The second book in the series Unravel Your Destiny, “Framed”, is currently on Kickstarter. “Framed” is a tale where YOU are the hero, or rather the victim, having been found beside the body of your employer with a gun in your hand. YOU don’t know how YOU got there but if YOU’re going to avoid …
Recently, GBN received word that Malthus Dire (aka the upstanding gamebook author and prolific reviewer Mark Lain) has been hard at work and seeking tribute for his latest creation KaleidoscopeFrenzy. The fifth book in the Destiny’s Role adventure gamebook series and the long-awaited sequel to Fragile Beauty – a modern day hardboiled detective adventure concerning …
The Sekimeiya: Spun Glass is a mystery/thriller visual novel, currently in its last days of a very successful Kickstarter. Created by Trinitite Team, the adventure game features an interesting storyline that delves deep into a thrilling mystery. The discovery of a rare gemstone draws people to an exhibit held in Ashiya Tower. Just as the …
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The Complex is an interactive, choice-based sci-fi thriller from Wales Interactive, the publisher and developer of numerous FMV games, including Late Shift, The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker, and The Shapeshifting Detective. After a major bio-weapon attack on London, two scientists find themselves in a locked-down laboratory with time, and air, running out. With CYOA-style …
Interactive fiction, readable as what we may now describe as a narrative ‘gamebook’, became a relatively commonplace form of entertainment during the 1970s and early ’80s. Some of the earliest choice-based stories are from the Tracker Books series by Transworld Publishers in the UK. One of their first published titles is 1972’s Secret of the …
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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 …
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 …
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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In the Service of Mrs. Claus is a 167,000-word interactive fantasy thriller by Brian Rushton – the first holiday-themed game from Choice of Games. You play as a non-human protagonist not tied down to any one body because you possess the amazing ability to transform yourself at will! In the Service of Mrs. Claus is …
Developed by Mi-Clos Studio (creators of the award-winning sci-fi game Out There), Sigma Theory: Global Cold War is a turn-based strategy game of international diplomacy and espionage, set during a futuristic global cold war. Become the chief of an intelligence agency and recruit a squad of special agents to secure control of the singularity. Provide …
Darkness on a Foreign Shore is the first gamebook in the new Unravel Your Destiny series created by G R Jordan, written for a teen/YA audience, or anyone who enjoys choice-based narrative fiction. Complete missions by solving puzzles and taking actions, all under the pressure of unwelcome discovery. If you’re up for a challenge, Darkness …
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Telling Lies is the new live-action video game from Sam Barlow, creator of Her Story and Silent Hill: Shattered Memories. An investigative experience with non-linear storytelling, Telling Lies revolves around a cache of secretly recorded video conversations of four characters targeted by surveillance. A complex and absorbing crime fiction thriller, Telling Lies sits you in …
A cinematic murder mystery, ERICA is a gripping interactive thriller developed for PlayStation 4 by Flavourworks and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. ERICA marries high-fidelity film production values with choice-based gameplay, allowing you to reach into the game world and take control of the action. Immerse yourself in live-action video and make tactile choices through …
Independent Russian entertainment studio Rhinotales has released their live-action thriller She Sees Red, a short but high-quality interactive film full of drama and violence, where your choices will affect the plot and reveal the various pieces of the puzzle. A female detective continues to do her best to catch an elusive criminal who murdered several …