I didn’t vote, because I like both options! And I think it really depends on how much is adapted from the ballet, and how much is original. For example, I love Odette, but I’m not sure how much I want to play as a literal swan.
Either way, I’m DEFINITELY interested in a game like this. So I hope you go forward with it.
Side note, Barbie Swan Lake did not include Siegfried, so now I want to know what that’s all about.
Oh gosh, hi! Thank you so much!!
It’s been a while since I watched it in full myself but I’d assume the original Siegfried’s close enough to be equivalent to the prince in Barbie Swan Lake, they just changed his name lol.
Seeing how the poll’s going, I’d assume there’s a slight lean towards wanting to save pretty swan boys in distress instead? 
Hi everyone,
this isnt my first game, i created others which i really liked, but i never finished any.
Talked about it for a while and since i have like a billion short story ideas in mind why dont i just stick to short games for now.
Thats that, so tell me what you think about this one.
THE BEAST GAMES
In February 2026, invitations begin arriving across the world. Ordinary people — students, workers, parents, dropouts, dreamers — are selected at random to participate in the latest Beast Games, a global phenomenon known for outrageous stunts, massive prizes, and viral generosity. The promise is simple: compete in a series of harmless games, win life-changing money, and leave with a story worth telling.
For most, it feels unreal. A once-in-a-lifetime chance. A spectacle. A game show you’re lucky enough to be in on.
A hundred of them arrive on a private island, with massive, state-of-the-art facilities. Right outside, screen flicker. Mr Beast appears, smiling, charismatic, familiar. Nerves melt into excitement. He tells them to calm down — the games are about to begin — but first, everyone needs to get inside the facility.
People run. Others walk, laughing, conserving energy. Some joke that it doesn’t matter — the real games haven’t even started yet, and they need the right amount of energy when it does.
A number of people enter, before The doors begin to close.
At first it feels playful. Competitive. A harmless rush. Then the doors seal with eighty-five people inside… and the rest are left pounding on reinforced glass, laughing it off, assuming this is all part of the show.
Until the island heats up.
Invisible containment fields activate, a dome forms around the island. The air outside turns unbearable. Panic spreads. Screams erupt. Bodies rupture under impossible temperatures. Flesh bursts. Blood and viscera smear against the windows as the people inside watch in horror — or denial. Some vomit. Some cry. Some insist it’s special effects, and complement the masterpiece. That this is just another trick.
Then the windows shutter shut.
The screen inside turns back on.
Mr Beast laughs — and then stops. He coughs violently. When he speaks again, the smile is gone.
He tells them the truth.
He is dying. This is his last game. His fortune IS actually gone. He is in debt, all that money gone into funding the last beast games. And with nothing left to lose, he decided to do what he loves one final time: create perfectly ‘fair games’. No tricks. No randomness. No cruelty beyond consequence.
The island contains multiple facilities: game arenas, living quarters. Escape is impossible. Security is absolute. And every single game, he explains, can be completed without injury — if the rules are followed perfectly.
Failure means death. Lose the game, lose your life.
Every death increases the prize pool. One billion dollars, shared equally among the survivors. Teamwork is encouraged, but not required. Betrayal is not forbidden. Mercy is expensive. Players may sacrifice their own winnings to save another — but once given up, that money is gone forever.
There is one exception: if a player is killed due to a flaw in the rules, anyone may challenge the outcome. If the challenge is valid, both players are spared future participation for two games. If it is false, the challenger dies instead.
Rules are simple, and if followed correctly, would guarantee the safety of everyone present on the island.
The games begin.
The Beast Games is a horror interactive fiction about spectacle, complicity, and choice — where the player must navigate deadly games, social manipulation, and moral compromise to survive. There are no villains to fight, only rules to interpret and people to decide whether they’re worth saving.
Because in the end, the prize isn’t just money.
It’s being alive when the island finally goes quiet.
This diabolical, brother has hate in his heart for Jimmy.
You are one of the greatest superheroes the world has ever seen. You are seen as the symbol of absolute strength. The world depends on you to save it from whatever threats appear, along with the rest of your team, the Vanguards of Peace.
Following your fight with the ender, you were presumed dead by the entire world and even the rest of the vanguard. But with your body healed and spirits renewed, you are ready to return to your position as the protector of the world.
Except there is a problem, or rather two. Two beings that resemble you in terms of appearances and powers have appeared around the globe. The first one is claiming to be you from another world, and the second, as you come to understand, is a clone created by the government to replace you.
Now that you are back, it’s your choice on how you handle these new unforeseen variables and pick up the pieces of your personal life left in ruins by your disappearance. However, one thing will never change, you are the strongest hero alive, and you feel damn good about it.
This is the basic outline of thoughts I have for the story that would surround the selfcest plotline. Maybe I could have done more, but this will be fun for me.
They will be 4 Ros total or maybe 5, I am trying to avoid an FA and avoid adding to many.
The PC is inspired by Superman, Homelander, the Death of Superman storyline, Invincible, and a few other things.
Some themes that I want to explore with this are PSTD, the toll of being the strongest, self-isolation (the PC’s pursuit of being a hero), transhuman dread, selfcest ofc.
