# CoG Works In Progress **URL:** https://forum.choiceofgames.com/c/choice-of-games-games/works-in-progress/63.md [Latest](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/tags.md) --- ## [Crime Families of Aplista (WIP) (Magic Meets Mafia)](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/crime-families-of-aplista-wip-magic-meets-mafia/165190)
**Author:** [@Jonco548](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Jonco548)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2026, 6:51pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/crime-families-of-aplista-wip-magic-meets-mafia/165190 "2026-11-04T18:51:23Z")
In the crime city of Aplista, whoever controls the aether, controls the streets. Last Update: Nov 4, 2026 Welcome to Aplista, where a generational feud between the five crime families threatens to tear it apart. At the… --- ## [Shadow of the Curse-Eater WIP (Nov '26 update)](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/shadow-of-the-curse-eater-wip-nov-26-update/179340)
**Author:** [@Brian\_Rushton](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Brian_Rushton)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2026, 1:26pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/shadow-of-the-curse-eater-wip-nov-26-update/179340 "2026-11-04T13:26:33Z")
After a hiatus, the demo for Shadow of the Curse-Eater has been re-opened, now up to Chapter 8! It’s available at COGDemos here: Shadow of the Curse-Eater Curse-eaters are drawn to dark magic like sphinxes to secrets… --- ## [Choice of Rebels: Stormwright (XoR2 WIP)](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/choice-of-rebels-stormwright-xor2-wip/129673)
**Author:** [@Havenstone](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Havenstone)\ **Replies:** 4528\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2026, 7:34am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/choice-of-rebels-stormwright-xor2-wip/129673 "2026-11-01T07:34:26Z")
It’s no easy thing to outrun the collapse of the world. Welcome to the sequel (in progress) to Choice of Rebels: Uprising. Chapter One of Stormwright is now up, it’s free to playtest, and it’s more than 700,000 words l… --- ## [Magic at the Masthead by Grace Knight WIP thread + 60K word demo](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/magic-at-the-masthead-by-grace-knight-wip-thread-60k-word-demo/178096)
**Author:** [@gracierocket](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/gracierocket)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2026, 3:18pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/magic-at-the-masthead-by-grace-knight-wip-thread-60k-word-demo/178096 "2026-10-31T15:18:54Z")
Hello! Welcome to my shiny new development thread for Magic at the Masthead, an LGBTQ+ inclusive tall ships game of adventure, magic, and romance. Demo The full demo is ~70K words. A playthrough is ~25K words, so a … --- ## [The Lamplighters Guild (WIP)](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/the-lamplighters-guild-wip/176244)
**Author:** [@LisHz](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/LisHz)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 1:36pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/the-lamplighters-guild-wip/176244 "2026-10-02T13:36:48Z")
Lamplighters Guild Every night, heavy fog gathers in the streets of Tethenen. Shadows lurk in the fog, waiting for any weakness in the city’s protections to fail. As long as the lamps burn through the night, waiting is a… --- ## [Shadow of the Curse-Eater Developer Diary](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/shadow-of-the-curse-eater-developer-diary/140906)
**Author:** [@storytellerkim](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/storytellerkim)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2026, 11:37pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/shadow-of-the-curse-eater-developer-diary/140906 "2026-09-30T23:37:16Z")
Curse-eaters are drawn to dark magic like sphinxes to secrets—but the moment you arrive on Ushinega Island, something tells you that you may have bitten off more than you can chew. Once a verdant island paradise, you f… --- ## [Jolly Good: Tea and Scones](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/jolly-good-tea-and-scones/90182)
**Author:** [@Gower](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Gower)\ **Replies:** 802\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2026, 10:15pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/jolly-good-tea-and-scones/90182 "2026-09-08T22:15:49Z")
Public Demo temporarily offline Check out the below for lots and lots and LOTS of Jolly Good and Tally Ho content\*,\* as well as tons of other stuff–essays on interactive literature, sneak peeks, fiction, discussions of … --- ## [Hexfinder WiP - Play Chapters 1-11 (Sept '26 bug fix and continuity polish build)](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/hexfinder-wip-play-chapters-1-11-sept-26-bug-fix-and-continuity-polish-build/85252)
