This is an exciting time for fans of the DestinyQuest adventure gamebooks series. Michael J. Ward, the author of The Legion of Shadow, The Heart of Fire, The Eye of Winter’s Fury and The Raiders of Dune Sea has announced that The World Companion will be hitting Kickstarter on 17 May at 10.00 EST (3.00 …
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Joe McCullough and Osprey Games have made their First Edition rules for Frostgrave available for FREE, including a couple of expansions featuring several scenarios created for solo gaming. Frostgrave is a tabletop miniatures wargame in which you play as powerful wizards leading small warbands into the frozen ruins of the city of Felstad, in search …
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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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Vampire Hunter Belladonna is a solo programmed adventure from Gaming Ballistic, authored by noted game writer and designer David Pulver for The Fantasy Trip – the old-school RPG from Steve Jackson Games. This adventure doesn’t require a Game Master, as a system of branching paragraphs directs you from encounter to encounter as you make your own …
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Choice of Games has released The Magician’s Workshop – a 190,000-word interactive historical fantasy novel by Kate Heartfield, whose first ChoiceScript game, The Road to Canterbury, was nominated for the 2018 Nebula Award for Game Writing. In 1512, Florence is known for ruthless politics, art, and magic. The infamous Medici family has returned after years …
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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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Choice of Games has created a new Heart’s Choice label for interactive adventures that place romance at the center of the story, and you at the center of the romance. Every game is filled with vivid fully-developed characters and complex narratives that respond to your choices, and every path is always open; you’ll never be …
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Choice of Games has released their latest interactive fiction game by Rebecca Slitt – Psy High 2: High Summer – the sequel to her 2014 title, Psy High. This 270,000-word teen supernatural mystery adventure follows events from the first game, with the choices made by returning players making a genuine difference in this continuing storyline. …
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Written by Simon Birks (co-founder of Blue Fox Comics), and with art by Lyndon White (cover) and Willi Roberts (interior), the first gamebook in the Arcane Rites series, Cult of the Pajoli, is now seeking funding via Kickstarter. You are a hunter and adventurer named Derilion crossing Pregeara, the only land you’ve ever known, making …
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Ulisses Spiele has launched a Kickstarter for Magic of Aventuria, a 240-page supplement of new spells, magical traditions, and advanced and optional rules for their popular RPG The Dark Eye. Included in this campaign is a new self-contained 64-page solo gamebook adventure, Conspiracy of Mages, which is a great way to learn all about spellcasting for …
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Paths: World of Adia is a tabletop RPG published by Smunchy Games that supports both classic Game Master group play and solo/co-op gameplay via their GM-in-a-box system. In Paths: World of Adia, players adopt the role of a denizen in a rich, multicultural world: a planet of extremes that is in constant flux as its …
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Tower Behind the Moon is a 400,000-word epic fantasy novel by Kyle Marquis, author of Empyrean and Silverworld. An elaborate interactive fantasy featuring wizards and monsters, gods and angels, Tower Behind the Moon incorporates a fresh perspective within a well-established setting, incorporating your own apprentice and mentor in the storyline – both reflections of your …
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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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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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