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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

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See your name in lights on Broadway! Find fame, fortune, and true love! All it costs is your immortal soul. Devil on Your Shoulder is an interactive urban fantasy romance novel by Lisa Fox, author of A Pirate’s Pleasure. I sat down with Lisa to talk about her newest game and romance in general. Devil on Your Shoulder releases Thursday, February 13th. You can wishlist it on Steam today—even if you don’t intend to purchase on Steam, it really helps! This is your second time writing for Heart’s Choice, and we loved your first game, A Pirate’s Pleasure. This game

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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. Choice of Games editor Mary Duffy sat down with author Amy Griswold to talk about the upcoming game and some

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In partnership with World of Darkness and Paradox Interactive, Choice of Games is proud to announce the release of Hunter: The Reckoning — The Beast of Glenkildove by William Brown, now available on Steam, iOS, and Android. It’s 25% off until January 23! William Brown’s earlier game The Mysteries of Baroque is 33% off as well! Full moon. Cold night. Dark shadow. Warm gun. The Beast of Glenkildove has stalked Ireland for centuries. Now, you must hunt it. Hunter: The Reckoning — The Beast of Glenkildove is an interactive novel by William Brown, set in the World of Darkness. It’s

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We’re excited to announce that Hunter: The Reckoning — The Beast of Glenkildove is releasing this Thursday, January 16th! 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.

Full moon. Cold night. Dark shadow. Warm gun. The Beast of Glenkildove has stalked Ireland for centuries. Now, you must hunt it. Hunter: The Reckoning — The Beast of Glenkildove is an interactive novel by William Brown, set in the World of Darkness. It’s entirely text-based, without graphics or sound effects, and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. Choice of Games Editor Mary Duffy sat down to talk with William about this upcoming game. You can play the first three chapters of Hunter: The Reckoning — The Beast of Glenkildove today; the rest of the game will release on January

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Hosted Games has a new game for you to play! Journey into the magical world of Therania, a place where heroism and villainy are paths of Fate that can be foreseen in one’s destiny. Join forces with four eccentric individuals with puzzling goals and fight, plan, persuade, or run as you attempt to get a grip on your own legacy!  Scales of Justice is 40% off until January 9th! Julia developed this game using ChoiceScript, a simple programming language for writing multiple-choice interactive novels like these. Writing games with ChoiceScript is easy and fun, even for authors with no programming

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Hosted Games has a new game for you to play! Lead your troops in desperate, brutal Civil War combat!  Fight to end slavery and preserve the Union!  Earn promotion through impetuous bravery or tactical brilliance.  Stand in the battle line or fix bayonets!   First Bull Run is 25% off until January 9th! Dan developed this game using ChoiceScript, a simple programming language for writing multiple-choice interactive novels like these. Writing games with ChoiceScript is easy and fun, even for authors with no programming experience. Write your own game and Hosted Games will publish it for you, giving you a share

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The Choice of Games community mourns the loss of Brittany Kiera Martin, known on our Forum as Eiwynn, who passed away very suddenly on Thursday, December 5, 2024. She was a mainstay of the Choice of Games Forum for many years, where she generously gave countless hours of her time as a moderator, as well as a mentor to many. Her kindness, humor, and patience helped make the Forum a welcoming space, and she worked hard to bring new members into the community. She was especially noted for her work in fostering new writers. She initiated the Author Support threads

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We were fervently hoping to release Hunter: The Reckoning — The Beast of Glenkildove next week, but after careful consideration we’ve decided to delay the release until January. A January release will ensure that we have time to fix bugs we’ve found in the beta process, and, as a bonus, it will give us time to add more character portraits to the game. If you’re excited about The Beast of Glenkildove, please wishlist it on Steam! The more wishlists we get, the better the game will do on Steam on release day. And be sure to sign up for our

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