**Author:** [@PParrish](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/PParrish)\ **Replies:** 199\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2026, 5:56pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/hexfinder-wip-play-chapters-1-11-sept-26-bug-fix-and-continuity-polish-build/85252 "2026-09-06T17:56:47Z")
Most recent release: Eleven Chapter Demo (via cogdemos.ink, as of January 2025). Looks like the site has in-built save slot functionality. You can also use the chapter checkpoints built into stats menu, if you wish. OR,… --- ## [To Reign In Hell (WIP) - Closed](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/to-reign-in-hell-wip-closed/172855)
**Author:** [@stuartmartyn](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/stuartmartyn)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2026, 1:30pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/to-reign-in-hell-wip-closed/172855 "2026-08-27T13:30:56Z")
Most recent update: September 1st 2026 (Officially closing the WIP thread) The empress of hell is gone and the contract that once bound you is broken. Uncover your past and decide the future of hell itself. Find the tru… --- ## [The Earth Has Teeth by Harris Powell-Smith (Chapters 1-3, updated 20th October)](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/the-earth-has-teeth-by-harris-powell-smith-chapters-1-3-updated-20th-october/165543)
**Author:** [@HarrisPS](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/HarrisPS)\ **Replies:** 206\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2026, 10:12am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/the-earth-has-teeth-by-harris-powell-smith-chapters-1-3-updated-20th-october/165543 "2026-08-12T10:12:08Z")
Welcome to my developer diary thread for The Earth Has Teeth, my new dark fantasy game of tragedy, conviction, connection, and survival! Play Chapters 1-3 on cogdemos or itch now! The story so far: Currently I’m pl… --- ## [Dragon Butcher WIP](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/dragon-butcher-wip/136414)
**Author:** [@Wonderbeast](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Wonderbeast)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2026, 4:37am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/dragon-butcher-wip/136414 "2026-04-02T04:37:45Z")
Hi friends, here we have the first 5 chapters of my game. Mary suggested I post them here for feedback and first impressions. I plan on updating once a month. Dragon Butcher is a dark fantasy story about a far-flung tow… --- ## [Fief -- a manor-mangement sim](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/fief-a-manor-mangement-sim/33038)
**Author:** [@jasonstevanhill](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/jasonstevanhill)\ **Replies:** 231\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2026, 7:34pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/fief-a-manor-mangement-sim/33038 "2026-03-20T19:34:48Z")
So, I went a little nuts last week, and started working on something. This is clearly just getting started, but I was curious what people thought of the basic idea. Your the heir to a manor, and have to manage it. If yo… --- ## [(WIP) The Last Scion (Superhero)](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/wip-the-last-scion-superhero/150445)
**Author:** [@dgprector](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/dgprector)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2025, 6:48pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/wip-the-last-scion-superhero/150445 "2025-05-11T18:48:22Z")
Hello all! First post in the forums. This is an announcement of my new game, “The Last Scion”. In it, you play as a classic “flying brick” (as Mutants & Masterminds puts it) type of super hero, newly arrived on Earth an… --- ## [The Dragon's Flagon - BETA TESTERS PLEASE!](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/the-dragons-flagon-beta-testers-please/155910)
**Author:** [@claireliza](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/claireliza)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2025, 8:09am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/the-dragons-flagon-beta-testers-please/155910 "2025-01-16T08:09:20Z")
Hey everyone, I’m looking for beta testers for my Choice of Games game The Dragon’s Flagon Play an adventurer who wants to settle down and run a bar in an eccentric town, only to find murder, intrigue and international … --- ## [Bitten!](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/bitten/81652)
**Author:** [@Wiwyums](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Wiwyums)\ **Replies:** 239\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2023, 10:51pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/bitten/81652 "2023-09-21T22:51:13Z")
An alternative superhero story. It’s 1969 and the bohemian inhabitants of Sweetwater are trapped in a war between psychedelic cult-leader Oscar Szorba and powerful business mogul Michael Freed. Until, that is, a strange … --- ## [Bootlegger (W.I.P.)](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/bootlegger-w-i-p/78210)
