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We’re proud to announce that Ironheart, 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 Omnibus app. It’s 33% off until March 5th! Pilot and customize a giant iron war mech in this alternate medieval history! In 1182 AD, the Papacy, the Caliphate, and the Mongols are at war, and they all have mechs–hulking war robots, powered by energy from mysterious “skystone” meteorites. Ironheart is a 250,000-word interactive novel by Lee Williams. It’s entirely text-based, without graphics or sound effects, and fueled

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Thanks to a very scientific poll conducted on our forums, we’re proud to announce that our “most underrated” games, aka the hidden gems, are on sale until February 27th! Pick them up on the platform of your choice–Android, Android Omnibus app, iOS and iOS Omnibus app, Steam (where applicable), the website, and on the Amazon Android Marketplace!  Choice of Games Titles: $2.99 USD EACH!Avatar of the WolfCannonfire ConcertoThe ORPHEUS RuseSixth Grade DetectiveWeyrwood Hosted Games Titles:Divided We Fall now $0.99!Elemental Saga: The Awakening now $1.99Marine Raider now $0.99My Day Off Work now $2.99The Saga of Oedipus Rex now $2.99

Use your speedster powers to defeat the superpowered Sloth and save the day, all while tracking down a deadly new weapon threatening your city! There’s no room for error in the hero business, not even for the fastest person in the world. One tiny mistake against your deadliest foe threatens to end your career and plunge your city in chaos. Zip! Speedster of Valiant City is a 48,000-word superpowered interactive novel by Eric Moser. I sat down with Eric to talk about his commitment to writing superpowered heroes. This is your first Choice of Games title, but not your first

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We’re proud to announce that A Player’s Heart, the latest in our popular “Heart’s Choice” line of multiple-choice interactive romance games, is now available for Steam, and on iOS and Android in the Choice of Games Omnibus app. It’s free to win and 25% off to disable ads until February 20th! Find love, fame, and intrigue on the stage of the city’s all-woman Opera! Put on a show, survive drama on and off-stage…and win your lover’s heart. A Player’s Heart is a 222,000-word interactive lesbian romance novel by Melissa Scott. It’s entirely text-based, without graphics or sound effects, and fueled

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Find love, fame, and intrigue on the stage of the city’s all-woman Opera! Put on a show, survive drama on and off-stage…and win your lover’s heart. A Player’s Heart is a 222,000-word interactive lesbian romance novel by Melissa Scott. I sat down with Melissa to talk about her upcoming game, and the vicissitudes of romance writing. A Player’s Heart releases this Thursday, February 13th for Heart’s Choice. This is your first piece of interactive fiction, but not, I think, your first romance novel. Tell me a little about your other work.This is indeed my first piece of interactive fiction, but in

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Hosted Games has a new game for you to play! “There exists a world parallel to ours; alike in many aspects, yet different where it matters most. The only thing we know for sure is that certain people of that world have found a way to get to ours. Don’t trust them. And, whatever you do, look out for your own shadow.” -Unknown One night, you are faced with a dream that alters something within you, forcing you to return to your now abandoned childhood home to search for answers. It’s 30% off until February 13th! Little do you know

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Hosted Games has a new game for you to play! They say the world ended a hundred years ago, yet it still turns. In the century since, Philly has been torn apart by rabid monsters and rabid men. Highwaymen, slavers, and militias have carved up territories and claims, while simple villages suffer their wars. You are a simple wanderer looking for work. That’s why you’ve come to the Daughters of Liberty. But a simple scouting job is about to take a turn for the strange, sending you into a spiral of mysteries, intrigue, and brutality. Will you stand by the

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Infiltrate a pirate airship and foil the captain’s plans! Can you survive the greedy crew and ruthless officers and disrupt their schemes in time? You’ll hunt merchant vessels, and seek lost treasure while undercover as a sky pirate!  Escape to the skies above the world of Empyrean and command a brutal crew of pirates in search of plunder, glory, and high-tech booty!  Sky Pirates of Actorius is a 37,000-word interactive adventure story by Kyle Marquis. I sat down with Kyle for a short interview about writing short games. Sky Pirates of Actorius releases this Thursday, January 23rd.  Since this is

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Hosted Games has a new game for you to play! The circuit calls for a new king and you’re ready to answer them! Will you overcome all odds and become the new ruler, chief of police, a gang leader, or end up six feet under? It’s 33% off until January 16! Street Jam: The Rise is a violent 370,000 word interactive adult novel by Tevin Betts, where your choices control the story. It’s entirely text-based-without graphics or sound effects-and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. Content Warning: Ableist insults; problematic depictions of race; transphobia; rampant chauvinism; fat shaming;

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We’re proud to announce that An Odyssey: Echoes of War, 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 Omnibus app. It’s 33% off until January 2nd! Fight the sea god’s wrath to reclaim your throne, and free yourself from the ghosts of war. Will you live forever as a hero, a sovereign, or as a god? An Odyssey: Echoes of War is an interactive retelling of Homer’s The Odyssey by Natalia Theodoridou, where your choices control the story. It’s entirely text-based—250,000

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