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Oct 02

2025

Eldritch Tales: Inheritance–Keep your soul intact as the house hungers.

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Hosted Games has a new game for you to play! Five years after graduating high school, you and your old friends are drawn back together by a mysterious letter. Through it, you inherit a Gothic manor and a fortune beyond belief. There is only one condition: you must live in the manor together. Eldritch Tales: Inheritance is 33% off until October 9th! Dariel 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

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Oct 02

2025

Dragon of Steelthorne has placed third in IntroComp 2025 and is on sale this week!

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Congratulations to author Vance Chance, whose Hosted Game Dragon of Steelthorne has won third place in this year’s IntroComp. To celebrate, we’re putting it on sale this week: it’s 40% off on all our platforms until 10/09! Rule a mighty city, fight battles, and go on adventures as the Ardent or Ardessa of the city of Lake Steelthorne. Find love, power, and a secret that could change the world. Vance 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.

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Oct 01

2025

Steam Autumn Sale is On! Plus, get “Specters of the Deep” before the discount ends 10/2!

Posted by: Mary Duffy |

The Steam Autumn Sale is On! Now through October 6th, you can get Choice of Games’ titles for up to 40% off on Steam as part of the Steam Autumn Sale. Hosted Games and Heart’s Choice titles are also participating in the Autumn Sale, so enjoy generous discounts on all three with this once a season sale! Last chance to get Specters of the Deep on sale! Our latest release, Specters of the Deep is still on sale, 33% off until tomorrow! Tonight’s your last chance for an epic 1 million-word game on sale on all platforms for $7.99! In

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Sep 25

2025

Out now! “Specters of the Deep”—Die for the realm, rise to save the world!

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We’re proud to announce that Specters of the Deep, the latest in our popular “Choice of Games” line of multiple-choice interactive-fiction games, is now available for Steam, Android, and on iOS in the “Choice of Games” app. It’s 33% off until October 2nd! We’re also pleased to announce that both of Abigail Trevor’s other games, Stars Arisen and Heroes of Myth, are on sale this week and that checkpoint saves have been added to both games in a recent update! In life, you were a legendary hero. Now, you’ll rise from the grave as a ghost to defend your country

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Sep 23

2025

Coming Thursday: “Specters of the Deep” —Die for the realm, rise to save the world!

Posted by: Mary Duffy | Comments (12)

We’re excited to announce that Specters of the Deep is releasing this Thursday, September 25th! 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. Additionally, we’re happy to share that Abigail Trevor’s other games, Stars Arisen and Heroes of Myth will also be on sale on all platforms during the Specters of the Deep release week. Plus, both Stars Arisen and Heroes of Myth have just been

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Sep 08

2025

Coming September 25th, “Specters of the Deep”—New Author Interview and Trailer!

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In life, you were a legendary hero. Now, you’ll rise from the grave as a ghost to defend your country in its hour of greatest need! Defy dragons, duel the dead, and face the nightmare at the bottom of the sea! Specters of the Deep is an interactive epic fantasy novel by Abigail C. Trevor, author of Heroes of Myth and Stars Arisen. It’s entirely text-based, 1 million words and hundreds of choices, without graphics or sound effects, fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. Choice of Games editor Mary Duffy sat down with Abigail to talk about

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Sep 04

2025

Meteoric—Sing in a metal band with a possessed mic!

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Hosted Games has a new game for you to play! You get fired from your job. Then your car breaks down. On the walk home, you nearly get hit by a meteor. You discover a spirit possessing a skull shaped microphone inside. He wants to make you a rich, famous metal musician. Meteoric is 40% off for a week starting today! Meteoric is a chilling 125,000 word interactive horror novel by Samwise Harry Young, where your choices control the story. It’s text-based, with occasional visual art, and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.  Sam developed this game

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Aug 28

2025

“Star Crystal Warriors Go!”—Is your magic strong enough to save reality?

Posted by: Mary Duffy | Comments (25)

We’re proud to announce that Star Crystal Warriors Go!, the latest in our popular “Choice of Games” line of multiple-choice interactive-fiction games, is now available for Steam, Android, and on iOS in the “Choice of Games” app. It’s 30% off until 9/4! It’s tough fighting evil by moonlight and being an ordinary kid by daylight! Can you save your city’s dreams from monsters, halt a magical plague in its tracks, and still help your new club prepare for the best school festival ever? Star Crystal Warriors Go! is an interactive magical girl anime novel by Holly McMasters, with additional content

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Aug 26

2025

Coming Thursday! “Star Crystal Warriors Go!”—Demo Out Now

Posted by: Mary Duffy | Comments (12)

Coming Thursday, our latest Choice of Games title Star Crystal Warriors Go!, a 251,000-word interactive magical girl anime novel by Holly McMasters, with additional content by Brian Rushton. You can now play the first three chapters for free, and check out the author interview here. Wishlist it on Steam as well; whether you plan to purchase it there or not, it really helps. Star Crystal Warriors Go! releases this Thursday, August 28th.

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Aug 14

2025

“Games of the Monarch’s Eye”—Win back your honor or spark a revolution!

Posted by: Mary Duffy | Comments (7)

We’re proud to announce that Games of the Monarch’s Eye, the latest in our popular “Choice of Games” line of multiple-choice interactive-fiction games, is now available for Steam, Android, and on iOS in the “Choice of Games” app. It’s 33% off until August 21st! Duel your greatest rival to win back your honor—or spark a revolution! It’s a tournament of steel, strategy, sabotage, or forbidden magic, in a fantasy world inspired by the Silk Road. Games of the Monarch’s Eye is an interactive “silk and sorcery” fantasy novel by Saffron Kuo. It’s entirely text-based, 238,000 words and hundreds of choices,

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