The Zaltec gamebooks are graphical solo RPGs with both puzzle and combat elements. Rather than narrated passages, the books are mostly comprised of illustrations, with bits of text here and there. The mechanics of the game are more akin to playing an old-school point-and-click game than reading a linear story. Progress is made both through […]
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Be afraid, be VERY afraid… James Shannep’s latest gamebook takes on a decidedly horrific turn in the shape of Haunted, a click your poison book. Released in paperback and Kindle on 2.2.2022 Haunted promises 3 unique storylines, over 50 possible endings, but just one question: Can YOU be Scared… to Death? Take a look at
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If winter is a time of dormancy, depressive disorders and rampaging White Walkers then it has also resulted in an inactive GBN. So first things first – sorry for this (we hope temporary) cessation of gamebook and interactive fiction goodness. It has not been caused by a sudden loss of interest in the likes of
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GBN appreciates the fact that gamebooks are tricky to write at the best of times, but how about a thousand paragraph gamebook that has time travel as its central theme? If it takes courage to attempt such a thing, then Joseph Daniels – author of The Legacy of Craven Manor – is amongst the bravest
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Officina Meningi – the people behind the Necronomicon Gamebooks (Dagon and Carcosa) – are back with an Edgar Allen Poe inspired gamebook. The Kickstarter launches on August 28 – so get ready for some creepy nightmare horror from authors that truly understand the genre! Some of Poe’s most famous short stories (The Black Cat, The
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Not only is this summer proving to be a scorcher, it’s also full of HOT gamebook news! Tons of things are happening – fresh Kickstarters, interactive audio adventures, print gamebooks, and much more. We’re in for a treat! Here’s a peek at some new and upcoming projects. Roll Player Adventures is currently live on Kickstarter.
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Bix Six Adventures recently released the first solo adventure for the Hero Kids roleplaying game system. Hero Kids is a fantasy roleplaying game and rule system developed by Hero Forge Games, to help parents introduce roleplaying games to their kids. This is mainly aimed at kids aged four to ten. As such, it has a
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Escape from Portsrood Forest is a light-hearted, high fantasy gamebook by Samuel Isaacson in which YOU take on the role of a knight who wakes up in an enchanted forest with no memory of the previous night. Written in an open world style, and making use of codewords and tick-boxes to keep track of your
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