Service categories: Counselling and therapies, Extra-curricular and leisure activities, Information, advice and advocacy, Schools and education providers

Service URL: https://joinfoxtale.com/

Description

A gentle, story driven journaling and self care game where your emotions power a quiet, magical world.

You travel alongside a fox companion through soft illustrated locations, restoring light by reflecting, journaling, and completing small emotional quests. As you write, glowing memory orbs are collected and used to awaken towns, unlock stories, and help other animal characters who are struggling with their own feelings.

There is no failure or pressure. You move at your own pace, dress your fox, build a growing library of personal “books” made from your reflections, and slowly shape your companion’s personality through your choices. The focus is calm progression, emotional insight, and cozy moments of connection.

Designed to feel warm, safe, and quietly meaningful, this game blends journaling, narrative, and light life sim elements into a comforting daily ritual.

Background

Journaling has always been difficult for me. Pen and paper is intimidating, while a lot of journaling/mood tracking apps assume you can easily name what you’re feeling, which I often can’t.

Many times I only notice physical sensations or a vague sense that something is “off,” but the words don’t come.

So I built something gentler for myself. You journal alongside a small fox companion, and each time you write you unlock a short lesson about emotions. It also includes simple definitions for each emotion so I can explore what a feeling might mean without guessing or feeling embarrassed.

The game elements are there because story and curiosity help my brain engage and I always enjoyed buying items like clothes and furniture in games like Animal Crossing. There are no streaks and no pressure to be consistent. Starting with “I don’t know” is allowed.

I’m sharing this here because I know many neurodivergent people struggle with understanding and managing feelings.

Feedback

Neurodivergent people often find lot of tools weren't built for how they actually experience the world. We hear that in our feedback constantly (4.9/5 stars on both Apple and Google with thousands of reviews):

"I'm autistic with ADHD and have struggled to understand my emotions my whole life. The app's use of stories has been incredibly helpful."

"I have alexithymia, so this has been so helpful in getting me to not only name my emotions but see what I'm predominantly feeling."

"Since I have ADHD, journaling feels like an assignment or more work. This has made it short and sweet as well as something that feels like a game."

All of Foxtale's content is grounded in expert-developed material. No pressure mechanics, no streaks, acceptance-based framing throughout. It was built from the ground up with a neurodivergent audience in mind, not retrofitted for them.

Aimed at: Adolescent , Adult , Anyone with an Association to Autism

Referral Sources: Yourself

Specialisms: Autism and Neurodivergent , Generic