Enter the court of Henry VIII of England, and lead the country through the reformation. Politics, religion, love, and war in 16th Century England. It’s 33% off until February 22nd!
Tudor Intrigue is a 175,000 word interactive historical novel by James Young, where your choices control the story. It’s entirely text-based—without graphics or sound effects—and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.
• Play as a nobleman or noblewoman.
• Change the religion of England.
• Mary the King.
• Make alliances and maneuver in court.
• Take part in high stakes trials.
• Seize the Crown for yourself.
James Young developed this game using ChoiceScript, a simple programming language for writing multiple-choice interactive novels like these. Writing games with ChoiceScript is easy and fun, even for authors with no programming experience. Write your own game and Hosted Games will publish it for you, giving you a share of the revenue your game produces.
First play was both fun and educational, even with my fondness for Tudor History! I tried playing as a Catholic loyalist and managed to get Mary on the throne, albeit aggressively. Will try being Protestant in the next go and see if I can change up history by marrying Anne Boleyn before the King gets her…
This game is a bit weird with alternative history in how it assumes history will be exactly the same if characters are in different situations - I ended up saving Anne Boleyn and Thomas Cromwell and married Jane Seymour but the first two were still taken off the board (albeit non violently) and Edward simply had a different mother… I kinda thought that it might be possible to keep Henry and Catherine together or marry Anne Boleyn, but I guess not. Still enjoy the game though!
