Will you fight for redemption, glory, or to remake the world in Games of the Monarch’s Eye? It is the latest addition to the Choice of Games interactive fiction lineup.
Games of the Monarch’s Eye is a ‘silk and sorcery’ fantasy novel by Saffron Kuo. It is entirely text-based, featuring 238,00 words and hundreds of choices. You can read an interview with the author here.
If you’re a huge fan of other fantasy titles from Choice of Games, such as the World of Darkness interactive novels, like Hunter: The Reckoning – The Beast of Glenkildove, this game is for you.
After a decade in disgrace… You return to your home city to compete for the title of Monarch’s Eye.
Saffron Kuo’s new fantasy interactive fiction novel will have you participating in a grand tournament, competing in games of Intellect, Heart, and Might. The winner becomes the Monarch’s ‘Eye’—their most trusted guard and advisor.
The big catch? The current Eye—your main rival and competition—is your childhood best friend. How far will you go for wealth, fame, and honour?
Beyond participating in a tournament, Games of the Monarch’s Eye, will also throw you into a world of politics and romance. Below is a list of features from the game’s Steam listing.
• Play as male, female, or nonbinary; gay, straight, bi, pan, or aromantic.
• Push Varze’s culture towards commerce or craft, peace or war, tradition or modernity.
• Compete in high-stakes tournaments to test your wits, strength, and eloquence!
• Regain your lost honor through a performance of stellar integrity—or deceive, and sabotage every single one of your opponents! And what will you do if you find yourself fighting in the ring against your true love?
• Uncover lost tomes of once-forbidden magic, and reveal the secrets of the stars!
• Romance your brooding childhood friend-turned-rival, a passionate glassworker Artisan, a shy and principled archivist, a charming and showy Merchant—or even the formidable Monarch herself.
• Negotiate peace between the warring factions and return the city to stability, or destroy them both—or fan the flames of revolution and let Varze burn!
The game is available now on Steam, Android, and iOS. To celebrate its launch, it is also 34% off until August 21st.
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