Miniatures (video game)

Not to be confused with Miniatures game.

Miniatures is a point-and-click adventure game developed and published by Other Tales Interactive. It was released in 2024 for iOS, Linux, MacOS, Nintendo Switch, and Windows.

Miniatures
Developer(s)	Other Tales Interactive
Publisher(s)	Other Tales Interactive
Designer(s)	Tanja Lind Tankred Gian Dbeis Balázs Rónyai
Composer(s)	Mads Vadsholt
Platform(s)	iOS Linux MacOS Nintendo Switch Windows
Release	November 14, 2024
Genre(s)	Point-and-click adventure
Mode(s)	Single-player

Gameplay

Miniatures is an adventure game that consists of clicking on objects to direct actions. During one section, the player progresses by dragging the screen along as though flipping through a book. Occasionally, the game is broken up by simple puzzles.^[1]

Plot

The game consists of four separate vignettes.

• The Paludarium: A lonely boy bonds with his new pet.
• The House of the Moon: A girl searches for her mother after she disappears with the Moon.
• The Last Sand Castle: A village of crab-like beings begin their day before a wave sweeps them away.
• Familiar: A family of four assemble a cabinet together.

Development

Miniatures was released by Other Tales Interactive, an independent game studio based in Copenhagen, Denmark. Their previous game, released in 2019, was Tick Tock: A Tale for Two.^[2]

A demo was released for Steam Next Fest^[3] preceding the full release on November 14, 2024.^[4]

Reception

Ben Sledge of TheGamer scored the game a 4/5, concluding that, "It's beautiful, melancholy, and purposefully weird, and I really appreciate that."^[5] Nintendo Life's Jess Elizabeth Reed gave the game an 8/10, praising each vignette's storytelling in very few words.^[6] Zoey Handley of Destructoid on the other hand rated Miniatures a 5/10, feeling that the game lacked depth.^[7]

At the 2025 Independent Games Festival, Miniatures received honorable mentions in the categories "Excellence in Narrative" and "Excellence in Visual Arts".^[8]