Creepy Tale 3: Ingrid Penance

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Creepy Tale 3: Ingrid Penance is a single player puzzle game with a horror theme. It was developed by Creepy Brothers and was released on March 9, 2023. It received positive reviews from players.

As punishment for her transgressions, Ingrid is sent to hell. As she struggles through the darkness that hungers to consume her heart, she makes her way toward redemption. Her fate is in your hands.

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Audience ScoreBased on 158 reviews

story23 positive mentions

grinding3 negative mentions

Stunning hand-drawn art style and atmospheric, creepy fairy tale world design that enhances immersion.
Engaging narrative with a morality system where player choices affect the story and lead to multiple endings, encouraging replayability.
Varied and challenging puzzles that require observation and different approaches, providing a rewarding gameplay experience.

Some puzzles rely on obscure logic or trial-and-error, which can lead to frustration and disrupt gameplay flow.
Technical issues including bugs, occasional freezes, and lack of a chapter selection or manual save system hamper convenience and replaying.
Slow pacing, clunky controls, and repetitive or drawn-out segments detract from overall enjoyment for some players.

story
48 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story centers on Ingrid, a flawed protagonist journeying through a surreal, dark fairy-tale world where player choices deeply influence her growth and multiple endings. It combines atmospheric environmental storytelling with a morality system, delivering a creepy, engaging, and thematic narrative praised for its complexity, pacing, and replayability, though some find it less compelling or predictable compared to earlier entries. Overall, the story is considered immersive and memorable, fitting well with the game's haunting and puzzle-driven experience.
- “The story follows Ingrid, a flawed and impulsive protagonist whose choices set her on a path into a surreal and often disturbing realm.”
- “The narrative unfolds gradually through environmental storytelling and encounters with strange figures, creating a sense of progression that is both personal and thematic.”
- “The game frames itself as a kind of cautionary tale, where the player’s decisions influence Ingrid’s growth and ultimately determine how her story concludes.”
- “Clunky puzzles, dull story, and frustrating gameplay.”
- “Story was nonsensical.”
- “Instead of a straightforward story where you can go back to any point easily, this one contains a karma system, which means you have to restart if you did anything wrong.”
graphics
19 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game features a stunning hand-drawn art style that enhances its dark, haunting atmosphere, blending a unique dark cartoon aesthetic with detailed 2D environments. Fans appreciate the return to the series' distinctive visual design, complemented by improved animations and polished production values. Overall, the graphics are praised for their ability to evoke curiosity and discomfort while maintaining a captivating and immersive experience.
- “The hand-drawn art style enhances this tone, with each environment crafted to evoke both curiosity and discomfort.”
- “Creepy Tale 3: Ingrid Penance is a hauntingly beautiful game with a stunning art style and a dark, gripping atmosphere.”
- “The 2D aesthetics and character design have been improved, maintaining the gloomy atmosphere while emphasizing the dark cartoon style.”
- “The hand-drawn art style enhances the tone, with each environment crafted to evoke both curiosity and discomfort.”
- “- The 2D aesthetics and character design have been improved, maintaining the gloomy atmosphere while emphasizing the dark cartoon style.”
- “Overall production value has also increased significantly; the game definitely feels more polished compared to previous entries in the series, without losing any of the marvelous art style and storytelling present in earlier parts.”
gameplay
18 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay of Creepy Tale 3: Ingrid Penance enhances its traditional point-and-click foundation with more variety, player-driven choices, and a new morality system, resulting in a longer and more engaging experience. While improvements in puzzle design and mechanics are noted, some players find certain puzzles clunky or gameplay sequences tedious, and occasional bugs affect enjoyment. Overall, the gameplay successfully evolves the series, balancing atmospheric storytelling with immersive and varied interactions.
- “Creepy Tale 3: Ingrid Penance combines atmospheric storytelling, varied gameplay, and player-driven outcomes into a cohesive experience that is both engaging and memorable.”
- “Choices are woven into both dialogue and gameplay, influencing how Ingrid responds to the world and how the story unfolds.”
- “The deeper narrative and innovative gameplay mechanics offer a fresh and engaging experience: its longer length and new morality system ensure that the series continues to evolve in a positive way.”
- “Clunky puzzles, dull story, and frustrating gameplay.”
- “Clunky gameplay and dull puzzles.”
- “Can't recommend it because of bugs, not well-thought puzzles (although most are fine) and tedious gameplay sequences that drain your interest.”
atmosphere
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game excels in creating a haunting and eerie atmosphere through its stunning art style, atmospheric storytelling, and evocative sound design. This dark, gloomy ambiance is consistently praised and is a key element that elevates the puzzle-adventure experience, making it both engaging and memorable.
- “Creepy Tale 3: Ingrid Penance is a hauntingly beautiful game with a stunning art style and a dark, gripping atmosphere.”
- “Puzzles are clever without being frustrating, and the eerie atmosphere grips you from start to finish.”
- “This is a well-crafted puzzle-adventure game with stunning hand-drawn graphics and a haunting atmosphere.”
music
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's music is widely praised for its atmospheric and diverse soundtrack that effectively complements the dark, creepy theme. Players find the music engaging and fitting to the mood, enhancing the overall immersive experience despite some mixed feelings about certain puzzles.