**Author:** [@Drewber](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Drewber)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2024, 4:52pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/bootlegger-w-i-p/78210 "2024-07-01T16:52:29Z")
UPDATE: Going into beta, WIP closed–June '24 Hello all! I’m excited to say Bootlegger is going into beta! Unfortunately that means I’m taking the link down from this post. I hope to hear more of your thoughts as it con… --- ## [Unsupervised - You were a sidekick. Now, you kick ass. (WIP)](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/unsupervised-you-were-a-sidekick-now-you-kick-ass-wip/136416)
**Author:** [@MahatmaDagon](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/MahatmaDagon)\ **Replies:** 1968\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2024, 2:44pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/unsupervised-you-were-a-sidekick-now-you-kick-ass-wip/136416 "2024-06-13T14:44:49Z")
(larger version) Art by EJ Dela Cruz (Check his portfolio here!) From the people who brought you Highlands, Deep Waters, The War for the West, Vampire Regent, and Ghost Simulator comes… something completely differen… --- ## [The Bread Must Rise (WIP) - Now in beta testing, thread is closed](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/the-bread-must-rise-wip-now-in-beta-testing-thread-is-closed/129999)
**Author:** [@Stewart\_Baker](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Stewart_Baker)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2023, 1:43pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/the-bread-must-rise-wip-now-in-beta-testing-thread-is-closed/129999 "2023-09-29T13:43:15Z")
Hello all! The Bread Must Rise is a humorous eldritch horror / fantasy / baking game with just a teaspoon of isekai elements added (for flavour, you understand). Godstone, renowned throughout the twelve mostly civiliz… --- ## [Saturday Morning Villain (WiP)](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/saturday-morning-villain-wip/133872)
**Author:** [@bgc](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/bgc)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2023, 1:24pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/saturday-morning-villain-wip/133872 "2023-08-17T13:24:49Z")
Hello, folks! Submitted for your consideration are the first three chapters of my WiP, Saturday Morning Villain! Summary: Saturday Morning Villain is a superhero game where players get to play as a villain preparing to … --- ## [A Teahouse At The World's Edge (WIP Archive) - Game Published](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/a-teahouse-at-the-worlds-edge-wip-archive-game-published/109594)
**Author:** [@nacarat](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/nacarat)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2022, 8:11pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/a-teahouse-at-the-worlds-edge-wip-archive-game-published/109594 "2022-11-24T20:11:18Z")
Important links: Demo + Published Game Author Interview Trailer Old, WIP description: The job offers a six-figure salary, pensions, and competitive benefits. Its description? You’ll run a teahouse on Mount Qingcheng… --- ## [The Samhain Invasion - WIP - UPDATED 06/21/21](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/the-samhain-invasion-wip-updated-06-21-21/83960)
**Author:** [@leewardvessel](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/leewardvessel)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2022, 7:39pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/the-samhain-invasion-wip-updated-06-21-21/83960 "2022-05-23T19:39:57Z")
Every Samhain, the lords of Ireland gather at the royal mountain of Tara. Drinkers drink, lovers meet, and the Druids do… Druid things. But this year, at the height of the festival, the Romans invade, shattering both the… --- ## [Crown of Sorcery And Steel - WIP Demo](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/crown-of-sorcery-and-steel-wip-demo/106770)
**Author:** [@JoshMLabelle](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/JoshMLabelle)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2022, 1:52pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/crown-of-sorcery-and-steel-wip-demo/106770 "2022-05-06T13:52:08Z")
WHAT IS CROWN OF SORCERY AND STEEL? "Swing a sword, delve dungeons, and lead the resistance against the tyrannical queen of a war-torn fantasy realm. Will you be an elf, orc, dwarf, or human? ‘Crown of Sorcery and Stee… --- ## [Revolution Diabolique - WIP](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/revolution-diabolique-wip/85454)
