Would you be interested in a piece of interactive fiction that claims to be “the biggest gamebook ever written”? If so, you’ll be glad to hear that ALBA – a post-apocalypse science fiction gamebook – is currently on track to fund on Kickstarter. ALBA seems to tie into several different sci-fi genres, promising an open-world …
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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 …
Broken Roads from independent Australian game studio Drop Bear Bytes is an old-school, narrative-driven RPG for PC and console that brings exploration, strategic turn-based combat and meaningful philosophical choices to an all-new Australian post-apocalyptic setting. Blending together traditional and all-new role-playing elements on top of a classless system offering near-unlimited character development options, Broken Roads …
In the burst of the Z virus, the world that everyone knew ceased to exist. It’s now up to you to lead a group of survivors through the aftermath of a zombie apocalypse in a fast-paced, challenging game. Survive, interact, loot, explore, build, craft, defend, and attack! Finally out of its long beta phase, GoldenGod …
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 …
Core Runner is a single player non-linear cyberpunk adventure that takes place in a post-apocalyptic city’s industrial zone. Its exploratory gameplay consists of variable interactive fiction implementing unique dice mechanics that provide high replayability. The player acts as a core runner; a hired agent gathering power cores from derelict electronics for profit. The player’s excursion …
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 third part of Joe Dever’s post-apocalyptic Freeway Warrior series has now been released by Swedish publisher Åskfågeln. As with the two previous books, this updated new edition of The Omega Zone is another beautifully produced hardcover, featuring a wrap-around dust jacket with a full-colour region map printed on the inside, handy book ribbons, and …
The new year is certainly well underway so it’s time to catch up on a few recent releases, together with some interesting news regarding new projects and old favourites. Graphic Novel Adventures Van Ryder Games has revealed the cover artwork for the upcoming second season of their Graphic Novel Adventures visual gamebooks: Sherlock and Moriarty …
We’ve got quite a variety of new interactive games to report on this month – there’s surely something for everybody in this interesting and diverse selection! Trap for Winners A sci-fi interactive narrative featuring tabletop elements, Trap for Winners is the forthcoming title currently in development from Prime Games (developer of Hwarang and Kumiho, …
The third and concluding gamebook in the Midnight Legion sci-fi adventure series, Portal of Life is now seeking funding via Kickstarter. The Midnight Legion gamebooks form a highly advanced, strategic, colour illustrated trilogy set in a distant post-apocalyptic future, where you collect information, knowledge and goods from the world around you to advance your character. …
Aeon of Sands – The Trail is a story-driven ‘Dungeon Crawler’: a retro low-fantasy RPG set in a post-apocalyptic world. Created by two-person developer TwoBitsKid, Aeon of Sands – The Trail features first person, grid-based exploration, puzzles, real-time combat, and a fully illustrated, non-linear, ‘choose your story’ adventure. A love letter to classic PC and …
Before Joe Dever’s untimely passing in late 2016 he completed revised editions of his post-apocalyptic series Freeway Warrior for Swedish publisher Åskfågeln, updating the original timeline to the year 2033 (rather than 2020 as in the 1988 edition) and changing some aspects of Cal Phoenix’s story to better match the expectations of a modern audience. …
Choice of Games has just released Highway Wars – a 190,000 word interactive post-apocalyptic novel by Adrao (author of Tokyo Wizard, and co-author of Lost In The Pages and Starship Adventures – all published by Choice of Games). Inspired by Ian Livingstone’s Fighting Fantasy gamebook Freeway Fighter, and the Mad Max series of feature films, …