History VideoGame / Cotton

In 2021, to celebrate the series' 30th anniversary, a series of ports of most games in the series was released for UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch and UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, along with a remake of the first game and a brand new game.

* ''Fantastic Night Dreams: Cotton'' (1991, Arcade[[labelnote:Click here for subsequent releases]]PC-Engine[=/=]UsefulNotes/TurboGrafx16, UsefulNotes/SharpX68000, UsefulNotes/PlayStation (as ''Cotton Original''), UsefulNotes/NeoGeoPocket, Mobile, Sega Astro City Mini microconsole[[/labelnote]]) - After an evil mist envelopes the world of Filament keeping it nighttime forever, a fairy named Silk seeks for help. She happens upon Cotton, who, in the witch's habit of doing nothing but searching for Willow treats, initially ignores her plea. That is, of course, until the fairy makes mention of said candy... This game is also mildly notable for having the first ever FanTranslation of a Playstation game.
* ''Märchen Adventure Cotton 100%'' (1994, UsefulNotes/SuperFamicom, 2003, [=PlayStation=], 2021 UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 and UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch) - When a rumor spread that the famed Willows-producing fairies of Märchen Land have been abducted by an evil witch, Silk goes to find Cotton, who has no idea about the events. The pair head to Marchen Land to find out the truth behind the mystery.

* ''Panorama Cotton'' (1994, UsefulNotes/MegaDrive, 2021 [=PS4=] and Switch) - After inhaling questionable fumes, the ruler of Filament, Queen Velvet, runs off to "protect her kingdom" after divining an incoming catastrophe (via means of plant petals). Meanwhile, word spreads out of monsters burning any Willow they see. As Silk cleans up some of the burnt remains, Cotton appears after eating a charred piece and demands an explanation for the atrocity...

* ''Magical Night Dreams Cotton 2'' (1997, Arcade and UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn) - Appli, a [[RebelliousPrincess spunky princess]] runs off with a treasure from her Kingdom of Pumpkin to use its power to grant a wish... except she just got swept by a tornado and now lost it. Upon searching, Cotton and Silk stumbles into Appli and overhears the princess' assistant Needle speak of a "Bluewater Willow". Appli and Needle scout out more while Cotton and Silk give chase...

* ''Rainbow Cotton'' (2000 Dreamcast, Spring 2024 [=PS4=], UsefulNotes/Playstation5, Switch, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, PC) - The demon Tweed has invaded the towns surrounding Lasha Castle in order to get the power of the Legendary Willow within. The fairies reluctantly ask Cotton for help, but before she can deal with Tweed, Cotton must get the four invitations to Lasha Castle...

* ''Magical Pachinko Cotton'' (2003, UsefulNotes/Playstation2) - A pachinko game featuring characters from the series, adapting a real pachinko table.

In addition to her own series, Cotton has made various {{Crossover}} appearances in other video games, such as ''VideoGame/RondoOfSwords'' for the UsefulNotes/NintendoDS, Studio [=SeistA=]'s ''[[VideoGame/TroubleWitches Trouble Witches Origin]]'' (as [[DownloadableContent DLC]] alongside Silk) and Success' sweets-themed puzzle game ''KASIORI'' (again, alongside Silk). Cotton is also a playable character in ''[[VideoGame/UmiharaKawase Umihara Kawase Fresh!]]'', as well as ''[=Umihara Kawase BaZooKa!!=]''[[note]]in both her normal outfit and her appearance from ''Fresh!''[[/note]] alongside Appli.

A series of [[ShootEmUp side-scrolling shooters]] made by Creator/{{Success}}, '''''Cotton''''' was one of the earliest {{Cute Em Up}}s involving {{Cute Witch}}es and {{Beam Spam}} to pre-date ''Franchise/TouhouProject''. Known mostly to hardcore gamers, the games involved the titular Natta de Cotton searching for candies called ''[[TrademarkFavoriteFood Willows]]'' (not to be confused with the film ''Film/{{Willow}}''), and her fairy side-kick Silk who, when not trying to look for help to save some kingdom, encourages Cotton to help her anyway with the [[DeliciousDistraction promise of said sweets]].