The subject matter, mood and scope of interactive fiction has been evolving and expanding for some time now, with digital gamebooks regularly leading this advancement as they utilise the available technology to tackle content in a manner unseen (or impossible) in earlier print-based products. One of these innovators is the indie studio Cubus Games, based […]
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Alcyone: The Last City (pronounced Al-Sigh-O-Knee!) is a sci-fi interactive fiction game set in the last City in the universe. Created by Joshua Meadows (a video game journalist/writer, and author of the episodic sci-fi/fantasy series Iyetra), Alcyone: The Last City is a text-based adventure where choice, influence, knowledge, moral ambiguity and consequences will ultimately determine your fate.
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Slaughter at Masada is the third release in the Heavy Metal Thunder series of apps from developer Cubus Games. This well-received interactive science fiction series is written by Kyle B. Stiff and illustrated by Marc Gonzalez. A one-week Kickstarter campaign is currently underway, raising funds so that a visual and intuitive user interface can be
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A Kickstarter for The World Reborn, the second gamebook in the Midnight Legion trilogy that began with Operation Deep Sleep, has just been launched, offering something new for existing supporters of the original book, or for those now wishing to join as an Agent of the Legion. More than four centuries have passed since the
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Word Nerd Games are currently seeking funding on Kickstarter for their unique Pick Your Path micro stories. Printed as a micro booklet that neatly folds down to the size of a credit card, these wallet-friendly adventures offer true old-school portability! Pick Your Path are CYOA-style stories, available in three popular genres: sci-fi, fantasy and horror.
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This intriguing text adventure from Goodwolf Studio is currently funding on Kickstarter – a thrilling sci-fi story that should have significant appeal to all gamebook and interactive fiction fans. The campaign target has already been reached (ends very soon on Friday, October 28) and there is a range of rewards to select from, including digital
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The first of three books in Aaron Emmel and C. Aaron Kreader’s new gamebook series, Midnight Legion, is now available for purchase. A colour, illustrated gamebook for solo or 2-player use, this series uses a highly advanced game system, offering a deeper level of character generation than a standard CYOA gamebook – featuring combat, puzzles,
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Cubus Games continue to make excellent progress on their upcoming gamebook app The Frankenstein Wars – an interactive sci-fi tale of war and horror. This ‘meaty, choice-intensive story’, features a branching, non-linear, time-sensitive storyline where you guide two brothers through a 19th century alternate-history setting: Tom and Anton Clerval have long guarded the secret to
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Second Coming is a sci-fi adventure developed by Seen in a Dream Studio, where you and your team explore a vast alien ship that has landed on earth. Uncovering the secrets and intentions of the ship and the alien beings inside, you will embark on a journey of discovery delivered by an immersive narrative mixed
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Out There Chronicles is an interactive sci-fi graphic novel based on the universe of the award-winning game Out There. After a slumber of a million years, you wake up on America, a planet colonized by humans who fled planet Earth. In your quest to find your people, you’ll set off on a galactic adventure where
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Hermit Skull’s Star Bastards is currently funding on Kickstarter (it’s already blown past the required total!) – punch, shoot, sleaze and gamble your way across a derelict galactic highway in this old-school gamebook adventure. You call the shots! Star Bastards is a 338-page single-player sci-fi gamebook. It includes 32 full-page illustrations, and features a unique
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