The Grimm brothers collected more than two hundred tales, and everybody draws the same six. Grimm Beauty is built to let you get at the other ones.
Cinderella, Snow White, Rapunzel and Sleeping Beauty are all buildable, and the game will not stop you making the canonical version. But the wardrobe is wide enough for The Goose Girl, for All-Kinds-of-Fur, for Brier Rose before anyone drew her, and that is where it gets interesting: nobody has decided what those characters look like, so whatever you make is the definitive one.
The creator runs deep. Face shape, eye shape, skin tone, hair, then a wardrobe of period dress that stays in the German folk register rather than drifting into Disney. Cloaks, aprons, laced bodices, headscarves.
This is one to build rather than click through. The detail rewards slowing down.
How to play Grimm Beauty
Decide which tale you are going for before you start, or decide deliberately not to. Both produce better results than working it out halfway through. The face panel is the one that matters. Everything else can be swapped in ten seconds; the face is what makes the character recognisable across outfits. Layer the clothing from the inside out, chemise first, because the outer layers are cut to sit over specific under-layers.
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Orientation
Built for a landscape screen. On a phone, turn the device sideways.
Frequently asked questions
Which fairytales can I make?
The famous ones are all covered, and the wardrobe stretches to the lesser-known Grimm tales too, including The Goose Girl and All-Kinds-of-Fur.
Can I create an original character instead?
That is what most people do. The creator is deep enough that an original heroine is as buildable as a canonical one.
Are these Disney princesses?
No. These are the Grimm versions, which are older, darker and dressed in German folk costume rather than in studio designs.