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Sep 28

2023

The Bread Must Rise—Spice up a baking contest with necromancy!

Posted by: Mary Duffy | Comments (42)

We’re proud to announce that The Bread Must Rise, 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 October 5th! In this magical baking contest, you’ll team up with the Queen Undying to bake your rivals into an early grave—or out of the grave, with necromancy! The Bread Must Rise is a 450,000-word interactive comedy/fantasy/baking/eldritch horror novel by James Beamon and Stewart C. Baker. It’s entirely text-based, without graphics or sound effects, and fueled by the vast,

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Sep 25

2023

Author Interview: Stewart C. Baker & James Beamon, The Bread Must Rise

Posted by: Mary Duffy |

In this magical baking contest, you’ll team up with the Queen Undying to bake your rivals into an early grave—or out of the grave, with necromancy! The Bread Must Rise is a 450,000-word interactive comedy/fantasy/baking/eldritch horror novel by James Beamon and Stewart C Baker. I sat down with James and Stewart to talk about their unique collaboration and truly unique genre. The Bread Must Rise releases this Thursday, September 28th. You can play the first three chapters today, for free.  Choice of Games rarely works with co-authors on a single game, but it seems you two make a wonderful team.

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Sep 07

2023

Path to Knighthood—Enter a magical world of knights and dragons!

Posted by: K L | Comments (85)

Hosted Games has a new game for you to play! Path to Knighthood is a 250,000-word interactive fantasy novel written by Ian Lai, 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. This game depicts a classic story in a new way. A brave and dashing knight on the back of a white horse, rushing headlong to slay the dragon and come to the rescue of the beautiful princess – that is how the books usually tell the tale. Here, those childhood stories are darker and more

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Announcements

Aug 24

2023

You Can Finally Delete Your Saves

Posted by: Dan Fabulich | Comments (225)

Over the next week or so, we’ll be rolling out updates to all of our games that include the ability to save and restore your game, to implement the ability to delete saves that you no longer want to keep. These changes are already live when you play on our website, and in our “Choice of Games”, “Hosted Games”, and “Heart’s Choice” omnibus apps. We’ve also submitted updates for all of our standalone apps for Steam, iOS, and Android. You’ll see those updates appearing and auto-updating over the course of the next week or so. How to delete your saves Start

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Aug 24

2023

Forbidden Magic—Catch a magical arsonist and lose your heart!

Posted by: Mary Duffy | Comments (18)

We’re proud to announce that Forbidden Magic, the latest in our “Heart’s Choice” line of multiple-choice interactive romance novels, is now available for iOS and Android in the “Heart’s Choice” app. You can also download it on Steam, or enjoy it on our website. It’s 40% off until August 31st! As a paranormal agent, your job is to keep magic under wraps. Can you catch a magical arsonist before you lose your heart? Forbidden Magic is a 145,000-word interactive paranormal romance game by Frances Pauli, author of Brimstone Manor. It’s entirely text-based, without graphics or sound effects, and fueled by

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Aug 21

2023

Heart’s Choice Author Interview: Frances Pauli, Forbidden Magic

Posted by: Mary Duffy |

As a paranormal agent, your job is to keep magic under wraps. Can you catch a magical arsonist before you lose your heart? Forbidden Magic is a 145,000-word interactive paranormal romance game by Frances Pauli, author of Brimstone Manor. I sat down with Frances to talk about her work and her process. Forbidden Magic releases this Thursday, August 24th. You can play the first three chapters for free today. This is your second foray into interactive fiction after your fantastic first Heart’s Choice title, Brimstone Manor. But you’re also a seasoned fiction writer. Please tell our readers about your other

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Aug 17

2023

Top Villain: Total Domination—Smash your heroic nemesis and rule the world!

Posted by: Mary Duffy | Comments (20)

We’re proud to announce that Top Villain: Total Domination, 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 24! Today, smash your heroic nemesis! Tomorrow, build a doomsday device to take over the world! But, wait, are your henchpeople going on strike?! Top Villain: Total Domination is a 228,000-word interactive comedy supervillain novel by Brandon Greer. It’s entirely text-based, without graphics or sound effects, and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. You are

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Aug 14

2023

Author Interview: Brandon Greer, Top Villain: Total Domination

Posted by: Mary Duffy |

Today, smash your heroic nemesis! Tomorrow, build a doomsday device to take over the world! But, wait, are your henchpeople going on strike?! Top Villain: Total Domination is a 228,000-word interactive comedy supervillain novel by Brandon Greer. I sat down with Brandon to discuss the villainous inspiration behind the game and his process. Top Villain: Total Domination releases this Thursday, August 17th. You can play the first three chapters today, for free. What was the inspiration for this game? It would probably be easier to list what didn’t inspire Top Villain. At the surface, a lot of my influences were

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Aug 03

2023

Turncoat Chronicle—Who will you betray to claim the throne?

Posted by: K L | Comments (32)

Hosted Games has a new game for you to play! As the eldest child of the Usurper King, you were always meant to inherit your father’s stolen throne. When the lost heir of the dynasty he ended resurfaces, bent on revenge, you face a difficult choice. Your father’s enemies don’t have to be your own.  Without allies, the Kidia heir has no hope of taking the throne back, but you could offer them that hope. By allying with his enemy against your father, you could expedite your inheritance and end a dynastic feud, all at once. Always assuming that the

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Aug 03

2023

Last Chance Quarterback—Make the most of your last chance at glory.

Posted by: K L | Comments (14)

Hosted Games has a new game for you to play! After a career where you’ve achieved everything but a championship, you have one last chance. However, the strongest team ever is led by your biggest rival, who is also great greatest player of all time. Can you finally overcome the biggest hurdle in your career? Last Chance Quarterback is a 115,000-word interactive novel by Chris Viola, author of Super Star Soccer Striker. It’s entirely text-based, without graphics or sound effects, and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. Choose your play style, your personality, and even your team.

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