# Back in Action ( WIP - working title ) **URL:** \ **Category:** Works In Progress\ **Tags:** gender-choice, low-fantasy\ **Created:** [March 1, 2026, 10:41pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/back-in-action-wip-working-title/176247 "2026-03-01T22:41:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Eryl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/eryl/32/151446_2.png) [@Eryl](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Eryl)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2026, 10:41pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/back-in-action-wip-working-title/176247/1 "2026-03-01T22:41:37Z")
# — **THE PREMISE** — _You’re not supposed to be back, and yet you are. Living under the radar as an ordinary person trying to get by. But two years aren’t enough to make people forget, and everywhere you turn you’re reminded of your mistakes._ _Will you stay hidden and ignore how the city you once swore to protect slowly burns around you? If so, why did you come back if not to save it as its guardian you once were?_ # **— THE GAME —** **Back in Action** is set in a world where superhuman abilities can be recreated through a medical procedure in a lab, though the price is high, and not many are willing to pay it. Or so the public thought. In-game, you were one of the first people to undergo the procedure and the leader of a special team tasked to watch over the City. But one mistake forced you to leave everything behind, and you’ve spent two endless years unable to set roots. And so you came back, but things are different and darker now, and getting back to your old life isn’t an option. What will you do then? # — FEATURES — - Customize your character: physical appearance, personality, gender, and orientation; - choose how to feel about the people meet and interact with; - become the new mentor of a young inspiring hero. Or don’t. (Please do…). - A character-driven story where every choice matters (spoilers! Even the drink, yes, trust me. But that will come later on, so it’s not really a spoiler. You’ll understand) - Branching paths and multiple endings; - … And more! (More? Yeah, more.) # **— CHARACTERS —** ## The Neighbor - RO (M / F) They live with their mother in the apartment across from yours. Amidst taking over their family’s business and caring for their forgetful mother, they still find the time to come knocking at your door whenever they can. They just want to make friends, though you suspect their mother is trying to set you up behind their back. ## The Old Teammate - RO (M) He doesn’t like people, avoids them altogether even. Or so his first impression entailed. It didn’t take your team long to figure out there was more to it. He was the one most active member in the group chat. ## The Lost Childhood Friend - RO (F / M) They moved away during high school, and you haven’t had any news of them and their family since. Saying that meeting them here of all place is a shock is an understatement. You didn’t even recognize them! ## The Young Apprentice (M) Raised in a family that never worried about money, he fallen from grace after of a dumb mistake and a trip to the ER. He has friends and family to support him, but the world is cruel, and the pressure sometimes is just too much. # — LINKS — ## | **[DEMO](https://cogdemos.ink/play/cheryl/back-in-action/mygame)** | IMPORTANT: Check the **total word count** on the itch page and its devlogs linked below, it gets **updated daily**. ### | [TUMBLR](https://www.tumblr.com/bia-if/809894662263439360/back-in-action?source=share) | [ITCH.IO PAGE](https://cheryldella.itch.io/bia) (devlogs) | NOTE: this game has been submitted to a [game jam](https://itch.io/jam/cyg-7) on [itch.io](http://itch.io) but it’s being written wtih Choicescript. ---
**Author:** ![Hoodedcamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/hoodedcamera/32/74989_2.png) [@Hoodedcamera](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Hoodedcamera)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2026, 8:23am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/back-in-action-wip-working-title/176247/2 "2026-03-02T08:23:33Z")
Awww i was so close to beating that guy’s As$ 😢 ---
**Author:** ![Eryl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/eryl/32/151446_2.png) [@Eryl](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Eryl)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2026, 8:35am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/back-in-action-wip-working-title/176247/3 "2026-03-02T08:35:35Z")
Don’t worry I was too. The frustration I got while writing him is unreal 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![ChanceOfFire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/chanceoffire/32/270002_2.png) [@ChanceOfFire](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/ChanceOfFire)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2026, 11:11am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/back-in-action-wip-working-title/176247/4 "2026-03-02T11:11:14Z")
If you want to have a playable copy on itch, you can use my [guide](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/how-to-put-up-your-wip-on-itch-io/164165). Doing so will also allow you to tag your game as browser playable. Deacon **pull** one of his drawers open and **puls** out a paper sheet of what looks like an old newspaper page. He holds it up for you to **looks** at. pulls pulls look The baker is a woman of average **high** , so when you meet her gaze you find her staring height By the way, the stat screen seems to claim that you are tall regardless of your height choice. Good luck ---
