The Court of Mac and Cheese
Made for Worst VN Jam 2025
Tagliatella Rigatoni is alone in this world due to her parents' death and her unique purple eyes. When her eighteenth birthday arrives and she doesn't receive a Hsalhaerot and all the magic that comes with it, she's forced to leave her home and run from a horrible fate.
In her exile, she's personally picked by the fae prince, Aeddgeloard Darkn'brood, to compete in the Deathly Death Games of Death for the Death God. As an unspoken danger approaches, love blooms, things happen, and time to find the Maccanchees, the ultimate spellbreaker, runs out... will Rigatoni and Aeddgeloard save the world... or will they plunge it into the darkness?
From the award-winning author Naarel comes a breathtaking, never-done-before Frog Prince retelling. A tale of love, fantasy, and fae lore, blended into an unforgettable read.
TOTALLY REAL RECOMMENDATIONS
Révolutionary, code breaking, spicy tik tok sensation ! Truly a masterpiece of romance! - Dreamty (who also made the sprites of Tagliatella and Aeddgeloard)
A story to read in a single sitting. Tastefully sweet twist on the genre, this romantasy truly is like no other. - Miyu
So amazingly captivating that you'll never need to [read] any other [story]! - Leka
A classic romance story in the making rivalled by the likes of Shakespeare and Jane Austen! - Silver of Strange Chemistry Atelier
Boy meets girl, sparks flies... and the rest is history! - Rascal Devworks
11/10, the main character makes self-insertion extremely easy!~ - NotHack Europa
Truly the Titanic of our generation. I cried twice. Twice! I even forgot I was alone for a few blissful moments... - Don
...kind of impressive how even the frog prince manages to objectify the female protagonist, I have to say. - Cryptic Puffin
When I saw Tagliatella Rigatoni, she immediately reminded me of my grandmother: aggressively Italian name with cheese running through her very veins. I bet she makes phenomenal chicken cutlets. - Prince Rosalium of Priro.pro
I had never known true love until after reading this masterpiece interplay of art and written word. Nothing else can be said to truly grasp its majesty and world-building without reading for yourself and experiencing the most unique and heart-wrenching love story of our generation. 10/10. - Reteryisk
Faes and magic and death? Yes please! Tagliatella might seem small and helpless, and she actually is - and I'm so here for it! I'd like to think that there's a little Tagliatella in all of us 🙂 Also, I might have a little crush Aeddgeloard, but I can't help it... broody, white men with dark hair have always been my type 🤭 - Tania
When the cishet boy and cishet girl finally embraced, that’s when I knew that this is not only a groundbreaking tale of wholesome love, but also simply a fantastic story (because the word fantastic is related to fantasy and there’s also fantasy in here). - Tymedust of Tymedust Games
Mac and Cheese represents the pinnacle of a bold new voice in fantasy fiction. I was blown away by each and every line. Make no mistake, in twenty year's time we will look back on this release the same way we look back on, say, Thomas the Tank Engine. Download it, read it, make it your life, tattoo it on your skin, swallow it whole and inject it into your veins, then deposit it on all your friend's doorsteps." This is one to watch; again ang aagin. - Coral Nulla, author of War and Peace (didn't know that, damn)
Published | 1 day ago |
Status | Released |
Platforms | HTML5 |
Rating | Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars (11 total ratings) |
Author | Naarel |
Genre | Visual Novel |
Made with | Ren'Py |
Tags | Comedy, Fantasy, Female Protagonist, Parody, Romance |
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after reading so many romantasy books this is definitely entering my favorites list! (just like all the other ones)... <3 <3 <3
when i started this book i was single but now i have a boyfriend a dog and a elephant in my apartment, my life is so full of life that i cant imagine a life without having read this . lasagna resonated so much with me. i think she was me in a past life because i seriously relate to her. it's like i was her before. in a past life.
people say a lot of prince fae but i seriously think his brother was much hotter. like he's so different from aeddgeloard... the way he treats the protagonist, the way his appearence is so different from aeddgeloard... i am almost sure they were adopted because theres no way they could be twins... they're so different...
