As part of Scholastic’s relaunched Fighting Fantasy series, co-creator Ian Livingstone has written a new gamebook featuring many favourite locations and quite a few old friends and enemies appearing previously in some of the earlier adventures. The Port of Peril is a classic old-school gamebook that sees you on a journey from Chalice – a […]
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Set in the magical fantasy realm of Yarnia, Malice From The Middle Vale is the first book of the Scythe-Bearer Trilogy by David Sharrock. A gamebook consisting of 650 paragraph entries and 538 pages, you will explore the world of the woven yarn, seeking endless adventures and the life of a hero. You have come
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Dust and Salt is an upcoming text-based tactical adventure game from Bulgarian developer Prime Games. An adaption based on a published gamebook from author Sycamore Bright, Dust and Salt is a non-linear story, merging CYOA gamebooks and RPGs to create a story based on personal choices. Will your decisions lead to a better future for
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The Death Knight’s Squire is the first in a planned series of solo, DM-less adventures from publisher 5e Solo Gamebooks. A 100-page adventure set in the Forgotten Realms for D&D Fifth Edition rules, The Death Knight’s Squire is a great way to scratch your roleplaying itch, or it can serve as an introduction for new
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Steam Highwayman Volume I: Smog and Ambuscade is a new steampunk gamebook from Martin Barnabus Noutch – the first volume in a series of six books exploring the world of the Steam Highwayman: a world of airships and steam-carriages amid a steam revolution where the actions of the privileged breed social inequality and injustice, and
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Lewis Manalo is the author of the recently released The Spy and the Labyrinth – an impressive piece of interactive fiction that explores a modern South American mystery set within the challenging environment of ongoing conflict, complex corruption and deception, and ancient, otherworldly myths. GBN was keen to know more about Lewis and his creation,
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The ‘New Order’ series of Lone Wolf adventures are now available to play on your Android device. Books 1 and 2 from the series – Voyage of the Moonstone and The Buccaneers of Shadaki – are currently fully playable, with further books on the way. Assume the role of a warrior of the Kai Order
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SlowQuest creator Bodie Hartley has now released his second illustrated ‘pick your path’ adventure, Quest II: Meet the Wizard. This handmade mini zine is roughly 9cm x 9cm in size, and is full of awesome illustrations and exciting fantasy adventures. Quest II sees you setting off to find a wizard who has promised you a
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Finn in 1989, from indie developer Deeper Games, is a love letter to the 80s – a text-based interactive story of survival against all odds, where Lifeline and Stranger Things cross. Finn in 1989 is a deep, immersive story of survival and friendship, loaded with 80s pop culture references. If you’re a fan of Ready
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Gods and monsters feature in myriads of ancient legends, beliefs and cultural superstitions. Powerful beings that challenge mankind’s place on earth, their appearance asks questions of our origin and purpose, and suggests that our early ancestors were once subjected to stupendous supernatural forces and creatures of unimaginable magnitude. In Lewis Manalo’s The Spy and the
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MetaArcade’s Tunnels & Trolls Adventures has now been released on iOS from iTunes and as an Android app in the Google Play Store. Tunnels & Trolls Adventures combines rich interactive fiction with classic RPG gameplay for mobile devices. Play through iconic adventures like Naked Doom, Buffalo Castle, Deathtrap Equalizer and more. The world of Tunnels
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Chaos Is Harmony’s text adventure Conscientia is a thoughtful role-playing experience, where your actions lead to specific consequences, and exploration rewards the player with new knowledge and a greater understanding of the world surrounding you. Eidos. An immortal traveler in a world that is unknown to her. Where will she go in her exploration? What
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It’s time to create your own adventures in Nomad Games‘ latest release. A role-playing card game, Fighting Fantasy Legends allows you to play through the stories of three iconic Fighting Fantasy gamebooks: City of Thieves, The Warlock of Firetop Mountain and Citadel of Chaos. Each location features a shuffled deck of cards, which includes fiendish
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More than six centuries after his introduction through poems and ballads, Robin Hood – the late-medieval outlaw of Sherwood Forest – barely requires an introduction due to his ongoing renown and fascination to modern audiences. In Nocked! True Tales of Robin Hood you play as the legendary Robin, but this version of the folkloric hero
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