Silverworld

Silverworld is such a unique story with fantastic worldbuilding; a mix of prehistoric fantasy with both tech and magic. There is a lot going on: insect people, robots, time travel, steampunk alternate Byzantine, etc. yet it all makes sense while playing because everything fits naturally into the world rather than feeling like random gimmicks thrown in for the sake of it. The whole thing is bizarre, but in a good way. The replay value is amazing. There are many ways to achieve (or fail) our goals, and choices have impact both on the endings as well as on the paths leading there. The characters are solid, and the writing strikes a nice balance in making them always present and well-defined while keeping the unique world and its challenges at the center of the story. It's definitely a niche setting, and I wasn't sure about it at first, but it's so inventive and well-crafted that I'd honestly recommend it to anyone no matter your preferred genre.

This is a hidden gem as far as the Choice of/Hosted Games series goes. Truly one of the best ones out there as far as worldbuilding, especially fantasy worldbuilding. I can't begin to say how bored I am of fantasy that bases itself on tired tropes like lazy fake-medieval Tolkien-ish-"inspired" setups. None of that can be found here in Silverworld: the setting, characters (both types and individual ones), and mood are all original and refreshing, as well as actually interesting. It feels like actually stepping into this new world the author proposes, apropos of the writing quality. It also pulls off action scenes much more engagingly than a lot of attempts in IF. Gameplay wise, there is some interesting approaches to the branching design, and stat management doesn't feel like a burden. I wish you could spend more genuine quality time with the genuinely interesting and different characters you get, but I always wish for that when I'm given cool characters in a story. One thing I'll say is that I am usually deeply hesitant of stories that involve any type of "native peoples" theme, or anything that goes close into colonizing territory unless it actually has something interesting, t…

This is my absolute favourite choose your own adventure game of all time The story is great and the characters are likeable, but most importantly, the game actually responds to your choices unlike anything I've ever seen

Such a fun story! If you enjoy light base building and warrior philosopher adventuring, this is a game for you.

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Time travel, prehistoric society, and steampunk. Think H.G.Wells, Edgar Rice Burroughs, and a touch of Stephen Hunt. The first play-through took me 10 hours. And by the end I was happy with the results.