At GBN we love reviewing books by veteran authors. In the past few years, we have offered our perspective on works by illustrious names such as Joe Dever, Ian Livingstone and Jonathan Green and have not been disappointed. So when the chance came to review The Houses of the Dead by Jamie Thomson (the first …
Be afraid, be VERY afraid… James Shannep’s latest gamebook takes on a decidedly horrific turn in the shape of Haunted, a click your poison book. Released in paperback and Kindle on 2.2.2022 Haunted promises 3 unique storylines, over 50 possible endings, but just one question: Can YOU be Scared… to Death? Take a look at …
There is something about the idea of trying to survive a zombie apocalypse that never gets old. Whether the appeal lays in being free to loot stores, living free from the constraints society places on us, or simply being forced to invoke your inner undead slayer, we never seem to grow tired of imagining running …
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Disclosure: The featured gamebook has been written by GBN’s very own writer and editor, KJ Shadmand. Re-imagining classic works of literature as gamebooks is not an easy task. After all, novels tend to be linear and have a single ending, whereas gamebooks thrive on branching narratives that not only allow multiple paths to the story’s …
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First things first: MASTER is a brutal sixty page dark fantasy story filled with violence, monsters, and psychedelic visuals. You play a great warrior whose superlative training in destroying daemons has developed your sight to the point where you can see into the bodies and minds of your opponents. Useful? Yes! Especially when your sole …
GBN appreciates the fact that gamebooks are tricky to write at the best of times, but how about a thousand paragraph gamebook that has time travel as its central theme? If it takes courage to attempt such a thing, then Joseph Daniels – author of The Legacy of Craven Manor – is amongst the bravest …
There are several gamebook Kickstarters currently running – and Gamebook News is delighted to present you with two outstanding examples: What Dreams May Come and The Haunted Tower. The Haunted Tower is a choose your own adventure story where you play the role of Quick, the Clockwork Knight. You must rely on your wits, courage, and …
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Halloween approaches, so what better time for GBN to report on the upcoming release of Psycho Killer, the latest gamebook from David Lowrie, author and artist of the Hellscape Book 1: Straight to Hell. Promising to be an adventure not for the faint of heart, readers brave enough to open its pages will enjoy (and …
Hold on to your hats, because we’ve got not one piece of gamebook news for you today, but three new announcements from Choice of Games and their Hosted Games label. First up, we have a new release from Choice of Games, Vampire: The Masquerade — Night Road. Plus their whopping new addition to Exile of …
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Three new digital gamebooks from Choice of Games and Hosted Games have landed. As always, all three games are entirely text-based — without graphics or sound effects. Werewolves 2: Pack Mentality is a 360,000 word interactive novel in Jeffrey Dean’s acclaimed “Claw, Shadow, and Sage” series, where your choices control the story. It’s a war …
Officina Meningi – the people behind the Necronomicon Gamebooks (Dagon and Carcosa) – are back with an Edgar Allen Poe inspired gamebook. The Kickstarter launches on August 28 – so get ready for some creepy nightmare horror from authors that truly understand the genre! Some of Poe’s most famous short stories (The Black Cat, The …
GBN has heard some exciting news from Black Dog Gamebooks: Hunted, the second book in the Shadow Thief series that follows on from Jailbreak, is due to be launched in August! This second installment in the series will continue exactly where Jailbreak left off – finding you in the Holy City having just escaped (and …
The streets of London are rife with mayhem as the forces of darkness seek to prey on the unwitting! You are a member of STAKE, a special division of Scotland Yard assigned to deal with the macabre and elements of the supernatural including banshees, werewolves, and other things that go bump in the night. …
Not only is this summer proving to be a scorcher, it’s also full of HOT gamebook news! Tons of things are happening – fresh Kickstarters, interactive audio adventures, print gamebooks, and much more. We’re in for a treat! Here’s a peek at some new and upcoming projects. Roll Player Adventures is currently live on Kickstarter. …
NEWSBYTE: Kickstarter Game, Choice of Games & Rhianna Pratchett’s FF book! Read More »