**Author:** ![Eryl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/eryl/32/151446_2.png) [@Eryl](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Eryl)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2026, 12:52pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/back-in-action-wip-working-title/176247/5 "2026-03-02T12:52:47Z")
That’s cool! I didn’t know you could do that with itch. Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![theghostbat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/858c86/32.png) [@theghostbat](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/theghostbat)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2026, 3:48am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/back-in-action-wip-working-title/176247/6 "2026-03-08T03:48:30Z")
Hi just wanted to let you know the game has an error: ch2 line 29: Non-existent variable ‘tidy’ ---
**Author:** ![Eryl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/eryl/32/151446_2.png) [@Eryl](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Eryl)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2026, 10:34pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/back-in-action-wip-working-title/176247/7 "2026-03-08T22:34:20Z")
Yes, thank you for letting me know. That bug is fixed now! ---
**Author:** ![Eryl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/eryl/32/151446_2.png) [@Eryl](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Eryl)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2026, 10:42pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/back-in-action-wip-working-title/176247/8 "2026-03-08T22:42:21Z")
# GAME UPDATE Since it’s been a week already, I came to let anyone who only follows the game here know that the demo is still being written! It’s now long 10,3k words. I post daily updates on itch. io on the devlogs page, and now on tumblr too. Thank you for reading! ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Zelda](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/queen_zelda/32/167240_2.png) [@Queen\_Zelda](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Queen_Zelda)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2026, 7:38am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/back-in-action-wip-working-title/176247/9 "2026-03-09T07:38:01Z")
Oh, it’s so good, amazing work, author. I love Flo, he’s adorable and his mom is already ready to make the date of meeting to a romantic date 😆 Gosh, that cliffhanger with the explosion. 😆 You can’t let us hang there 😉😂 ---
**Author:** ![Eryl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/eryl/32/151446_2.png) [@Eryl](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Eryl)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2026, 7:27pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/back-in-action-wip-working-title/176247/10 "2026-03-09T19:27:53Z")
I’m really glad you’re liking them. It’s always such a treat when I get to write about them 😃 and about the explosion, the original idea didn’t call for a cliffhanger, but the scene asked for it, I couldn’t say no lol ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Zelda](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/queen_zelda/32/167240_2.png) [@Queen\_Zelda](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Queen_Zelda)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2026, 4:52am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/back-in-action-wip-working-title/176247/11 "2026-03-14T04:52:43Z")
I fully understand that, especially when the story is filled with superheroes, supervillains and vigilantes, so when is the next explosion coming? 😂 ---
**Author:** ![Eryl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/eryl/32/151446_2.png) [@Eryl](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Eryl)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2026, 9:02am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/back-in-action-wip-working-title/176247/12 "2026-03-16T09:02:27Z")
It’s a surprise! 😆 ---
**Author:** ![Eryl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/eryl/32/151446_2.png) [@Eryl](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Eryl)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 11:22pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/back-in-action-wip-working-title/176247/13 "2026-04-01T23:22:39Z")
# Game update Hello! It’d been a month now and I’m back to keep this page updated too! I’m at over 20k now and soon will update the public demo. It’s going to have a complete rewrite of the first two chapters plus ch3 which I just finished. I only need to finish editing the last chapter and have someone beta test it before I make the whole new demo public! I’ll make a month update here and [my tumblr blog](https://bia-if.tumblr.com/?source=share) from now on. Meanwhile, I’ll take a few days break from my daily devlogs on [my itch](https://cheryldella.itch.io/bia/devlog) to decide if I’ll keep them up as routine. Maybe I’ll switch them up for weekly devlogs? We’ll see. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/original/3X/e/f/efe1497a762edecdb6d569a1c4abee87508bf002.png) [@system](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2026, 11:23pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/back-in-action-wip-working-title/176247/14 "2026-05-31T23:23:07Z")
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