Best fairytale/nursery rhyme games

Recommendations by MathBrush

A selection of fairy tale games, nursery rhyme games, or games involving the Fair Folk.

1. Moon-Shaped
by Jason Ermer
(2006)
Average member rating: (37 ratings)

MathBrush says:

A fairy-tale game involving Little Red Riding Hood, among others. Fairly serious in tone.

2. Molly and the Butter Thieves
by Alice Grove (as Cosmic Hamster)
(2015)
Average member rating: (15 ratings)

MathBrush says:

A game about fantastical thieves in your house, and a journey to another land.

3. Bronze
by Emily Short
(2006)
Average member rating: (286 ratings)

MathBrush says:

A retelling of Beauty and the Beast in Short's classic style.

4. Glass
by Emily Short
(2006)
Average member rating: (105 ratings)

MathBrush says:

A one-room, limited-action retelling of Cinderella. Unusual PC.

5. Alabaster
by John Cater, Rob Dubbin, Eric Eve, Elizabeth Heller, Jayzee, Kazuki Mishima, Sarah Morayati, Mark Musante, Emily Short, Adam Thornton, Ziv Wities
(2009)
Average member rating: (119 ratings)

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
by Emily Short
(2011)
Average member rating: (54 ratings)

MathBrush says:

A short Speed-IF take on Rapunzel with a fun magic system.

7. Mother Loose
by Irene Callaci
(1998)
Average member rating: (11 ratings)

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
by Astrid Dalmady
(2015)
Average member rating: (27 ratings)

MathBrush says:

A highly replayable Twine game about travelling to meet the Faerie Queen.

9. Goldilocks is a FOX!
by J. J. Guest
(2002)
Average member rating: (10 ratings)

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, by Sara Dee (2010)
Average member rating: (32 ratings)
MathBrush says:

Like Thumbelina mixed with Redwall. A green pixie boy returns a gem to the fairy prince. Fight a spider.

11. Foo Foo
by Buster Hudson
(2016)
Average member rating: (61 ratings)

MathBrush says:

As the good fairy, figure out why Foo Foo is bopping all the field mice.

12. Eidolon, by A.D. Jansen (2014)
Average member rating: (32 ratings)
MathBrush says:

A dark fairy tale in twine form.

13. The Paper Bag Princess
by Adri
(2013)
Average member rating: (20 ratings)

MathBrush says:

A short, easy game based on the classic children's novel.

14. Firebird
by Bonnie Montgomery
(1998)
Average member rating: (31 ratings)

MathBrush says:

A charming longer TADS game that retells the Russian folk tale of the Firebird.

15. Beneath Floes
by Bravemule; Pinnguaq
(2015)
Average member rating: (13 ratings)

MathBrush says:

A graphics-and-sound heavy short Twine story based on Inuit legends.

16. A Colder Light
by Jon Ingold
(2012)
Average member rating: (18 ratings)

MathBrush says:

Another Inuit-based game, this time a parser hybrid involving summoning spirits.

17. The Fairy Woods
by rosencrantz
(2014)
Average member rating: (15 ratings)

MathBrush says:

A short, charming twine game with few branches but simple, evocative writing.

18. Eat Me
by Chandler Groover
(2017)
Average member rating: (94 ratings)

MathBrush says:

A dark, grim fairy tale based on Hansel and Gretel and a few other stories.

19. Charming
by Kaylah Facey
(2018)
Average member rating: (16 ratings)

MathBrush says:

A fun little fantasy game with spells with a fairy-tale feel.

20. Bogeyman
by Elizabeth Smyth
(2018)
Average member rating: (78 ratings)

MathBrush says:

A dark and horrifying take on the story of the Bogeyman. Complicity The Game.

21. A Squire's Tale
by Benjamin Appleby-Dean
(2020)
Average member rating: (1 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
by Lorraine Fryer and Vladimir Barash
(2017)
Average member rating: (5 ratings)

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
by Abigail Corfman
(2020)
Average member rating: (18 ratings)

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
by Amanda Walker
(2022)
Average member rating: (26 ratings)

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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