Freed from the Curse

A short game with a good dash of fairytale tropes and some twists added to them. You are a princess, born with a curse. To hide the curse, your parents lock you in a tower. Suitors can try to win your hand by overcoming numerous perils to reach the tower and rescue you.

The writing is rough, but the story is pretty entertaining and charming if you take it for the light-hearted comedy it is. Interestingly, while the player is locked to a female character, you do get to decide on the gender of the love interest, although it is largely pronoun changes for the most part. You get a couple of choices here and there, but what I found was mostly positive and lighthearted, save an early bad end if you... decide to ignore the call to adventure.

The art and the parchment UI is simple, but also conveys a very charming vibe too.

Overall, it's a short and entertaining experience, maybe worth a replay or so.

I really enjoyed this short twist on (a twist on) a classic fairy tale (Spoiler - click to show) (I'm referring to Shrek). A bunch of the dialogue and narration lines made me laugh, and just the way the story unfolded was funny too. This game has a lot of heart, and because the choices are so straightforward, you truly get to choose what kind of fairytale ending you want. (Checking out the other endings was fun too.) Plus it has adorable illustrations!

Despite a lot of typos and some pronoun mixups, I'd recommend this game widely, especially because a playthrough only takes about ten minutes.