**Author:** [@Chris\_Conley](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Chris_Conley)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2022, 9:05am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/revolution-diabolique-wip/85454 "2022-02-17T09:05:12Z")
EDIT: This is now closed, as the beta is open. The beta thread is here. Thanks for all your help! A terrifying new power has been unleashed in the French Revolution. Will you support the Republic or the monarchy, the pe… --- ## [WIP Battlemage Correspondence Course Closed for Beta](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/wip-battlemage-correspondence-course-closed-for-beta/84411)
**Author:** [@Whitelocke](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Whitelocke)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2021, 1:08pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/wip-battlemage-correspondence-course-closed-for-beta/84411 "2021-06-11T13:08:53Z")
Yesterday you were just a squire, but today you’re an aspiring battlemage! It was a good thing you glanced at Sir Kelton’s news scroll the other day, or you would never have seen the ad. “Learn from home!” it said, “Full… --- ## [The siege of treboulain (wip demo)](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/the-siege-of-treboulain-wip-demo/99963)
**Author:** [@JedHerne](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/JedHerne)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2021, 8:19pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/the-siege-of-treboulain-wip-demo/99963 "2021-08-05T20:19:31Z")
UPDATE: (23/06/2022): The game is live! Check it out here: https://jedherne.com/treboulain/ UPDATE: (09/02/2022): The game is scheduled to publish on April 14th, and is currently with the proofreader. I’ve updated the d… --- ## [Heroes on Hold (WIP) Updated 5/1](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/heroes-on-hold-wip-updated-5-1/75248)
**Author:** [@parawrites](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/parawrites)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2021, 5:34am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/heroes-on-hold-wip-updated-5-1/75248 "2021-05-14T05:34:53Z")
Hey everyone! I just got greenlit for a CoG game titled Heroes on Hold and I was so excited to share it with you all that I made a forum post here! I don’t have a demo available yet (it just got approved yesterday!) but … --- ## [Superhero Secret Agent - WIP Ch. 1-5](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/superhero-secret-agent-wip-ch-1-5/82830)
**Author:** [@JaneBoe](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/JaneBoe)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2021, 3:24am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/superhero-secret-agent-wip-ch-1-5/82830 "2021-01-14T03:24:23Z")
Premise: No matter how many supervillains the Summit of Heroes tears down, someone will always sit on the throne of crime in San Francisco. You have been recruited by Summit to go deep undercover in the Kraken’s supervi… --- ## [If It Pleases the Court - WIP \[Heart's Choice\]](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/if-it-pleases-the-court-wip-hearts-choice/78136)
**Author:** [@SixFeetZen](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/SixFeetZen)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2021, 7:24pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/if-it-pleases-the-court-wip-hearts-choice/78136 "2021-01-05T19:24:22Z")
The year is 1744. Louis XV’s mistress has died mysteriously, and he stands with little influence in the face of the court. In order to reclaim the mantle of his father, the Secret du Roi was founded, placing a cadre of s… --- ## [180 Files: The Aegis Project (spy/thriller) (new short demo 24 Feb)](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/180-files-the-aegis-project-spy-thriller-new-short-demo-24-feb/32000)
**Author:** [@Scribblesome](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Scribblesome)\ **Replies:** 659\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2020, 10:27pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/180-files-the-aegis-project-spy-thriller-new-short-demo-24-feb/32000 "2020-07-13T22:27:35Z")
Note: This game won the CoG Contest and will be released on the Choice of Games label. The game has now been submitted! NEW DEMO (chapter 1 and 2 only) https://dashingdon.com/go/3489 SHORT SUMMARY You are Agent 180, … --- ## [Mask of the Plague Doctor - WIP \[now in Beta!\]](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/mask-of-the-plague-doctor-wip-now-in-beta/46096)
**Author:** [@PParrish](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/PParrish)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2020, 3:17pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/mask-of-the-plague-doctor-wip-now-in-beta/46096 "2020-04-23T15:17:30Z")
The town of Thornback Hollow is under quarantine. Its people are beset by a state of permanent insomnia, and the infection is spreading. At the orders of the Crown, Baron Morlond’s levied soldiers guard the gates. The su… [Next page](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/c/choice-of-games-games/works-in-progress/63.md?page=1)