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A storybook hero takes a job inside a corporation exploiting fairy tales, then explores worlds and battles its workforce.
Released 23 Jan 2026
Climb The Corporate Ladder
Explore Twisted Fairy Tales
Solve Puzzles With Partners
Fight against capitalism in this satirical adventure RPG! When a greedy megacorp from the real world starts taking over fairytales for their cheap labor, a newly-hired storybook hero must climb the corporate ladder, rally together other disgruntled employees, and fight back!
Developed by Sleepy Castle Studio, Wing-It! Creative · Published by HypeTrain Digital
Flynt Buckler expects to face his dragon nemesis, Tinder, but finds her castle occupied by Ever After Inc., a real-world corporation exploiting storybook worlds. To fight back, Flynt joins the company and teams up with Tinder and other storybook characters.
Travel through fairy-tale worlds with their own settings and twists, solving environmental puzzles with characters’ different abilities and searching for secrets, collectibles, and side quests. Back at the office, you can talk with coworkers and decorate your space as the story progresses.
Battles use turn-based commands with timed attacks and blocks. Recruit partners with distinct skills, swap them during fights, and customize their abilities with badges, items, and upgrades. The chapter-based adventure also includes optional challenges such as a 100-floor battle gauntlet.
In this helpfulness-selected sample, players frequently praise the witty writing, memorable characters, lively music, and the blend of exploration, puzzles, and timed turn-based combat. Some enjoy the strategy of choosing and swapping party members, while others find the timing demanding or combat balance uneven. A number of reviews also wish the adventure had more content or less backtracking in some later sections.
Escape from Ever After is an adventure RPG inspired by the classic Paper Mario games, where fairytale and storybook characters must fight back against capitalism!
When Flynt Buckler, a classic fairytale adventurer, storms the castle of his evil dragon arch-nemesis Tinder, he finds the once intimidating fortress has been converted into… corporate offices? The villainous dragon is nowhere to be found and her castle is full of mindless coffee-sipping, report-filing drones. What happened?
It turns out that storybooks are an untapped market ripe with valuable resources, cheap labor, and profit to be had—so naturally, real-world conglomerate Ever After Inc.™ found a way to intervene! With Tinder’s Castle as their new corporate headquarters, Ever After Inc. is hellbent on taking over every storybook they can. With no choice but to get a job, Flynt Buckler must team up with his former nemesis Tinder in order to climb the corporate ladder and take down Ever After Inc. from the inside!
Dive into storybook worlds packed to the brim with colorful characters, captivating locales, and electrifying secrets! One moment you’ll be fleeing Lovecraftian terrors while solving a noir murder mystery, and the next you’ll be up against villainous versions of The Three Little Pigs as they try to bulldoze a fairytale forest for their real estate developments. The rules are always changing!
Face off against hordes of wacky enemies in snappy turn-based gameplay! Perfectly-timed action commands allow Flynt to finish off his foes with style, and an assortment of items, badges, and partners ensure there’s always a trick up his sleeve.
Fight in a fun, fast-paced battle system that rewards experimentation and strategy
Build and customize your party—every character has unique skills that can be equipped and upgraded throughout your journey
Engage in office banter, help your storybook coworkers, and decorate your office as you climb the corporate ladder
Explore vast storybook worlds brimming with sidequests, treasures, and secrets
Stories within stories: experience a charming and lively narrative where the rules are constantly changing
A jazzy, big-band soundtrack that keeps the energy pumping throughout
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 28 |
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| Controller support | PlayStation, Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 2 listed on Steam |
| Metacritic | 82/100 View on Metacritic |
| Website | Official website |
