a profound impact on who we are as persons and how we relate to those all around us. This journey often begins with very simple tales where anthropomorphic animals face challenges that, once overcome, reveal a deeper meaning that teaches children the difference between good and evil, justice and injustice and so on. As we grow older, these teachings become part of us, but the magic of these tales fades away, becoming part of a very distant past that almost feels like it never happened. A game like Ghost of a T...

I am almost always impressed when I play a game developed by a single person. With the exception of the disgrace to mankind that was Sword of Fortress, most of these games ended up being true passion projects that surpassed all of my expectations, such as Iconoclasts, Undertale, Gorogoa, and Stardew Valley. Ghost of a Tale, originally released on PC in 2018, is the latest addition to this pantheon of achievements. Thankfully enough, it’s also a pretty good title, even though it has its fai...

Ghost of a Tale is a gorgeous, fun adventure that can occasionally be bogged down by frustrating and repetitive mechanics and it’s come a long way since entering Early Access in 2016. It doesn’t quite fill the stealth game hole that Thief left me with, but I hope we haven’t seen the last of Tilo.

Ghost of a Tale is an ambitious outing that explores an imaginative new world while eschewing combat. Is the tale of a tiny mouse among an army of rats worth checking out?