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REVIEW: Flight from the Dark

From pitched battles and headlong charges against evil servants of the Darklords, to frantic scrambles over hillsides, forests, tunnels and caves in your quest to reach the transient safety of the city of Holmgard, Flight from the Dark is a frantic and atmospheric introduction to Joe Dever’s Lone Wolf gamebook series. The story is driven by a […]

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October ROUND-UP: Geats, famous historical figures and a Syrian refugee

This month we bring you news of interactive adventures set in different times and places: 6th-century Scandinavia, fantasy lands featuring marshlands and winter storms, Zanzibar in the late 19th century, an Australian small town, and war-ravaged Syria. • • •Beowulf Beastslayer Jonathan Green’s 4th title in his ACE Gamebooks series, Beowulf Beastslayer, has now been

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DEMO: Backbone: Prologue

Backbone: Prologue is a game demo of an upcoming noir-inspired detective adventure from Canadian developer EggNut, where you get to play as a highly relatable raccoon in a trench coat. Step into the shoes of Howard Lotor – anthropomorphic raccoon and private eye – and explore the beautifully rendered 2.5D pixel art environments of dystopian

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September ROUND-UP: Dungeons, labyrinths and catacombs

It’s been yet another busy month for interactive fiction, with many interesting releases recently hitting retail outlets or seeking finance via crowdfunding. We’ve gathered together a wide variety of books, digital games, board games and more to tempt you – surely something for both young and old, and every taste and wallet! • • •Savage

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The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan

Man of Medan is the first release in The Dark Pictures Anthology, a new series of cinematic supernatural horror games from Supermassive Games (Until Dawn) for PS4, Xbox One and Steam. Published by BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe, this series of stand-alone narrative games will feature storylines that change based on the decisions you make. Each

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FORTHCOMING: Out There: Oceans of Time

Mi-Clos Studio has announced the sequel to their award-winning space exploration game Out There: Ω Edition, developed in collaboration with indie game publisher Modern Wolf. Retaining the core mechanics of the original game (roguelike, resource management and interactive fiction), Out There: Oceans of Time now delivers them in a much more ambitious manner, offering completely

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Psy High 2: High Summer

Choice of Games has released their latest interactive fiction game by Rebecca Slitt – Psy High 2: High Summer – the sequel to her 2014 title, Psy High. This 270,000-word teen supernatural mystery adventure follows events from the first game, with the choices made by returning players making a genuine difference in this continuing storyline.

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August ROUND-UP: Mystery, monsters and murder

Another bumper round-up this month, covering multiple genres, platforms and products, and diverse styles of adventurous play. Will YOU test your deductive abilities to solve a mystery, visit a steampunk Paris or participate in a live action thriller? We have news of games, tools, art and tomes of information – something to please anyone seeking

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PRE-ORDER: Exile of the Gods

Choice of Games are currently offering their 460,000-word fantasy epic Exile of the Gods by Jonathan Valuckas, a sequel to Champion of the Gods, at a discounted price during a pre-order period before its public release on July 11th. In the great war between the gods, will you wield the chains of destiny, or shatter

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The Pulse

Canadian developer StoryFix Media has released their gripping sci-fi text adventure game The Pulse. A modern CYOA-style narrative, The Pulse adds new layers of interactivity to the medium made popular by the books and games of the 80s by allowing players to further shape the storyline by gaining or losing a protagonist’s trust, rewarding exploration, and

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Asteroid Run: No Questions Asked

Asteroid Run: No Questions Asked is a 325,000-word text-based interactive science fiction novel written by Fay Ikin and published by Choice of Games. Cargo runs between Earth, Mars and the Asteroid Belt are commonplace, but deadly. You’re the captain of a merchant vessel, but this time, your contract has a twist: don’t open the cargo,

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Choice of Games: Fool!

Fool! is Choice of Games’ latest release: a 420,000-word interactive fantasy novel by Ben Rovik – author of the self-published Mechanized Wizardry series, a playwright (as Ben Kingsland) and professional actor. Jest your way from obscurity to royal acclaim as the King’s pet, beloved by all! As a talented young court fool with dreams of

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IN DEVELOPMENT: Roadwarden

Created by Maciej ‘Aureus’ Gajzlerowicz, a Polish writer and designer from independent developer Moral Anxiety Studio, Roadwarden is an interesting game of many components, mixing isometric pixel art and a branching narrative with RPG mechanics, visual novel features, and the traditional use of items and complex conversations seen in classic text adventures. In Roadwarden you

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MAY ROUND-UP: Choose your next IF fix!

We’ve compiled a bumper round-up article this month, featuring a wide assortment of printed gamebooks recently released or coming soon, a couple of online games that are FREE to play, some very interesting video games, a pdf D&D adventure, and an Advanced Fighting Fantasy sourcebook for fans of FF. • • •Nemesis of the Nin

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