Most importantly, I will not be doing this immediately as my main focus right now is my current wip False Ancestry. I will work on it while I am bored/free, but don’t expect anything in the near future besides maybe a story concept demo.
I love a good superhero story. So I’m obviously going to check any out I find. But being the most powerful superhero in the world is not a particularly interesting aspect of superheroes. It leaves no room for growth, in my opinion.
Fundamental yes, but for my story it pushes all the growth onto the PC’s inner self and their mentality. Sure they won’t be many physical threats to threaten them, but it allows me to focus on the Isolation that they could feel and other stuff.
Original Sin is a dark, choice-driven interactive fiction where your death is only the beginning.
You awaken at the site of a mortal catastrophe (which you may have caused!).
You are under the the watchful eyes of angels and demons who claim your soul sits at the center of something far older — and far more dangerous — than you understand.
Sent to an academy that trains celestial beings for their final descent or ascension, you must navigate divine politics, buried lies, and the quiet weight of judgment while uncovering what truly happened the day everything broke.
Shape your identity, your power, and your relationships. Form alliances, fall into forbidden attraction, and decide how much of yourself you’re willing to sacrifice for truth.
These bullet points are also a WIP. I have not 100 percent decided on stats I may change them.
I have written and coded the prologue so far and I am working on Chapter One which I think is half complete. They’re still in the rough stages because I think I want to move my intro to chapter one into the prologue as it continues character creation which I can’t decide if I like. Anyhoo… enough rambling.
• Play as a male, female, or as a nonbinary protagonist. Who starts their story at their ‘death.’
• Romance characters of any gender, regardless of your own. (three romance options so far, I may add more as we meet the rest of the characters. I have a bunch already done so I could also post snippets of characters?)
• Respond with mercy, restraint, defiance, or ruthless resolve. You can be a ruthless savage (eventually) or a pure soul. I plan to make this fun with how good or evil you plan to be.
• Navigate celestial politics, hidden agendas, and alliances.
• Shape your identity, relationships, and emerging power through meaningful choices.
• Influence the fate of those around you — and the system that judges you.
Super interesting plot, by the way!
Thank you! I hope it lives up to how I picture it.
(low fantasy, found family)
You have learned to keep yourself hidden early on. Do not trust. Do not tell. You were determined that noone should ever again find out.
Until you encountered a small and pretty much unknown mercenary company. Maybe.. Just maybe you have finally found a place where you could be yourself and still be cared for?
But no good thing will ever last, just as all bad things end too - When faced with the potential annihilation of your party during a mission that was supposed to be straightforward, what will you do?
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You are a mage in a world were those who can use what people have called magic, are rare. The knowledge behind this gift has been almost completely lost to time. Those few magic users still roaming the world, relying mostly on instinct, are now more sought than treasure. A lucky mage could live a life of luxury. An unlucky one might end up being condemned to a life of slavery under the delusions of another.
You were born a mage your parents said, yet you could not do anything magical at all during your early childhood no matter how hard you tried. You had always hoped that once you managed to find this magical ability they claimed you had, things would be better for you. The were not. So you made the only decision left to you, leaving behind everything you have known to hide yourself away from the world.
Find your own way in this world, having nothing to your name but foggy memories and an ability you can neither understand nor really use. You are a mage. And yet you were among the unfortunate ones so far. Your magic never brought you anything but pain, at least as long as other people knew. Which led you to hiding who you are, staying far from people. That is until you met that bunch of mismatched individuals calling themselves a mercenary company.
Befriend them or use them as a means to an end, learn to trust them or choose to keep your secrets close. Face the world or turn your back. Return home or stay home. Will you risk yourself for an act of kindness or try to live by an act of cruelty? In this world that is fast losing it’s magic, you are left to try and find yourself. Or lose yourself completely.
Planned features so far:
> Choose your gender (twice).
> Fall in love, make friends, find a family (or two). Or don’t.
> Character Customization - choose your looks, your survival strategies, your age. Oh and your type of magic obviously.
> Choose to fight or to run. And fail.. or did you succeed?
> Learn more about magic or stay ignorant, relaying on instinct and luck
> Discover your heritage
Let me know, if you chance upon this, would you be interested in a story along these lines? I welcome any suggestions, feedback or questions you may have.
Hi! I was the one who was here some time ago about a CS adaptation of Swan Lake and which role you’d potentially play. Initially, I was surprised with the option to be a genderbent Prince Siegfried leading the poll, but it seems the original concept I had in mind (where the player plays as an equivalent of Odette, The White Swan) ended up winning by a close margin, lol! I wanted to keep my plans for the story vague as it’s pretty absurd enough already, but I also wanted to know if there’s even an audience for what I have in mind. So here I am again! (Will probably delete this when I formally start writing. ^^)
[ Error: Cygne ] (production codename; real title TBD) is a text-only otome game very loosely based on Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake, but this time with a mecha twist! Originally meant to be purely fantasy, it’s morphed into a science-fantasy story that focuses on a genderlocked female protagonist and 2 male love interests.
