The World of Darkness brand has entered a two-year deal with a text-based interactive novel company called Choice of Games. Choice of Games has had Nebula Award nominations and has a scripting language, ChoiceScript, for others to use.
The projects will span several World of Darkness story worlds, including Vampire: The Masquerade, Werewolf: The Apocalypse, and Hunter: The Reckoning, with each story exploring the franchise’s signature dark themes. Werewolf: The Apocalypse – The Book of Hungry Names and Hunter: The Reckoning – The Beast of Glenkildove, both launching in 2023, will begin the collaboration.
The Book of Hungry Names
Werewolf: The Apocalypse – The Book of Hungry Names is the latest interactive novel by Kyle Marquis, the author of Vampire: The Masquerade – Night Road, Choice of Games’ first World of Darkness title. The studio’s first project, set in Werewolf: The Apocalypse, is an immersive and detailed story that delves into the property’s key themes. Readers will see the story through the eyes of a Garou, the warlike shapeshifters torn between rage and spirit as they come to terms with their failure to save the Earth Mother.
Hunter: The Reckoning – The Beast of Glendkildove
In William Brown’s Hunter: The Reckoning – The Beast of Glenkildove interactive novel, players take on the role of a mortal hunter on the trail of a deadly supernatural threat that murdered a close friend. Confronting this lonely truth – that the monsters exist and it is up to the player to deal with them because no one else will – is central to the Hunter: The Reckoning experience and Brown’s story.
Sean Greaney, Vice President of World of Darkness at Paradox Interactive, told the press;
Choice of Games is behind some of the most beloved World of Darkness stories that resonate with our fans, expanding our partnership is a natural fit. World of Darkness thrives on immersion and meaningful choices, Choice of Games consistently delivers on this formula with riveting narratives that draw out our inner monsters. They have more World of Darkness stories to tell, expanding into additional story worlds that our community has been eager to explore.”
Jason Steven Hill, COO and Cofounder of Choice of Games added,
Collaborating with World of Darkness has been a dream come true for Choice of Games. The World of Darkness community has welcomed us with open arms since we launched Vampire: The Masquerade – Night Road in 2020, and they have been eager to explore our stories ever since. Expanding our partnership with World of Darkness empowers us to continue developing captivating interactive narratives for fans of their story worlds. We are bringing the deep narratives and choices fans expect from our Vampire: The Masquerade stories to more World of Darkness properties, allowing players to experience these worlds like never before.”
There’s already Choice of Games’ World of Darkness novels to check out.
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