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Mar 18

2019

Pre-order The Superlatives sequel, Shattered Worlds today!

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We’re offering our fans a chance to pre-order our next game, The Superlatives: Shattered Worlds by Alice Ripley, the upcoming sequel to The Superlatives: Shattered Worlds. We’ll release the game to the public on Thursday, March 28th; you can buy it today at a discounted price. If you buy it here on our website, you’ll be able to play it on your preferred device when the game comes out. Hunt a killer and save the solar system! Conquer assassins and alien invaders in Superlative London! Defend Earth and negotiate interplanetary peace as you race to rescue Queen Victoria in this thrilling

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Mar 18

2019

Author Interview: Alice Ripley, “The Superlatives: Shattered Worlds”

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Conquer assassins and alien invaders in Superlative London! Defend Earth and negotiate interplanetary peace as you race to rescue Queen Victoria in this thrilling sequel to The Superlatives: Aetherfall. The Superlatives: Shattered Worlds is a 218,000-word interactive novel by Alice Ripley. You are the Arbiter, a planet-hopping operative assigned to stabilize a peace summit between Mars, Venus, and Earth. But when Queen Victoria is targeted for assassination, you must find her killer, unmask the Mysterious Officer he serves, and stop an otherworldly invasion before it’s too late! I sat down with Alice Ripley for a talk about Shattered Worlds and the challenges of

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Mar 14

2019

Drag Star! — Slay the catwalk on TV’s hottest drag competition!

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We’re proud to announce that Drag Star!, 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 40% off until March 21st! Get ready, honey! You’re a contestant on Drag Star!, the reality TV drag competition. You better throw shade, serve looks, and slay each episode to become the next drag icon! Drag Star! is a 150,000-word interactive novel by Evan J. Peterson, where your choices control the story. It’s entirely text-based, without graphics or sound effects, and fueled by

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Mar 07

2019

Sordwin: The Evertree Saga by Thom Baylay

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Hosted Games has a new game for you to play! Set sail for adventure and mystery on the island of Sordwin. Explore the town in secret or in style, meet and mingle with the island’s residents, wield weapons and magic and uncover clues before darkness falls! It’s 40% off until March 14th! Sordwin: The Evertree Saga is an immersive 440,000 word interactive experience by Thom Baylay, and the second book in the Evertree Saga. It’s entirely text-based–without graphics or sound effects–and fueled by the vast unstoppable power of your imagination. A simple request from a wealthy lord is about to

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Mar 04

2019

Author Interview: Evan J. Peterson, “Drag Star!”

Posted by: Mary Duffy | Comments (0)

Get ready, honey! You’re a contestant on Drag Star!, the reality TV drag competition. You better throw shade, serve looks, and slay each episode to become the next drag icon! You’ll prove your skills on the S.H.A.D.E. scale: Smarts, Humor, Artistry, Daring, and Enchantment. Through celebrity impersonation, singing, dancing, costuming, and comedy, you’ll need to be sickening in every stunt to win it all. But how will you steal the show? I sat down with Evan Peterson, the author, for a chat about drag. Drag Star! releases next Thursday, March 14th.  Tell me about what has drawn you to the

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Feb 28

2019

Three Choice of Games Titles Are Finalists for the 2018 Nebula Game Writing Award

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We’re proud to announce that The Martian Job, Rent-a-Vice, and The Road to Canterbury are all finalists for the 2018 Nebula Game Writing Award–and they’re all on sale this week! For the first time, the renowned science fiction and fantasy awards have added a game writing category, and Choice of Games authors M. Darusha Wehm (The Martian Job), Natalia Theodoridou (Rent-a-Vice), and Kate Heartfield (The Road to Canterbury) are finalists, alongside Netflix’s Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, and Santa Monica Studio’s God of War. In honor of their nominations you can get all Nebula finalist games on sale on Android, Steam, and the Choice of

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Feb 15

2019

New Hosted Game! The Paths to Greatness by Andrew Kenneth Specter

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Hosted Games has a new game for you to play! Your boring village life is interrupted one day when you are abducted and forced into the service of a mysterious and powerful Emperor and his army. Will you find friendship, love, or rebellion on this journey? It’s 33% off until February 22nd! The Paths to Greatness is a 175,000 word interactive fantasy novel by Andrew Kenneth Specter, 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. It’s up to you whether you defy the Emperor, or help

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Feb 15

2019

New Hosted Game! Tudor Intrigue by James Young

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Hosted Games has a new game for you to play! Enter the court of Henry VIII of England, and lead the country through the reformation. Politics, religion, love, and war in 16th Century England. It’s 33% off until February 22nd! Tudor Intrigue is a 175,000 word interactive historical novel by James Young, 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. • Play as a nobleman or noblewoman. • Change the religion of England. • Mary the King. • Make alliances and maneuver in court. • Take

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Jan 31

2019

New Hosted Game! Dragon Racer by Tierra Wright

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Hosted Games has a new game for you to play! Ever since you were a child, you dreamed of flying amongst other racers with your dragon, and so, when the chance came to become one, you leaped for it. But, things are not always so simple. It’s 25% off until February 7th! Dragon Racer is a 420,000 word interactive fantasy novel by Tierra Wright, 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. Will you show all of those who doubt you that you have what it

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Jan 24

2019

New Hosted Game! Keeper of the Sun and Moon by Brynn Chernosky

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Hosted Games has a new game for you to play! No one mentioned saving the world at freshman orientation, but you still can’t decide if the worst part of college is the essays or the demons. It’s 25% off until January 31th! Keeper of the Sun and Moon is a 310,000 word interactive fantasy novel by Brynn Chernosky, 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. You knew your school year was off to a rocky start when you were attacked by a gorgon. Whisked away

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