Allison described the projects as a "zany Pythonesque take on the classic fairy tales." The game's story and elements were partially inspired by "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe", "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz", "The Snow Queen", and Disney animated films, and relies heavily on surreal humor and slapstick. It contains several Easter egg pop culture references, including the shop called "Benn's Costume Shop" complete with a costume of Batman, a band named "The Slugs" consisting of four humanoid slugs, getting into a frozen realm through a wardrobe, and encountering the wreck of "Marie Celeste". Other connections might be accidental, such as its likeness to "Lure of the Temptress", another fantasy adventure game that was developed at the same time (released in June 1992). Stuart Campbell, who described as "Curse of Enchantia" as "a funny version of "Lure of the Temptress" with a different plot," was not the only one who noted the both games' similarities to each other, especially regarding the initial dungeon-escape scenes in both games. As written in adventure gaming magazine "Red Herring", "obvious similarities abound as you find that: 'the downtrodden villagers are praying for a return to a peaceful life, and the death of the evil one', which Is pretty much what they are doing in "Lure of the Temptress"."