A Tiny Sticker Tale is an Adventure Game with puzzle elements developed by Ogre Pixel and funded via Kickstarter. The game follows a young donkey named Flynn who arrives on Figori Island in possession of a magical sticker book, which he uses to help the other residents.
Like the developers' earlier game Lonesome Village, the game is intended as a wholesome, relaxing experience with no combat elements that can be completed in a few hours, although A Tiny Sticker Tale is significantly shorter and has a Lighter and Softer story. The player has the ability to turn various objects and even other characters into stickers, place them in the album, and take them to other regions of the island in order to solve puzzles and find secrets.
The game was released on October 4th, 2023. You can find it on Steam here
, and read more about it on the official website here. The game is also available for Nintendo Switch (see the announcement trailer here).
A Tiny Sticker Tale contains examples of:
- All There in the Manual: Flynn's name isn't stated in the game itself, but it's mentioned on the game's official website.
- Cartoon Bomb: The "bomb" sticker that the player can use to blow up large rocks takes the shape of a spherical black bomb.
- Company Cross References: Various to the developers' earlier game Lonesome Village which imply that the two games may take place in the same universe, although it's ultimately left ambiguous. Edward mentions that he has a friend named Earl who lives in Lonesome Village — in that game, Earl the owl was the first NPC whom the player saves. Both games also have characters named Baran who look quite similar to each other but while Lonesome Village's Baran was an evil cult leader and the game's Big Bad, here he is a friendly, elderly hermit, making it a stretch (although not impossible) that they are the same person.
- Floating Limbs: The game has the same art style as Lonesome Village, depicting the Funny Animal characters with visible feet but no legs, and round hands that appear to be floating.
- Giggling Villain: Although more of a general troublemaker than an actual villain, Rocky the raccoon always does a distinctive giggle after pulling one of his various pranks.
- Heroic Mime: The protagonist Flynn doesn't talk in the game.
- Logo Joke: When starting up the game, the Ogre Pixel logo is shown being placed on the screen as if it were one of the game's stickers.
- Plot Coupon: There are five medallions that the player can obtain by helping residents across the island, representing Joy, Love, Safety, Self-confidence, and Perseverance. Collecting all of them allows you to view the ending.
- Rascally Raccoon: Rocky the raccoon is a troublemaker who likes to go around pulling pranks such as lifting a drawbridge so the player can't pass through.
- Shout-Out:
- In addition to sharing a name with a raccoon from Lonesome Village who may or may not be the same person, Rocky's name is a reference to The Beatles' song "Rocky Raccoon".
- In the mountains, there is a statue of a bearded animal with the phrase "You shall not pass" written on it.
- Pommy mentions looking forward to "the new Petrian Pawdyssey" game.
- Shy Shelled Animal: Luca is a shy turtle who wants to be a musician, but lacks self-confidence. The player can help him find the confidence to play by using the sticker book to take him to the town auditorium and find some spectators for him.
- Variable Mix: Although the basic melody of the game's background music remains the same as you travel throughout the island, the instruments change to fit the mood depending on where you are and whether it's day or night.
