r/WholesomeGames • u/foldedfableshq • 5h ago
We made a tidy up game set in a pop-up book with 5,648 papercraft treasures and 500+ unique hand-drawn items. No Gen AI
We have created Folded Fables: Tidy Up The Dragon Hoard... a tidy up game set in a pop-up storybook. It is like Paper Mario meets Librarian.
Your fable begins when a dragon challenges you to organize 5,648 papercraft treasures and tally every last item. Level up and unlock new skills along the way in this Tidy Up game. Play solo or tidy up together with friends.
Our game contains no generative AI content. Some people may specifically wonder about the art used for the items because tidy-up games need a lot of unique items. We are using art from two of our games: Crusaders of the Lost Idols and Bush Whacker 2. Each and every one of the 500+ unique items in Folded Fables was drawn by one of our artists over the past 14 years.
Many of the in-game pieces, such as the pop-up book sequence, started as physical paper models before being recreated digitally. Even the Folded Fables logo was physically hand-folded with paper before being photographed for use in-game. If you want to know more, there are a bunch of behind-the-scenes pictures and videos on our Discord.
Throughout the creation of this game, I've often said that it is a labor of love. But looking back, I think it's better to say this game is an expression of love. It expresses my lifelong love of pop-up books and papercraft. It also reflects our love for the studio's unique art style, sense of humor, and the incredible games we can make together. It also reflects our love for video games as an art form, and how they constantly evolve into new genres, such as tidy up games.
Our goal was to bring these threads together to create something greater than the sum of their parts: a beautiful game where people feel happy, relaxed, and calm.