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3.8 / 5

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Platform
Sega Genesis
Genres
Adventure · Role-Playing
Player Perspective
Top-down
Developers
MicroIllusions
Publishers
MicroIllusions · Electronic Arts · Tec Toy
Release date
December 31, 1987

Summary

The Faery Tale Adventure drops you into the enchanted realm of Holm, where you control three brothers as they explore an astonishingly vast landscape. The game’s real‑time interaction feels like a nod to Ultima 7, letting you wander freely without loading screens. At launch the world was billed as the largest ever, stretching across roughly 17,000 individual screens of terrain—a mind‑blowing scale for its era. Originally crafted for the Amiga, the title’s runaway success sparked ports to a host of other systems, including PC, spreading its reputation as a pioneering open‑world experience.

Edited by Maya Carter

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Multiplayer

Game modes
Single

Alternative Titles

  • The Faery Tale Adventure: Book I Alternative