Best fairytale/nursery rhyme games Recommendations by MathBrush A selection of fairy tale games, nursery rhyme games, or games involving the Fair Folk.
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1 . Moon-Shaped (2006) Average member rating: MathBrush says:
A fairy-tale game involving Little Red Riding Hood, among others. Fairly serious in tone.
2 . Molly and the Butter Thieves (2015) Average member rating: MathBrush says:
A game about fantastical thieves in your house, and a journey to another land.
3 . Bronze (2006) Average member rating: MathBrush says:
A retelling of Beauty and the Beast in Short's classic style.
4 . Glass (2006) Average member rating: MathBrush says:
A one-room, limited-action retelling of Cinderella. Unusual PC.
5 . Alabaster (2009) Average member rating: MathBrush says:
Interesting take on Snow White by Emily Short and many others. Short game with high replay value and heavy conversation system.
6 . Indigo (2011) Average member rating: MathBrush says:
A short Speed-IF take on Rapunzel with a fun magic system.
7 . Mother Loose (1998) Average member rating: MathBrush says:
A game playing through about 4-5 nursery rhymes at once. Can choose to do things as a nice kid or a mean kid.
8 . Beware The Faerie Food You Eat (2015) Average member rating: MathBrush says:
A highly replayable Twine game about travelling to meet the Faerie Queen.
9 . Goldilocks is a FOX! (2002) Average member rating: MathBrush says:
A huge game which you play as Goldilocks. You act out a large number of fairytales. No sexuality, but some twisted humor.
10 . Mite (2010) Average member rating: MathBrush says:
Like Thumbelina mixed with Redwall. A green pixie boy returns a gem to the fairy prince. Fight a spider.
11 . Foo Foo (2016) Average member rating: MathBrush says:
As the good fairy, figure out why Foo Foo is bopping all the field mice.
12 . Eidolon (2014) Average member rating: MathBrush says:
A dark fairy tale in twine form.
13 . The Paper Bag Princess (2013) Average member rating: MathBrush says:
A short, easy game based on the classic children's novel.
14 . Firebird (1998) Average member rating: MathBrush says:
A charming longer TADS game that retells the Russian folk tale of the Firebird.
15 . Beneath Floes (2015) Average member rating: MathBrush says:
A graphics-and-sound heavy short Twine story based on Inuit legends.
16 . A Colder Light (2012) Average member rating: MathBrush says:
Another Inuit-based game, this time a parser hybrid involving summoning spirits.
17 . The Fairy Woods (2014) Average member rating: MathBrush says:
A short, charming twine game with few branches but simple, evocative writing.
18 . Eat Me (2017) Average member rating: MathBrush says:
A dark, grim fairy tale based on Hansel and Gretel and a few other stories.
19 . Charming (2018) Average member rating: MathBrush says:
A fun little fantasy game with spells with a fairy-tale feel.
20 . Bogeyman (2018) Average member rating: MathBrush says:
A dark and horrifying take on the story of the Bogeyman. Complicity The Game.
21 . A Squire's Tale (2020) Average member rating: MathBrush says:
A choicescript game with a slow start but great Fae stuff later on, involving the ancient legend of Cockaigne.
22 . Demon Mark: A Russian Saga (2017) Average member rating: MathBrush says:
Another Choicescript fairytale game with a slow start but good ending. This one is based on Russian fairytales.
23 . A Murder in Fairyland (2020) Average member rating: MathBrush says:
Intro to a commercial game, but complete in itself. Use wordplay and solve riddles to figure out who commited a murder.
24 . Fairest (2022) Average member rating: MathBrush says:
An excellent mishmash of fairy tales with emphasis on the horror aspect of early folktales and a critical analysis of a common ending trope.
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