Cirsova – the “Magazine of Thrilling Adventure and Daring Suspense” – has, for the first time ever, published a solo gamebook adventure. This will be included in its latest issue, #2, the Summer Special of 2020. The Last Day in Iram is a 200 paragraph solo adventure, written by James Hutchings. Iram is doomed. It […]
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Following on from GBN’s gamebook release feature on Straight to Hell, it is our pleasure to present some Q & As with the author and artist of the book, David Lowrie. 1) What influenced you to write a gamebook about a devout crusader journeying into the Hellscape in defence of the Cosmos? Since rediscovering gamebooks
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Straight to Hell is the first book in David Lowrie’s Hellscape series, where you take on the identity of Kommandant Ulrac De-Villiers, a seasoned crusader of twenty years who is feared for both his strength in arms and his staunch beliefs. As an experienced campaigner who has committed any number of atrocities in God’s name,
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Choice of Games has teamed up with Paradox Interactive and is planning a trilogy of gamebooks based on Paradox‘s Vampire: The Masquerade, set in the World of Darkness story universe. The three books are Night Road written by Kyle Marquis, Out for Blood by Jim Dattilo and Parliament of Knives written by Jeffrey Dean. Night
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An interactive audio RPG for Amazon’s Alexa, in Wanderword’s Cursed Painting you explore ancient ruins in order to uncover the secret of a cursed painting hidden deep inside an abandoned castle. Choose from three different backgrounds – thief, adventurer or noble – and stop the undead curse plaguing the kingdom in this interactive role-playing experience.
The third collection of Van Ryder Games’ Graphic Novel Adventures is now seeking funding via Kickstarter. Following on from the success of the two previous campaigns, GNA returns with five more books featuring all-new adventures. Become the star of a graphic novel, where text and graphics combine to create a visual sensory experience with the
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Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft, navigating a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits… The Old Gods are reawakening, clawing their way back
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The first two Dane Barrett gamebooks are now available in Hardcover Editions for collectors who prefer to own and read hardcover books. Both Children of the Painted Apple and The Mystery of Dracula are exclusive to Lulu Press via the direct links above (you won’t find them in a general search), and will not be
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A subscription-style service accessible via Patreon, Phoebe Avison’s The Walls Have Ears provides access to a new interactive story chapter every month, and allows you to cast your vote to influence what happens in the next chapter. Each chapter will feature around 1,500 words and be available directly on the Patreon page. From as little
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German indie game studio Everbyte has released Episode 3 of their thrilling modern detective game Duskwood, in which you are attempting to crack a mysterious kidnapping. With the help of a chat messenger and other multimedia content, such as voice messages, pictures and video chats, you’re on a quest to find the kidnapper. As a
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A short gamebook for young readers, TOY MYSTERY: The Secret of the Chatter Blocks is written by Singaporean author Don Bosco (creator of the Lion City Adventures, My Blade Quest and Sherlock Hong Adventures series) and published by his kidlit publishing studio Super Cool Books. Designed for children aged 8-10, The Secret of the Chatter
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A narrative survival game from Polish indie studio Baby Bison Games, Survive the Blackout is set in a dark post-apocalyptic world where a mysterious global power outage sends civilisation spiralling into chaos. You become the reluctant leader of a small group of survivors, helping them to reach a safe haven. During the journey, every step
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The second series of Choose Cthulhu, the illustrated ‘choose your own insanity’ gamebooks that adapt classic H.P. Lovecraft stories into interactive adventures, is now waiting to drag YOUR soul into the madness once again. Now seeking funding via Kickstarter, this second series offers another seven volumes in two printed versions and languages. The seven new
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This December update is the final Round-up article we’ll be posting on GBN. Due to recent alterations to our category structure and further upcoming improvements to the site, we’ll now make a switch to separately listing all news items as either a normal post set in our standard formatting, or as a brief ‘NewsByte’ for
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