Cinders on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

A mature take on Cinderella that's all about player choices and breaking the classic fairy tale in any way you like.

Cinders is a visual novel, female protagonist and choices matter game developed and published by MoaCube.
Released on May 01st 2014 is available in English on Windows and MacOS.

It has received 779 reviews of which 683 were positive and 96 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.3 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 17.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Cinders into these genres:

Visual Novel Female Protagonist Choices Matter Story Rich Choose Your Own Adventure Multiple Endings Otome Dating Sim Romance Atmospheric Fantasy 2D Singleplayer Indie Adventure Beautiful Great Soundtrack RPG Casual

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System requirements

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Windows

OS *: Windows Vista/7/8/10
Memory: 512 MB RAM
DirectX: Version 9.0
Storage: 200 MB available space

MacOS

OS: OS X 10.11 or higher
Memory: 512 MB RAM
Storage: 200 MB available space

User reviews & Ratings

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April 2025

Cinderella as You've Never Seen Her Before Developed and released in 2012 by indie studio MoaCube, Cinders is a somewhat gritty and feminist retelling of the classic Cinderella story, turned on its head by its representation of the wicked Stepmother and her daughters, the fairy godmother character, and even Cinderella herself. MoaCube class themselves as a collective of independent developers who make games that are “personal and pretty”. This is definitely the impression I got from Cinders, from the at times bitingly brilliant writing to the enchanting visuals by illustrator Gracjana Zielinska. I have played a lot of visual novels and story-centric simulators, but I’ve yet to find any with the same immersive beauty as Zielinska’s style brings to Cinders. Topped off with a gently magical musical score, Cinders is the complete package and a wholly unique experience without being too big of a time investment. In fact, I was able to stream one whole path in around seven hours. The gameplay is pretty standard and the story is engaging; everything you could want from a visual novel. However, fans of more complex stories (like Steins;Gate, Ever17, etc.) might find this one to be a bit simple and short without too much variation. Given how easy it is to go back and get the other endings, I would recommend probably purchasing it on sale rather than paying full price for it. Check out my full review at [url=https://tailsbythefoxfire.wordpress.com/2025/03/16/cinders-cinderella-as-youve-never-seen-her/] Tails by the Foxfire

March 2025

art felt like being in an old painting it was nice. Think the twist on cinderella was nice but I felt like I wasn't compelled to do other endings. As if there wasn't as much of a drive or goal for those plots

Dec. 2024

Oct. 2024

I thought the story was okay. There were a couple great moments here and there, but it was pretty simple and mostly predictable. But I absolutely love the art. This game is gorgeous, and I think it makes it worth playing, even just a little bit. I'm also a fan of how the title screen updates with each ending you get.

July 2024

lots of choices that have impact on the MC's personality and the people around on her

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