- “Atmospheric soundtrack with many diverse locations, each differing in mood.”
- “Good music that fits the theme very well.”
- “Beautiful visual style, dark setting, great music, and good puzzles that really make you think.”
- “I hardly went through half of the game, and at some point, I started using YouTube, especially during the music puzzle where I saw a note instead of runes!”
- “I really liked the music in the game, and many of the puzzles were engaging, but many more were just clunky and obnoxious.”
- “Atmospheric soundtrack, many diverse and different in mood locations.”
replayability
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game offers strong replayability through its branching narrative, multiple endings influenced by a morality system, and evolving character development. Varied puzzle solutions and the need to replay to discover all outcomes and achievements encourage multiple playthroughs, though some feel the emphasis on replay may dilute the core experience. Overall, it provides a richer, more complex experience than its predecessor, appealing to players who enjoy deep exploration and experimentation.
- “Replayability is enhanced by the branching narrative and multiple endings.”
- “The protagonist is the most interesting of them all; the story is differentiated a lot here (instead of again rescuing a sibling), visually it is the creepiest it has ever been, it has a morality system through making choices that affect the ending you get (3 different endings), and you have to play through it at least three times to get all the endings and see different things you missed before.”
- “Not only is it the longest one to complete, it also has great replay value since nearly all puzzles throughout the game allow for different solutions, resulting in different outcomes in the end.”
- “Too many things meshed up into one single experience; trying to make it have replayability ended up taking away the charm of what looked like a great puzzler.”
- “There is even some replayability, as your choices (good vs. bad) affect the outcome, though it is mainly to get the achievements.”
- “The protagonist is the most interesting of them all; the story is differentiated a lot here (instead of again rescuing a sibling), visually it is the creepiest it has ever been, it has a morality system through making choices that affects the ending you get (3 different endings), and you have to play through it at least three times (this can be either a positive to the replayability or a negative to others) to get all the endings and see different things you missed before.”
emotional
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Creepy Tale 3 offers a deeply emotional and complex narrative centered on Ingrid's redemption, enhanced by haunting hand-drawn art and impeccable sound design. The story skillfully blends creepy and heartfelt elements, with meaningful moral choices that resonate with players.
- “Creepy Tale 3 delivers hauntingly beautiful hand-drawn art and a genuinely touching narrative.”
- “Ingrid's journey is emotional, the sound design is impeccable, and the moral choices matter.”
- “Following in the dark vein of its predecessors, Creepy Tale 3 offers a more complex and emotional story, focusing on Ingrid's redemption.”
humor
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game is dark and often disturbing, featuring a mix of witty, funny comments and a twisted, evil little girl that adds a unique, entertaining edge. This blend of dark comedy and shocking moments is a key appeal, making the gameplay both surprising and amusing.
- “Cool, not too long, not too short, great story, good graphics and the comments are really funny (especially in Russian).”
- “Dark humor with an evil little girl.”
- “There were still a lot of funny and disturbing moments; I think that is the main reason to play the game, just to see if it can surprise you - it's one of those games where it's actually fun to kill the character.”
grinding
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Grinding in the game is often described as tedious and mind-numbing, especially when pursuing achievements like a no-death run. It involves repetitive gameplay and AFK card farming, which can detract from overall enjoyment due to bugs and uninspired puzzle design.
- “Going for the no death run achievement is so mind-numbingly tedious.”
- “Can't recommend it because of bugs, not well-thought puzzles (although most are fine) and tedious gameplay sequences that drain your interest.”
- “Play time past 15 minutes is AFK card farming.”
character development
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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This installment enhances character development and moral consequences compared to earlier entries, complementing improved 2D aesthetics and character design that maintain a gloomy yet dark cartoon style.
- “Unlike earlier entries that leaned more heavily on atmosphere alone, this installment places greater emphasis on character development and moral consequence.”
stability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game generally runs stably, but there is a notable bug where opening your hands to view sins causes a repetitive audio glitch and game freeze, which can be unsettling.
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The optimization is generally good for an indie game, though a few characters may cause minor performance issues. Overall, it performs reasonably well given its scope.

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Creepy Tale 3: Ingrid Penance is a puzzle game with horror theme.

Creepy Tale 3: Ingrid Penance is available on Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, PC, PlayStation 5 and others.

On average players spend around 5 hours playing Creepy Tale 3: Ingrid Penance.

Creepy Tale 3: Ingrid Penance was released on March 9, 2023.

Creepy Tale 3: Ingrid Penance was developed by Creepy Brothers.

Creepy Tale 3: Ingrid Penance has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked Creepy Tale 3: Ingrid Penance for its story but disliked it for its replayability.

Creepy Tale 3: Ingrid Penance is a single player game.

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