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Cinders

Cinders is a mature take on a classic fairytale with a heavy emphasis on player choices and role playing. Cinders is a witty young woman living with an overbearing stepmother and her two daughters, as if she was reenacting a certain well-known fairytale. But unlike its protagonist, Cinders is not afraid of taking fate into her own hands. Even if it means breaking the rules… The game takes a look at four women and what made them who they are. It’s a story about balancing freedom and dreams with circumstance and harsh reality. About growing up and finding out the true meaning of independence. Di

Release date
September 7, 2018
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Developer
MoaCube
Publisher
MoaCube
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Cinders is a mature take on a classic fairytale with a heavy emphasis on player choices and role playing. Cinders is a witty young woman living with an overbearing stepmother and her two daughters, as if she was reenacting a certain well-known fairytale. But unlike its protagonist, Cinders is not afraid of taking fate into her own hands.

Even if it means breaking the rules… The game takes a look at four women and what made them who they are. It’s a story about balancing freedom and dreams with circumstance and harsh reality. About growing up and finding out the true meaning of independence. Distancing itself from the judgmental simplicity of the original, Cinders tries to explore the more complex nature of oppression, responsibility and innocence.

With 120 decision points, over 300 options to choose from, and multiple endings, Cinders gives you total control over the main character’s personality and how her story unfolds.

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★ 8.2/10GOG · 61 ratings
GOGLast checked November 3, 2026

Most helpful8

★ 5 / 5
It's been a while since I've last played Cinders, but the branching story and the depth of character the four leading women have are had…
★ 3 / 5
Cinders is a visual novel with gorgeous art, a main character who actually has a brain and ambitions of her own, and many decisions which…
★ 5 / 5
I can't say that Visual Novels are my cup of tea in general. I did enjoy most of Taleworlds' games, but have not been actively…
★ 4 / 5
If I'd had a friend describe this one to me ahead of time I probably wouldn't have bought it, but I'm glad I did. As…
★ 4 / 5
I really enjoyed a lot about this game - the beautiful visuals, the interesting dialogue, the deviation from the classic Cinderella story and the way…
★ 5 / 5
Ok, so I don't have this on GOG. I own and have played through this two times. The art style is amazing and wonderfully detailed.…
★ 4 / 5
I am as far away from the target audience as possible and this is my first VM, so take everything with a grain of salt.…
★ 5 / 5
This is a fun few hours. It is a visual novel so expect to be reading. The art of the game is great. Your choices…

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★ 4 / 5
This is absolutely not what I normally play, but apparently even I, who prefer to wield a sword and search caves for monsters, occasionally get…
★ 5 / 5
Gorgeous game, beautifully drawn - with a limited cast and a limited number of locations, but all of them rich and engrossing... almost but not…
★ 5 / 5
So you could tell the story of Cinderella backwards? Tis is not your grandma's Cinders, but a sassy redhead with a full capacity for mischief…
★ 2 / 5
it's a visual novel, and it's pretty enough, but if it's a novel, then the writing, in this case the characterization has to make sense,…
★ 4 / 5
I am as far away from the target audience as possible and this is my first VM, so take everything with a grain of salt.…
★ 3 / 5
The artwork is lovely, the dialogue is OK, if a bit stilted and expository- and I'm glad I got this on sale instead of paying…
★ 5 / 5
Ok, so I don't have this on GOG. I own and have played through this two times. The art style is amazing and wonderfully detailed.…
★ 2 / 5
I wasted about 5 hours of next next next... - Animation is ... static, so game starts to look very cheap after 2 h of…

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