A downloadable game for Windows and macOS

"Sometimes it feels like...

I'm only a small part of someone else's story. Like my own story hasn't even begun..."

A Simple Twist of Fae

Play the free demo!

Is  a romantic comedy presented as a comic story come to life! Follow our heroine as she traverses the ins and outs of attraction, desire and possible fate, while experiencing the shenanigans a troublesome set of fairfolk can get into! 

This game is intended for mature audiences.

Though there is no sex on screen, there are strong sexual themes present throughout the game. There is also slight mention of death/grief. Player discretion is advised.  

Features!

  • A hilarious cast of silly proportions! (Five unique sprites~ with variations!)
  • A cute (and possibly frustrating) minigame!
  • Eight possible endings?
  • All original hand drawn art and designs! 
  • A silly and maybe even endearing plot full of laughter and love
  • Did someone say crotch shots? YES! crotch shots and lots of steamy tomfoolery!
  • About 30k words, 8 CGs and 25 backgrounds 


Kalaira Dewvine: the heroine!

A shy and often anxious pixie, Kalaira always steered clear of love and fate (and crowded areas). But when she finally attends the last matchmaking event of the year, she finds herself in a predicament she could never have expected!


Night Amberleaf

He's a high commander in the royal fae guard. Ever vigilant and maybe a little too valiant, he's always been quite the looker and the fairladies have had their eyes set on him for quite some time. But could it be he only has eyes for one pixie in particular? What will he do to prove his heart?


Nuri Frostwild

Starlings are known to be "flighty".  Never settling down would be characteristic of these fairfolk, as love is rare amongst them. Nuri has his sights on a certain someone, and he's steadfast in his determination to win her over. But will he be able to show his true emotions to the one who sparks them?


THIS GAME IS CURRENTLY A DEMO 

Full Release Date Set!! February 19th, 2025!

This project is originally created for submission to the first annual Josei After Dark game jam! Tuff Mallow is excited to be a part of this jam, and hope you also check out the other amazing entries submitted!

There are still more CGs to complete and coding everything in, so expect the rest within a few weeks!

Updated 15 days ago
StatusIn development
PlatformsWindows, macOS
Rating
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(12 total ratings)
AuthorTuffMallow
GenreVisual Novel
TagsCute, ecchi, Female Protagonist, josei, No AI, One-shot, Otome, Romance, silly

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ASimpleTwistofFae-1.0-mac.zip 157 MB
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ASimpleTwistofFae-1.0-pc.zip 162 MB

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Sorry if I missed it, but is the full game out? All I see are links to the demo. 

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Played this since the full release is today ! 

Art: This is basically an interactive manga. The starting page is the front cover and the setting page is the back cover. When playing, everything is black and white except the sprites (which makes it a beautiful contrast), the dialogue is through speech bubbles and there is even additional artworks for NPCs/other stuffs in form of manga cases! The sprites (and their variations) and the backgrounds are gorgeous, and i love when the characters are shocked (the comical wide eyes on Night, funniest thing ever). Overall, i am a bigggg fan of the whole aesthetic! Super original ! 

Plot: I thought the whole matchmaking events were a really neat concept! Let the magical orb tell you who you gonna end up with ouhh. (*mini spoiler: Love that one background couple who goes to it every year and are not afraid that they might get matched with someone else. Very cute!*). Was on suspense the whole time and certainly didn't expect how the event ended! 

Characters: Kalaira is pookie, enough said. For the Lis, Nuri is a definition of "mood". He can't be bothered with anything else but Kalaira, he is very observant and deliciously assertive when it comes to her! This distinction between how he acts with the protagonist vs everyone else makes it even more hot when he does something romantic. There was also some "evilness" teased, i love that for him. Night is a real gentleman and flush easily when speaking with Kalaira (blushy Lis are one of my favs). Like Nuri, but to a lesser extend, his personality is different from when he is with other people, he is more suave and charming, and with Nuri, he is quick to anger, which i find hilarious. I also love how both are really jealous of each other, the tension is just delightful.    

Really liked the demo. Looking forward to more funny situations, as well as fluffy ones, for the full game! 

(-7)

I like Nuri. ^_^

Is he from the Unseelie/Winter Court? lol
He seem to have a wonderfully wicked streak. ❤️

I do -not- like the hotheaded brute who's name I shall never recall.

I hope there will be more choices for who to talk to and such. And more choices in general.

I am not a fan of black-and-white artwork, but otherwise it was pretty nice.

The story is interesting, although you tend to pity the mc and or facepalm more than laugh.
I think the artstyle doesn't lend itself to comedy well, nor was anything in it written very funny.

Which is not to say the story is bad. 
It simply have a stronger feel of a tragedy than a comedy. Even at moments that might have been funny had they been written and drawn in a different way.

Thankfully I never saw any rumored mini-game, and I shall keep my fingers crossed any such horror will be skipp-able. (Not a fan of puzzles and mini games.)

Either way I'd love to see more of this story, and I look forward to see what happens in the next update of it.

Or if the game is finished, I hope it is on Steam. lol

(+4)

You probably heard this before, but I need to see more! Great job!

Thank you so much! I am working hard to complete this ASAP!

(+5)

The legitimate giggling and spinning in my chair I did throughout this demo??? God, I'm in love with this game 💞 

(+1)

Ahhh thank you! I'm sitting here now rendering CGs for the rest of the game and seeing this definitely makes the work a lot more rewarding! 🥹💗💗