

Revolution Diabolique
Choice of Games · 2022 · Casual, RPG, Interactive Fiction, Action-Adventure, Action
PC
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About Revolution Diabolique
Summon demons to win the French Revolution! Will you uphold the Republic, restore the monarchy, rule France yourself, or lose your head?
Révolution Diabolique is a 425,000-word interactive dark fantasy novel by Chris Conley. It's entirely text-based, without graphics or sound effects, and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.
As a demonologist in eighteenth-century France, you study the world’s most dangerous forbidden magic in the safety of your provincial estate. You can summon forth a breathtaking variety of demons: some creep subtly around your enemies to confuse and distract them; some appear as terrifying monsters; some guide you towards unlocking even deeper secrets of the universe.
Now that the flames of revolution are beginning to kindle, you cannot hold yourself apart from politics for long. Every faction—monarchists, republicans, peasants, intellectuals, anarchists—would love to benefit from your power. Where will you send your demons? Will you unleash their power on the battlefield to aid or hinder the Revolution’s armies—or march on Paris itself? Will you lead a political faction with the secret knowledge that you have gained? Will you inspire a new cult dedicated to demons?
But all power comes with a price, and as you rise up, you will need to sacrifice something: your reputation, your fortune, your safety…or possibly even your life.
When the dust clears, will it be you who rules France?
Vive la Révolution Diabolique!
Révolution Diabolique is a 425,000-word interactive dark fantasy novel by Chris Conley. It's entirely text-based, without graphics or sound effects, and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.
As a demonologist in eighteenth-century France, you study the world’s most dangerous forbidden magic in the safety of your provincial estate. You can summon forth a breathtaking variety of demons: some creep subtly around your enemies to confuse and distract them; some appear as terrifying monsters; some guide you towards unlocking even deeper secrets of the universe.
Now that the flames of revolution are beginning to kindle, you cannot hold yourself apart from politics for long. Every faction—monarchists, republicans, peasants, intellectuals, anarchists—would love to benefit from your power. Where will you send your demons? Will you unleash their power on the battlefield to aid or hinder the Revolution’s armies—or march on Paris itself? Will you lead a political faction with the secret knowledge that you have gained? Will you inspire a new cult dedicated to demons?
But all power comes with a price, and as you rise up, you will need to sacrifice something: your reputation, your fortune, your safety…or possibly even your life.
When the dust clears, will it be you who rules France?
- Play as male, female, or nonbinary; gay, straight, bi, ace, or poly
- Rise to lead a faction of monarchists, aristocrats, peasants, or humanists
- Use your magical might to change the course of history - or to take down your personal enemies
- Build a palace to rival Versailles
- Bring the study of demonology out of the shadows and into France’s loftiest salons and universities
- Crush rebellious provinces with your demonic and military might—or join their uprising against Paris
- Pursue romance amid the Revolution with a Parisian professor, a decorated military veteran, or a mystical philosopher
- Lose your head to the guillotine—or use your magic to transcend death itself
Vive la Révolution Diabolique!
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Congratulations Chris Conley you had the French Revolution and demons and you still managed to make a bad game. Do not buy! There are like a dozen quagmires in the story that lead to unending loops, spend 8$ on anything else.14 found this helpful
A lot happens in the time-frame of this game, but none of it happens to you it seems. I did a whole play-through where anything of note happened "off-screen" and was summarised in what felt like a history textbook fashion. My play-through consisted of a boring series of meaningless events that were mostly just stat checks. The ending came and it felt like I had done absolutely nothing the entire time. The rival also feels super unnecessary and mainly serves as a plot point that ends up going nowhere. The romances were also incredibly lacklustre. Overall the game was really boring, repetitive and felt like it went nowhere, especially if you know the least bit of French history. I like to give COG games a chance but this was really disappointing.9 found this helpful
dont buy this, the "story" it offers is very poor and not entertaining. dont get fooled by the word count, on average words in a playthrough you'll only experience one tenth of the word count give or take. the only reason i have this many hours in it is cuz afk. its a waste of your money.9 found this helpful
There isn't enough depth to fully develop the fantasy side of this story or the historical side, both struggle to provide compelling reasons to maintain the reader's interest. The characters are similarly two-dimensional. It feels almost as if the author of this story got bored with their own creation and after the first chapter just gave up on it.8 found this helpful
[b]Révolution Diabolique[/b] By Chris Conley [b]”No one at the table seems particularly enthusiastic about your plan. But lacking any serious proposals from others, it is eventually agreed upon, and the meeting moves on.[/b] [b]It’s a disaster.”[/b] I saw a derivation of the above quote so… many… times. Some titles like wearing their stat systems out on their sleeves, while some wear sleeves and ruffles and powder makeup. Révolution Diabolique is the latter. I think Marie-Antoinette once famously said, “Let them read code”. But probably in French, not English. [b]General Story:[/b] Welcome to revolutionary-era France, where you choose what sort of character you are and how you’ll affect the fledgling world of democracy. Oh, and you summon demons. While there isn’t much dialogue in the game, the majority of it takes place in sort of episodic side stories. Intermissions are actually periods where you learn a little bit about the alt-history revolution, and make decisions based on your character’s opinion. Sometimes this can actually affect where France and the surrounding nations end up. Or it might affect where your head and body end up. This works so well. Everything is well …6 found this helpful
Good start, but where is Napoleon? The story focuses only on the player, not Napoleon. Too short of a game, and NO NAPOLEON.2 found this helpful
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