5e Solo Gamebooks has released The Saviour of Sharn – a Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition adventure set in the World of Eberron – a magical setting of swashbuckling action, greed and conflict, deep intrigue and great mysteries. Aimed at Level 4 players, this 279-section gamebook features 5e mechanics without the need for a Dungeon […]
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Set in the Golden Age of Piracy, Marooned is your chance to climb aboard a wooden ship and set sail in a swashbuckling adventure that will pit you against pirates and mutineers, real-life deserted island survival scenarios and naval battles, as one sovereign wars against the crown across the sea. This 5th book in the
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A solo role-playing campaign in a gamebook format, SNAKES and GESTAPO, Act 1: Consumed from the Inside incorporates a complex game system to appeal to a modern, mature audience. Translated from the French gamebook Dans le nid du mal – Acte 1: Rongé de l’intérieur, created by Guillaume Gagnon and written by Patrick Boulanger, SNAKES
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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.
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There mere mention of Spellbreaker can bring some Fighting Fantasy adventurers to their knees, so having recently discovered that 2018 marks the 25th anniversary of Jonathan Green’s notoriously difficult gamebook, I decided that now would be the ideal time to undertake a journey within this infamous adventure, experiencing all of the joy and (no doubt)
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It’s time for another round-up! In this edition we’ve got details about a forthcoming pulp-style multiplayer game; more Cthulhu; classic solo adventures forming part of the return of an early RPG system; the third book in a well-received sci-fi series; a steampunk update; and a new fantasy game/novel featuring golems, dragons and magical weapons.
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Tony Hough is a modern master of gamebook illustration, showcasing plentiful creative talent to effortlessly tackle a diverse range of genres. His imaginative creatures and characters are fascinating and often frightening, supported by an eye for the unusual, and a technique that offers rich reward for those who like to soak up numerous small details.
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An Illustrated gamebook featuring 777 sections, Interstellar Terra by John Kirk is an epic adventure in which you teleport from your home planet, Terra, which is located in a futuristic parallel universe, to an unknown world discovered in deep space. You are an accomplished scientist, an expert in astronomy and interplanetary teleportation. Originating from a
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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
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Werewolves: Haven Rising is an alternate timeline, 280,000-word interactive adventure by Jeffrey Dean, acclaimed author of the Road Less Traveled series of post-apocalyptic gamebooks. Taking place in New Haven, Connecticut, where thousands of innocent humans were killed after an outbreak of violence between two werewolf packs, the surviving werewolves are now imprisoned in the ruins
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A coproduction by The Pixel Hunt, Figs and ARTE France, and published by Playdius Entertainment, Bury me, my Love is inspired by real events and imbued with themes of love, hope and migration. Bury me, my Love tells the story of Syrian refugee Nour and her husband Majd as Nour undertakes a perilous journey to safety. The title
A late round-up article this month, however, the delay has beneficially allowed us to feature a few more titles! Plenty here for gamers seeking all types of interactive fiction – old, reimagined classics and continuing series in both print and digital, and new adventures featuring various game systems. Fighting Fantasy Classics: Trial of Champions
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The solo-roleplaying steampunk gamebook series Steam Highwayman continues with Volume II: Highways and Holloways, the second book from creator Martin Noutch. Now seeking funding on Kickstarter, Highways and Holloways uses passages, codewords and items interlinked with Volume I: Smog and Ambuscade to create an adventure that doesn’t finish at the end of the book. Set
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MetaArcade (creators of Tunnels & Trolls Adventures) have now released their second game, Cthulhu Chronicles, developed in partnership with Chaosium Inc. A narrative horror game inspired by the cult favorite RPG Call of Cthulhu, Cthulhu Chronicles is set against the classic H.P. Lovecraft backdrop of 1920s New England. Unlike many RPGs, the focus of Cthulhu
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