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 […]
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Metal Heroes and the Fate of Rock is a new gamebook filled with all the pitfalls, clichés and famous figures that the rock scene has to offer. Combined with a goodly portion of humor and tough talk, this is an adventure with a difference that invites you to master its challenges. You are Taylor, a
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Shelby is the first gamebook of illustrator and comic book artist Francesco Mattioli, where you must help a little mouse find his way home. Originally written in Italian and later translated to French, the English version is a collaboration with Jonathan Green. So how does it work? All you need to do is choose a
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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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A digital fantasy gamebook to be published in English and Spanish, Retro Quest is a 100-page solo graphic novel written by Javier Lavilla, and illustrated by Andrea Lidia Radu. Created in a nostalgic style reminiscent of 1980s gamebooks, Retro Quest will feature many handmade illustrations using traditional black ink and textured paper, reminding all of
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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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Created, written and illustrated by Panagiotis Vlamis and published by DFMGames, Tales from Ane Moni: The Keep of Bane is an interactive ‘comigame’, a derivative of the words comic and game, meaning that it is both. This mini visual adventure features branching paths and game mechanics, with adversaries of various difficulties set to test your
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Van Ryder Games has launched a new Kickstarter for the latest releases in their ever-increasing series of Graphic Novel Adventures: Sherlock Holmes: Baker Street Irregulars, the next co-operative GNA game; plus, a new, never-before-seen GNA solo gamebook, Sherlock Holmes: The Beginning. In Sherlock Holmes: Baker Street Irregulars, you’ll work together with up to 4 other
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Filled with narrative-driven interactions and branching choices, the recently released Court of Ashes from Cratel Studios is an immersive turn-based strategy game where you must learn to rule before there is nothing left to rule over. With your king assassinated, and the country in the midst of a war, experience the events that unfurl as
It’s been yet another busy month for interactive fiction, with many interesting releases recently hitting retail outlets or seeking finance via crowdfunding. We’ve gathered together a wide variety of books, digital games, board games and more to tempt you – surely something for both young and old, and every taste and wallet! • • •Savage
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Narrative indie game studio Nova-box (creators of Along the Edge and Seers Isle) has released details of their forthcoming interactive graphic novel, Across the Grooves. Developed for PC/Mac/Linux, Across the Grooves is set in a magical-realism universe, where your decisions affect the destiny of Alice, the main character, drastically changing her reality and allowing her
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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
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We’ve compiled a bumper round-up article this month, featuring a wide assortment of printed gamebooks recently released or coming soon, a couple of online games that are FREE to play, some very interesting video games, a pdf D&D adventure, and an Advanced Fighting Fantasy sourcebook for fans of FF. • • •Nemesis of the Nin
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Last year, Van Ryder Games delivered the next evolution of gamebooks with Season 1 of Graphic Novel Adventures. Now they’re back with five new adventures in an exciting second season – visual gamebooks where you’re the star of a graphic novel, including a 2-player Sherlock Holmes mystery. Encounter foes, puzzles, traps, riddles, and much, much
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