Tangled is a game based on the 2010 animated Disney film of the same name. The story is loosely based on the German fairy tale Rapunzel . It is set in a fantasy kingdom where one day a drop of sunshine fell from the skies. It turned into a beautiful flower said to heal the injured. When the queen became ill during her pregnancy, she drank a broth from the flower and became better, and when she delivered her daughter the princess had golden hair that also held the magical power. An old woman called Mother Gothel became jealous of the power and wanted it for herself. She kidnapped the princess Rapunzel and locked her up in a tower deep in a forest. As the girl was still small, she remained unaware and was raised by Gothel, who forbade her to leave the tower. By keeping close to the hair, Gothel had her beauty and youth restored. One day a man called Flynn Rider accidentally discovers the tower and Rapunzel tricks Gothel into going away for three days to find the ingredients for a special paint. Loosely based on the film's story, the game starts when Rapunzel and Flynn are together in the tower.
The gameplay is centered around exploring the tower and the surrounding forest with Rapunzel and controlling Flynn separately. The character not controlled by the player follows automatically. They can also move and jump together when they hold hands. Linking and unlinking them is done by the player. Mushrooms act as trampolines and characters can also launch each other by using logs as teeter-totters. The game can be played cooperatively with another player to control both characters. Rapunzel uses her hair to attack and to swing over gaps, while Flynn has to climb over rocks. She can also let down her hair so he can climb up. Opponents are usually guards who are after Flynn. When all purple flowers are healed, a new item is found. Flynn can discover hidden treasure when a question mark appears.
The game features a 3D side-view with some vertical movement. Rapunzel can heal the environment with her hair to make flowers grow. This causes sun drops to appear that make her hair glow and fill a meter near the top. The meter for Flynn's saber is filled gradually by collecting blue orbs, and when it's full, his saber glows permanently, allowing special attacks.