me and my boyfriend and my dog and my elephant love to read this every tuesday before work because it really makes us feel connected. i bought 3 copies of the court pepper and salt to all of them but i didnt realize it was a pdf. so i have -900 dollars on my account but its all worth it!! because i have 3 pdfs!!! that we read on a single tablet!! because only i know how to read!!
thank you so much for this experience. i'm sure this is going to change so many girly girls lives. this is an experience i'm grateful for. im a girly girl and this changed my life. peace out <3
Bona fide masterpiece. Actual peak cinema. Aedgelorrd kinda hot tho.
I'm gonna call my next pal "my little pastafresca"
⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ (4.5/5)
Thank you booktok for recommending me another banger! This work consumed me in the best way possible. The world-building was absolutely breathtaking-- rich, immersive, and full of lore so complex I felt like I was being transported into Tagliatella's universe, and by all its danger and treachery. I was impressed, particularly, by the incredible subtlety of the story-telling, both in how the intricacies of her universe were explored and relayed and Tagliatella's psyche, as a woman scorned by her gods, and suffering at the hand of
her own, deep insecurities as a delicate, innocent human in the cruel world of fae. I was often left breathless by the sheer suspense-- Was she gooing to be discovered? After all, without the hsalhaerot, she would be branded and banished to fomo!
Oh, and Aeddgeloard has my whole heart. The incredible artwork really brings the character to life, with his bulging muscles, cold and cruel demeanour but an absolutely unmatched determination to keep his baby girl safe in a world that had only ever shown her cruelty! Their animosity towards each other, the push and pull of the enemies to lovers romance-- which has absolutely never been done before-- and how he saw, within her, not only someone worthy of competing with but a queen to rule by his side! Oh, and how wonderful it was to see his and Tagliatella's struggles to connect and move forward from his past missteps (killing her parents) and finding forgiveness in each other.
The protagonist's journey was raw and emotional, and I felt every ounce of their struggle, their triumphs, their heartbreak. And don’t even get me started on the plot twist! Oh, the love triangle, the complex villain with such a compelling motivation, Tagliatella's struggle to pick between her duty and her heart. I was moved to tears, and instantly pre-ordered the special edition. I will only be able to drink water and eat my own toenails for dinner for a few weeks, but it will totally be worth the extra scenes.
The only reason this didn't earn my full, five stars is the lack of spice! The tension was THERE, the longing was THERE, but I felt like the spice scenes should've been about eight chapters longer and contained more positions. Weak.
Still, I’ll be thinking about this game for a long time, and you bet I’ll be picking up the sequel the very moment it drops.
subversive masterpiece was more subversive and more masterpiece but the protagonist wasn't as small
also link to court of bell and pepper, i need the smu- the lore ofc the lore
Sublime
PEAK CINEMA....
Would I the power I'd see a movie deal to tell this glorious tale of Radiatori's plight but alas... 1) This peak could not be conveyed any other way and 2) I do not in fact have this power.
Alas... woe is, truly, me and me only...
This changed my life... I used to be stuck in a loveless marriage with a deadbeat husband and nagging kids, and I thought I could never enjoy life again. Then I read Tagliatella's story, and realised that this is what I was missing.
My husband hasn't talked to me since I've started calling him Aeddgeloard, except when he filed for divorce, and I only see my kids every second weekend, but then we always have brunch together (that I named 'Deathly Death Games'!).
My life is so much more exciting now! I am free, I can finally laugh again, and even my creative side blossomed: I started writing CMC fanfictions on Wattpad, where I luckily connected with my current boyfriend. He's so supportive and kind - we re-read Tagliatella's story every day, to remind ourselves about how we found each other, but also to celebrate that this kind of beautiful, exciting love can also exist in real life.
game bugged out for me and all the images were blurred out for the entire story. i choose to believe this is the intended way to play
11/10, i cryed
I SPECIFICALLY didn't disable progressive download so this has a chance to happen 🥰