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Watch trailer on Steam ↗Once Upon a Time… After the End
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Content notice: This game contains non-graphic combat against hostile creatures and human enemies in a post-apocalyptic setting. Some environments include corpses without explicit detail and references to dangerous situations involving survivors. Certain narrative elements mention acts of abuse that occurred in the past, but there is no visual depiction of these situations. The game also includes implied use of alcohol and tobacco. There is no explicit sexual content.
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
Manage a fairy tale survivors' shelter, explore dangerous regions, and make decisions in a collapsed fantasy world.
Adventure, RPG · More free games
About this game
The world of fairy tales has been invaded.
But not all characters disappeared.
In Once Upon a Time... After the End, you lead a group of 4 characters, chosen from 8 figures inspired by classic fairytales and storybook legends, trying to survive in an unknown and hostile territory.
Build improvements for your shelter, explore dangerous regions, gather resources, and progress through the story to discover why the fairytales came to an end.
Keep your characters physically and mentally stable.
Here, the most important resource is health — without it, your characters may not survive until the end of the journey.
Balance survival, emotional stability, time management, and resource planning while uncovering the secrets that led this world to ruin.
FEATURES
• Build improvements to strengthen the survivors
• Explore dangerous and unknown locations
• Face permanent character loss
• Gather resources and craft essential tools
• Experience narrative events and character interactions
• Plan your actions between day and night cycles
• Explore a melancholic post-apocalyptic fairytale atmosphere
Survive, gather, fight, build, discover — and try to reach the conclusion of a story that begins after the end.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i3 or equivalent
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Integrated graphics compatible with DirectX 11
- Storage: 10 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card
Recommended
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i5 or equivalent
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Dedicated GPU recommended (DirectX 11 compatible)
- Storage: 10 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card
Supported Languages
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
Demo Update – Fixes & Shelter Improvements
Thank you to everyone testing the demo and sharing feedback.Each message, suggestion, bug report, and criticism helps improve the project — and several small adjustments continue to be made based on what players are finding.This update includes minor fixes and improvements to the overall experience, as well as a small new addition to the shelter system:New feature: • Characters now comment when a shelter construction is completed, bringing more personality and life to the shelter progression.Additional fixes and improvements: • Small gameplay and interface adjustments. • Minor polish and stability improvements. • General fixes based on demo feedback.If you would like to help improve the project — through bug reports, suggestions, improvements, or constructive criticism — feel free to contact me:📩 eldoreste@hotmail.comThank you to everyone supporting and testing Once Upon a Time… After the EndRead full article on Community Announcements (eldoreste)Patch NotesOfficial
Demo Update
What would this game be without you?Thanks to an email sent by a player, we were able to find and fix some issues that had gone unnoticed.That’s why I want to reinforce my request:If you’d like to be part of this project — whether through bug reports, suggestions, improvements, or constructive criticism — please feel free to contact me via email:📩 eldoreste@hotmail.comEvery message helps a lot in the development of the game.Fixes and improvements in this update:• Fixed sprite layer issues, adjusting the visual order of some images that were displaying incorrectly. • In the backpack menu during missions, fixed visible slot positioning so they no longer go outside the backpack frame. • In the stage “Cold Beer, Warm Fire”, the narrative event “Daymare Sighting” now correctly points the camera toward the spotted creature. • Fixed an issue where merchant music continued playing after Game Over or when returning to the menu. • Fixed music transition issues after using Continue. • Fixed shelter music behavior during merchant visits. • Fixed the mission container slot counter not updating in real time.Thank you to everyone testing the demo and sending feedback — your reports are helping a lot ❤️Read full article on Community Announcements (eldoreste)AnnouncementsOfficial
Demo Available Now!
The demo for Once Upon a Time… After the End is now available on Steam.Explore a dark fairytale world shaped by permanent decisions. Manage a shelter of survivors, gather resources, and face the consequences of a collapsing world.This demo represents the beginning of the journey, and your feedback is greatly appreciated.Thank you to everyone following and supporting the project.Download the demo and let us know what you think!Read full article on Community Announcements (eldoreste)
