We’re excited to announce that Stronghold: Caverns of Sorcery is releasing this Thursday, January 30th!

You can play the first three chapters for free today, and check out the author interview as well!

And don’t forget to wishlist it on Steam! The more wishlists we get, the better the game will do on Steam on release day.

Deep beneath the earth, the dragon is rising! Quest into mysterious underground caverns and forests to learn magical secrets, draw strength from friends and family, secure alliances that can save your home, and carry on the heroic legacy of Stronghold!

Stronghold: Caverns of Sorcery is an interactive fantasy novel by Amy Griswold, where your choices control the story. It’s entirely text-based—380,000 words and hundreds of choices—without graphics or sound effects, and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.

You’re the grandchild of your town’s legendary heroic leader, and everyone’s always expected great things from you. So when you began to study sorcery, you intended to prove them all right—until your magical experiments disturbed a sleeping dragon in the depths of the mountain caves. Now you’ll have to discover something even more powerful if you’re going to save your town and help your family’s legacy endure for generations to come.

Delve deep into ancient caverns to find more fuel for your sorcery—along with unexpected allies and places for secure fortified camps. But there are also fragile wonders beneath the earth: will your efforts to protect your town threaten the dryads and treasures in the caverns? Learn mystic lore to strengthen your fight against the dragon—alchemy, magic, or even the knot-work enchantments of goblins and spiders—or raise an army from among your loyal townsfolk and allies. Or maybe, just maybe, you can bargain with the dragon—if you dare.

• Play as male, female, or non-binary; gay or straight.
• Continue the saga of the town founded in Stronghold: A Hero’s Fate, and see the effects of your actions two generations later.
• Marry a spouse (or two), or form a new family with a sworn sibling.
• Explore vast underground caverns to unearth secrets and treasures.
• Reconcile with your grandparent and uphold their position in your town – or convince everyone to defy authority and claim leadership yourself!
• Rebuild an ancient tower into the perfect workshop for mastering sorcery!
• Fight goblins, spiders, and dryads – or make them your allies against the dragon.
• Bond with your friends: help them make difficult decisions, influence their views on important issues, and play matchmaker for them!

How long can your stronghold stand against the dragon’s wrath?