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May 04

2023

Unnatural Season Two—Protect humanity while discovering your heritage.

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Hosted Games has a new game for you to play! Sometimes all you can do is delay the inevitable. A new organization has risen from the ashes of the Supernatural Response Team, and you are its leader. Take command and decide how it evolves. Unnatural Season Two is a 700,000 word interactive horror novel by Sam Kabell, 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. Encounter Unnaturals both old and new. You’ve dealt with vampires, werewolves, and zombies before, but how will you handle new and

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May 04

2023

Hidden Sanctum—Develop your soul’s hidden power!

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Hosted Games has a new game for you to play! When a traitor dies, touched souls will give birth to a new world, while the old one drowns in despair, disease, wrath, lust, and madness. Hidden Sanctum is an enchanting 360,000-word interactive modern fantasy game by Dariel Ivalyen. It’s entirely text-based—without graphics or sound effects—and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. The story is set in a magical place known as the Hidden Sanctum, where unique people—just like you—are taken to learn the truth about the world and discover their true potential. When your old neighbor calls

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Announcements, Hosted Games

Apr 20

2023

Blood Moon—You’re a werewolf; can you survive the night?

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Hosted Games has a new game for you to play! You’re a werewolf. One night, a seemingly random encounter pulls you into the city’s paranormal underbelly, populated by witches, hunters, ghosts, and ruled over by vampires. You’re not alone. Your pack is with you. They’re your allies, friends… and perhaps more than that. The choices you make not only determine your fate, but theirs as well. Blood Moon is a 445,000 word interactive novel by Barbara Truelove. It’s entirely text-based, without graphics or sound effects, and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. Play as a man, woman,

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Announcements, Hosted Games

Apr 13

2023

Hidden Gems Sale 2023!

Posted by: Jason Stevan Hill | Comments (0)

Our Hidden Gems Are On Sale! Shhhhh! It’s our super secret special sale! 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 for 48 hours! Pick them up for discounts up to 40% off until April 20th on the platform of your choice–Android, Android Omnibus app, iOS and iOS Omnibus app, Steam, the website, and on the Amazon Android Marketplace! AND we’ve got a brand new Steam Hidden Gems Steam bundle! Kidnapped! A Royal Birthday Weyrwood The Superlatives: Shattered Worlds An Odyssey: Echoes

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Apr 06

2023

Wayhaven Chronicles: Book Three—It’s time for bids to be placed. Will you be a buyer…or one of the lots?

Posted by: Jason Stevan Hill | Comments (0)

Hosted Games has a new game for you to play! Mad scientist vampires, supernatural carnivals! Can there be anything else? Well…. As you settle into your new life working with Unit Bravo—and growing ever closer to one member in particular—life goes on. But so does the supernatural world. A string of kidnappings takes over Wayhaven and, once more, you’re called in as it quickly becomes apparent there’s more going on than what’s on the surface. Even worse when the kidnapper’s focus turns on you…and you’re the only one with the power to deal with them! It’s time for bids to

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Mar 30

2023

Royal Affairs—Rule the school or be a royal disaster!

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We’re proud to announce that Royal Affairs, 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 38% off until April 6th! Return to the exclusive boarding schools of Crème de la Crème—this time as a royal! Work hard, study hard, and play hard as a royal in training at the exclusive Archambault Academy. Will you rule the roost, or be a royal disaster? Royal Affairs is a 437,000-word interactive novel by Harris Powell-Smith, set in the world of Crème de

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Mar 27

2023

Author Interview: Harris Powell-Smith, Royal Affairs

Posted by: Mary Duffy | Comments (0)

Return to the exclusive boarding schools of Crème de la Crème—this time as a royal! Work hard, study hard, and play hard as a royal in training at the exclusive Archambault Academy. Will you rule the roost, or be a royal disaster? Royal Affairs is a 400,000-word interactive novel by Harris Powell-Smith. I sat down with Harris to discuss their latest game and their worldbuilding. Royal Affairs releases this Thursday, March 30th. You can play the first three chapters today, for free. I feel like it was two minutes ago I was interviewing you for Noblesse Oblige, your third game,

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Mar 15

2023

Stars Arisen—Wield the stars’ magic to reclaim the throne!

Posted by: Mary Duffy | Comments (0)

We’re proud to announce that Stars Arisen, 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 March 22nd! Reclaim your mother’s throne with the mighty power of the skies! Bring down lightning on your foes, climb an endless tower, and call the ghosts of ages past to your aid. But will your sorcery save the city, or tear it apart? Stars Arisen is a one-million-word interactive epic fantasy novel by Abigail C. Trevor, author of Heroes of

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Mar 13

2023

Author Interview: Abigail Trevor, Stars Arisen

Posted by: Mary Duffy | Comments (0)

Reclaim your mother’s throne with the mighty power of the skies! Bring down lightning on your foes, climb an endless tower, and call the ghosts of ages past to your aid. But will your sorcery save the city, or tear it apart? Stars Arisen is a one-million-word interactive epic fantasy novel by Abigail C. Trevor, author of Heroes of Myth. I sat down with Abby to discuss her new game and her growth as Choice of Games author. Stars Arisen releases this Wednesday, March 15th. You can play the first few chapters today for free. It’s been just under four

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Mar 09

2023

Vampire: The Masquerade—Sins of the Sires is a finalist for the 2023 Nebula Game Writing Award!

Posted by: Mary Duffy | Comments (0)

We are thrilled to announce that Vampire: The Masquerade—Sins of the Sires, by Natalia Theodoridou, is a finalist for the Nebula Game Writing Award, and it’s on sale, 25% off this week! To celebrate Natalia’s second time as a finalist, we are also putting every previous Nebula Finalist game on sale: The Luminous Underground The Road to Canterbury The Magician’s Workshop Rent-A-Vice The Martian Job Vampire: The Masquerade—Sins of the Sires is a 300,000-word interactive interactive novel set in the World of Darkness shared story universe. In this elegy of blood, everyone in Athens owes your boss a favor, making

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