GBN was excited when Soren Jonsson – a creator of two augmented reality gamebooks – got in touch and offered to talk about the first two installments in the Peasoup Smartbook series: Firemaster and The Archmage Tower. Aimed at 9 to 13 year olds, these books use the Firemaster app (available via Google Play or […]
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Mythion Adventures is a newly released interactive fiction mobile app for iOS and Android devices. The mobile, multiplayer IF game was created by Arizona-based game development company, Mythion Games. CEO and co-founder Kyle Aulerich partnered with Brynn Mountain to develop the new game concept that integrates their shared passion for adventure stories with interactive gaming. Aulerich and
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Choice of Games’ latest interactive adventure, Mask of the Plague Doctor, is a 410,000-word medieval fantasy tale of swords and surgery written by Peter Parrish. A strange and terrifying sickness is inflicting misery on the residents of Thornback Hollow, preventing those infected from sleeping. With the town situated on an important trade route, the Crown
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Tales of the Black Death from the Czech independent game developer Doubleton Game Studio is a 14th century interactive survival adventure. Tales of the Black Death – Italy is the first installment in an expansive three-part series, to be followed by Part 2 – France, and Part 3 – England. In Tales of the Black
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The fate of magic is in your hands in Alana Joli Abbott’s Blackstone Academy from Choice of Games – a fast-paced 188,000-word interactive YA fantasy adventure. Cast spells, pass your exams, and save the world! Blackstone is more than a magic school: you’ll compete for glory in the sky sailing tourney, find love, and steer
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The Soul Stone War from Hosted Games is a thrilling 487,000-word interactive fantasy adventure by Morgan Vane, where you get to fight epic battles, acquire mythical power, find love and determine the fate of the world in your search for the all-powerful Soul Stones. You can play as any gender, romance different characters and individualise
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Ironheart from Choice of Games is a 250,000-word interactive novel by Lee Williams – a swashbuckling alternate medieval history where you get to pilot and customise a giant iron war mech. In 1182 AD, the Papacy, the Caliphate, and the Mongols are at war, and they all possess hulking war robots, powered by energy from
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
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Find love, fame and intrigue on the stage of the city’s all-woman Opera! Put on a show, survive drama on and off-stage…and win your lover’s heart in A Player’s Heart – a 222,000-word lesbian romance novel by Melissa Scott (author of the Roads of Heaven science fantasy series, the Julian Lynes and Ned Mathey magical/romantic
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Escape into an epic fantasy quest in Blades of Light and Shadow from Pixelberry Studios. Become the Human, Elf or Orc hero you want to be in this choice-based narrative game by earning XP to learn new Skills and open up gameplay possibilities. Undertake optional Side Quests to deepen your relationships with party members, and
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Choice of Games’ An Odyssey: Echoes of War is a 250,000-word interactive retelling of Homer’s The Odyssey by Natalia Theodoridou (author of the Nebula nominated Rent-a-Vice), in which you fight the sea god’s wrath to reclaim your throne, and attempt to free yourself from the ghosts of war. The war is over – Troy has
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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
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FoxNext Games and Fogbank Entertainment have recently launched their Storyscape app, where world-class writers bring you immersive tales of romance, intrigue and adventure, and every decision you make transforms your story. Storyscape delivers high-quality interactive storytelling from some of the most creative minds in the world, combined with the technology to bring those stories to
The Fog Knows Your Name from Choice of Games is a 300,000-word interactive teen horror novel written by Clio Yun-su Davis. It’s senior year of high school. Your classmate Rex Keller was found dead six months ago, and you were the last person to see him alive. Half the town thinks you murdered him, including
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