Arcadie II: Cold Lands
Arcadie & Utopie · 2026 · Choose Your Own Adventure, Interactive Fiction, Fantasy, Romance, Text-Based
PC
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About Arcadie II: Cold Lands
You prevailed against your enemies, and now the Crown is yours.You are the last of your kind, the only one with mastery over Aether, the mystical energy that can summon fire and lightning against your foes.With its long history of conquests, your kingdom is short on allies. In the north, your eternal enemies watch and wait beyond the snow. In the south, rebellion challenges your family’s ancestral rule. Trade falters in the west, and across the eastern seas, some suspect the quiet will not last long...No one can rule alone. Those who supported you as you claimed the throne remain by your side; those who stood against you may yet still live. Who you choose to love, how you decide to treat them, and whether your values are aligned will have far-reaching consequences.Your kingdom awaits your decisions, and so do the people closest to you. Strengthen your rule, forge new alliances, or risk losing what matters most.The choice, and the kingdom, are yours.Sir Wilfred, or Lady Willeen, has sworn to protect you till their last breath, and serves as both your trusted advisor and your Commander in the South. Despite a cold exterior, their affection is steadfast and genuine. Can be male or female, and romanced by any gender.Heir to the realm's most powerful house, Cyril supported your claim to the throne, and remains at your side as one of your most trusted advisors. Cyril is a brilliant diplomat, and a passionate lover. Can be male or female, and romanced by any gender.The former Commander in the North. Whether he has survived the events of Arcadie: Second-Born is up to you. While most still see him as an enemy, he can be romanced by either gender.
- Create and customize your character.
Conciliatory, scheming, humorous; set your personality through your choices, and watch the world react to you. - Customize the world state using decisions from Arcadie: Second-Born.
Engagements, political choices, and arcane bargains from the past may come back to haunt you, or reveal pleasant surprises.
New players can jump in without playing the first game. - Continue your romance begun in Arcadie: Second-Born.
Rejoin Cyril, your betrothed; return to Will, your most loyal commander; or get in bed with your enemy—literally.
You can also remain unattached. - Immerse yourself in a reactive world and a character-driven, interactive story.
Each character has their own motivations and goals, and your relationships will determine much of the story. - Save and load your progress at any time. You can rewind and change your choices.
Reach different endings by making decisions that will shape the future of your kingdom.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Enjoyable experience! A continuation of the story of the first game was enjoyable, and the polish added was very nice to see. It was short however, took me barely 3 hours to finish the game and get Wills best ending. Not sure if my choices skipped a lot of content or not though? Will definitely play and get the rest of the endings, but I was hoping for a longer experience. This game felt like filler towards -hopefully- a bigger and final installment. 6/10, if it was longer and the ending wasn't so abrupt it would be higher. Enjoyable but mildly disappointing coming off the experience of the first game :(1 found this helpful
Love the writing - It's a joy to read. Another mayor plus point: save an reload <3
Lovely game with gorgeous writing and characters just like the first. I'm hoping for a third!
Haven't felt this betrayed since Dragon Age II. 10/10 game
From the background art to the thought out dialogue, Arcadie II: Cold Lands is everything you'd want in a CYOA game. Some CYOA games focus on one single event and make you feel like you've sat down for nothing, but Arcadie does a great job of keeping you engaged the entire time. Other CYOA games I've played have made me not want to keep replaying it over and over again, but this is one that I'm actively working through over and over to get each ending, and I find myself interested each time through. I'm invested in the romance and the friendships, as well either being the best leader or the worst. Overall a great political storyline that has me yearning to write a book from all the choices I've made from the first game to this one. If you're reading through reviews to figure out if you should buy this game, do it. Give it a shot, because I guarantee you'll be as engrossed as I am!
I read many interactive novels. "Arcadie Second-Born" was one of the very few that not only impressed me but stayed with me afterwards. I'd been impatiently waiting for the sequel and it didn't disappoint! So far I've only played one route of the "Cold Lands", and I'm barely managing to stop myself from binging so I can savour it. I appreciate the effort put into the story; and on a personal note, I appreciate the effort to write a male MC and male characters. Update: I have now read through all the routes and have a couple of things to add. It surprised me to learn that I'd achieved the best endings all 3 times, because it felt like something was missing, especially with the Stanislas route. Stanislas-route was the most rushed in the second half of the story; I'd thought he would be most useful during the last task of the game given his background. But I got a bit of a whiplash, because the dynamic between him and MC kind of rolled back to square 1 (in my opinion). I kind of regretted I'd even read Stanislas route, because as it was the last one I tried - I got no new answers and no resolution to the greater story. Generally, I wish there were more to do and change in the end, a…
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