This is a lovely puzzle game with great atmosphere, music, and sound design.

Level design is enjoyable and varied - surprisingly so, given how few puzzle mechanics the game introduces over time. Levels also vary significantly in difficulty: some levels are very quick to solve, particularly early on and on the main path. But a few of the levels were frankly *surprisingly* difficult. As a point of comparison, by the end I'd looked up ~12 of the 134 stars.

Besides atmosphere and level design, I also loved the mouse-based control scheme. Movement is quick, and can be as quick as you can move your mouse. If only all games were this responsive.

I have a few minor criticisms. Firstly, the game lacks Steam achievements for some reason. Secondly, the game is called a "Tale", and mentions wordless storytelling. But while I enjoyed the atmosphere, I didn't really see or care for the story, insofar as there even is any. Thirdly, if you collect some but not all stars in a level, and then replay the level, then you must collect already-found stars again. This makes sense since some puzzle mechanics are irreversible, but it still made game completion slightly more cumbersome. Fourth, puzzles have no numbers or names, so there's no way to talk about or look up solutions for specific puzzles. Fortunately I did find a full playthrough of the game incl. all stars, but looking up solutions was still harder than it had to be.

But ultimately this is a well-designed, atmospheric, and enjoyable puzzle game. Recommended.