With no recollection of where and who you are, you find yourself taken under the wing of ████████—a specialized department (informally known as the Corps) formed just recently by the empire of ███████ dedicated to fending off the Rot slowly eating away at the lands. Placed together in a unit with the two most peculiar boys you’ve ever met, the monsters of the outside world might as well be the least of your worries. It becomes all the more obvious that your struggle to sync and connect with each other as a trio can be attributed to all of you lying about your identities.
Only time will tell whether your dance for three will lead to the answers you seek or further ruin. Your own ruin or the world’s, you ask? That, of course, is your story to tell. So which will it be?
[ANONYMOUS VOTING] Would this be something you’d be interested in playing?
It looks interesting, so I’ll probably check it out. But I’m not seeing the Swan Lake. Like, at all
Haha, caught me there, but thanks! There’s only so much I can describe while trying to keep it from the MC’s perspective and without giving the entire thing away but I’ll definitely keep that in mind! 
Hi, how are you? I have a story idea — a fantasy isekai where you are reborn as the daughter of a retired adventurer couple: a healing mage and a swordsman. It takes place in a magical medieval-like setting that differs from normal history in several contexts, but at least you come from a well-off family, which means you will learn arithmetic and reading/writing and will be able to carve your own path.
The major and more noticeable change is the omegaverse. Since I’m a beginner in ChoiceScript, it would be very difficult to split the game into two routes two routes right from the start — alphas and omegas (in this world, betas don’t exist), at least at first. You start as a female protagonist, with female romance options.
The world would have magical creatures, different races, special powers, specializations, and more. The protagonist begins as an unlucky woman who is shot dead by her lover’s husband and then starts her story in another world while keeping her past memories. You can change or continue being a deplorable person from your previous life.
There are no penalties for being evil, unfaithful, or hypocritical. But just like being typically kind, innocent, virtuous, or brave, it will have consequences.
And of course, there is a yuri harem — but not all characters will fall in love with you; remember, the goal isn’t to have a hundred girlfriends… And depending on your choices, it will change how you are treated and how people around you react.
It’s experimental, since I’ve only written short stories and oneshots — this will be my first experience with a long story and with ChoiceScript. ^^
This game looks really interesting! I’m not personally interested in female ROs, but the plot looks fun, so you should definitely go for it.
Thank you for your kindness — I truly appreciate your thoughtful words. Even though it may not be to your taste, you were still very friendly and supportive. I’m also glad you found the premise amusing; it really warmed my heart! 
Hey everyone! Now that I’m familiar with cside, I’m really considering writing an interactive fiction of my own. I’d like to know if anyone would be interested in this concept ^^
You’re an exceptional student attending one of Japan’s finest high schools. Attractive, intelligent, and president of the student council, everyone loves and respects you.
You’re also a supernatural serial killer.
Pain, death, and humiliation are all you remember. Now they’re all that make you feel alive. With dark forces at your fingertips, you cleave through bodies with invisible blades, finding joy in their suffering.
Only your love for your mother keeps your dark urges in check. Instead of harming the innocent, you unleash your cruelty on the killers hiding in everyday society, punishing those who have escaped justice.
For years you’ve kept the facade of a quiet life. But as a hero rises to stop you, and dangerous figures take notice of your actions, everything starts to fall out of control. When you’re finally made to confront yourself…
What will you see?
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Sick No Sweetheart is an interactive fiction inspired by dark seinen manga. Become a vigilante serial killer in a world where gods, spirits, and curses are very real.
Endo Hiroshi [M] [18]
The hero of the story. Like you, Endo Hiroshi is more than human. Unlike you, he saves lives instead of taking them, and he wants to save you too. As your paths begin to collide, a tragedy seems inevitable.
Blood Type: A
Favorite Food: Sour Pickled Plums
Favorite Hobby: Shonen Manga
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Misaki Toma [F] [18]
A shy, quiet girl from your class, frequently bullied for her blue-collar upbringing. She’s very kind, but there’s an uncomfortably familiar darkness lurking around her.
Blood Type: AB
Favorite Food: Deluxe Bento
Favorite Hobby: Romance Novels
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Other love interests may be added. But I’m uncertain for now.
In After Hours, you step into the shoes of a single parent trying to keep your life — and your livelihood — from unraveling. Between long nights, thin apartment walls, being a parent and the constant pressure to hold everything together, you’ve mastered survival.
But routine starts to crack when new connections form in the most unexpected places. As responsibilities grow heavier and emotions become harder to ignore, you’ll have to decide how much of yourself you’re willing to risk.
Will you protect the walls you’ve built — or break them down?
Key Features:
Play as male, female, or non-binary; customize your sexuality.
Shape your parenting style — protective, relaxed, strict, or emotionally open.
Balance personal relationships with the demands of running a business.
Navigate conflicts, late-night confrontations, school problems, your child growing up and community drama.
Build (or damage) trust with three love interests. (2 gender optional and 1 canon non-binary)
Hi @ByFaye, welcome to the forum and best of luck with your project! WIP threads require a demo so I’ve moved your initial post to the interest check thread - feel free to create a thread once you have a link to your game ready.
