Vengequest is a narrative fantasy adventure game created by independent Australian developer Besepic Entertainment. A game for fans of RPGs, interactive fiction and tabletop roleplaying who appreciate beautiful art, quirky humour and pseudo-random adventures, Vengequest takes place on the continent of Emberpoint. It’s host to a diverse range of locations from your peaceful hometown of […]
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Heroes of Myth by Abigail C. Trevor is a 560,000-word interactive novel from Choice of Games. Everyone thinks you saved the world three years ago. It was all a lie. The truth is, the ‘dark lord’ you and your friends supposedly slew never existed; you used magical illusions to fake a prophecy. But now, as
Spoken Adventures have launched a Kickstarter to fund their interactive audio adaptation of Ulisses Spiele’s solo adventure for the German RPG The Dark Eye. You hear the muffled sound of footfalls on wet cobblestones, then the sound of heavy boots stepping through puddles. You can’t see farther than ten yards in the thick fog that
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This month we have news about forthcoming print gamebooks; interactive games playable on PC, Mac and in your web browser; an audio adventure for Alexa; and a solo storytelling game. • • •Draw Nine Draw Nine is a short narrative Twine game created by Damon L. Wakes, in which you play the role of a
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Written by Simon Birks (co-founder of Blue Fox Comics), and with art by Lyndon White (cover) and Willi Roberts (interior), the first gamebook in the Arcane Rites series, Cult of the Pajoli, is now seeking funding via Kickstarter. You are a hunter and adventurer named Derilion crossing Pregeara, the only land you’ve ever known, making
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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 brand new Lone Wolf website, magnamund.com, is now open for business! The site features new and reprinted gamebooks, art prints by Alberto Dal Lago and Lukas Thelin, a Brief History of Lone Wolf written by Jonathan Green (together with a visual timeline of all Lone Wolf products), and includes a link to the Lone
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The second gamebook from EndGame Gaming in the Savage Realms Legorian Kings Saga, Escape from Darkmoor Keep, has now been launched for funding on Kickstarter. A multi-quest gamebook written in the style of the Choose Your Own Adventure and Fighting Fantasy gamebooks, YOU (and/or your party, if you are playing with multiple players) determine the
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Assassin’s Creed Odyssey: Story Creator Mode is an all-new quest creation tool available for free to owners of the Assassin’s Creed Odyssey video game from Ubisoft. Story Creator Mode allows you to write your own stories in the world of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey and discover community stories on the Story Creator Mode website and add
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It’s been another busy period since our last round-up, full of interesting news and new releases to report on from a broad range of interactive fiction. Our selection for this month includes some printed gamebooks (brand new and updated versions), a programmed adventure, text-based apps, and a role-playing video game. • • •Choice of Games
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The title and cover for the 72nd Fighting Fantasy gamebook, Assassins of Allansia, has been revealed today on the Official Fighting Fantasy website. Written by series co-creator Ian Livingstone and published by Scholastic, this brand-new Allansian adventure features the distinctive cover art of Robert Ball – who has also produced the book’s interior illustrations. Struggling
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Already previewed in our April Round-up, a Kickstarter campaign for Scape-IT’s retro-style dark fantasy game SKALD: Against the Black Priory has now been launched. Inspired by legendary titles such as Ultima and the Gold Box series, and with the narrative ambition of a modern RPG, SKALD will see players develop and lead a party of
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Created by game designer Oliver McNeil, The StoryMaster’s Tales “Weirding Woods” is a fantasy storytelling game like no other – a unique hybrid of role-playing, board game, card game and adventure gamebook. Quick to learn, portable and most importantly really fun, Weirding Woods can be played solo or with a group of family or friends,
Ulisses Spiele has launched a Kickstarter for Magic of Aventuria, a 240-page supplement of new spells, magical traditions, and advanced and optional rules for their popular RPG The Dark Eye. Included in this campaign is a new self-contained 64-page solo gamebook adventure, Conspiracy of Mages, which is a great way to learn all about spellcasting for
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