Hero Unmasked! It’s just so fun! And the tiny details that change if you do this or that and how the end is affected by how you played…
Hero Project The whole trilogy is gold! I love MC and i love her relationship with Jenny and with Prodigal!
cheers,

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The ones I like the most:

  • Broadsides
  • Tin Star
  • Popcorn Soda Murder
  • Lords of Aswick
  • Zombie Exodus
  • Saga of the North Wind

And even though it’s not out and I’ve honestly lost hope that it ever will be, I can’t not mention Vendetta

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I think I’ve been here about 6 or 7 years. Not as a part of the forums, but as a player. How time flies…

In no order, my top 10 are:

A Study in Steampunk: Choice by Gaslight (quality mlm romance and lots of variety in choices, fantastic writing)

Sabres of Infinity (great worldbuilding, good variety in builds, you always feel like you’re making progress)

Samurai of Hyuga (a more mature game for a more mature audience, the subsequent games are okay but none capture the magic of the first)

Life of a Mobster (a little simpler in character development, but the endings are fun and the stat checks make sense, getting certain endings are a challenge in and of themselves)

Tally Ho! (A+ for atmosphere, wacky without being completely stupid, you feel like a competent badass when doing certain things correctly)

Choice of Kung Fu (a true classic, good romances, FENG)

Choice of the Cat (criminally underrated imo, you really shouldn’t be able to make a story about being an asshole cat compelling but somehow it was done)

Choice of Robots (not my personal favorite but undeniably quality work, lots of moral questions, robot baby!)

Evertree Inn (eerie as hell, every route you choose is fun, limited time makes your choices impactful, that ENDING though)

Wayhaven Book One (in many ways, Wayhaven is the inspiration for lots of the current WIPs on the forum and for good reason. Romance = top notch, and the plot line is well handled. Not the originator of the 4 gender-flippable RO trend I believe?, but certainly the most prolific)

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I thought I was in the “Underrated COG Games” thread for a minute and I was really confused!

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Omg i love choice of games and hosted games so much.
my top favorites are( only top three because there is to much to list)
Hosted Games:

  1. Infinity series(cant wait for the 3rd one)
    2.Lost Heir series
    3.Zombie exodus series
    CoG:
  2. Heros rise series
  3. i Cyborg
  4. Mask of the plauge doctor
    What i hope will be made next:
    Community college heros v.2
    Choice of rebels 2
    And more zombie exodus
    And Lords of infinity
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The Great Tournament
The Great Tournament
THE GREAT TOURNAMENT!

It the first game I ever play on here. It get me into playing other text based game and it my fav.

Here some other good one that I like:
Lost heir
Last wizard
Life of wizard
Tokyo wizard
Doomsday on demand
Zombie exodus
Vampire house
Evertree inn
College hero
Life of mercenary
Parent sim
Samurai of hyuga
Dragon racer
Fallen hero
Keeper of Sun and moon
War for the west
Hero or villain
Choice of magic
Runt òf the litter
Choice of Dragon
Werewolf
Mysteries of baroque
Exile gođ
Choice of pirate
Creme de la Creme
Stronghold hero fate
Unnatural
The aether life as a god
Way walker

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Fallen Hero series, The Wayhaven Chronicles, Community College Hero series, Hero Rise/ The Hero Project Series, SOS: Mortal Coil, World Institute for Superpowered People, Villain: The Catalyst, and the Keeper of the Sun and Moon.

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Easy top two for me are Heart of the House and Fallen Hero: Rebirth.
Both of them I put off reading, because I’ve never been too into supernatural and I don’t like playing villains, but I am very glad I did eventually read them.

I also liked the whole heroes rise series, and Pon Para is good, but in general I’ve found I typically prefer hosted games to choice of games because with choice of games I often get a vibe of the games being pretty formulaic in terms of gaining monetary success, and the “hidden agenda” feeling is pretty hard to come by for me.

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I’m pretty new to cog generally but my top three would probably be Empyrean, Creatures such as We and 180 Files: The Aegis Project.

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I’ve loved all of the favorites listed in replies earlier in this thread, but Creatures Such as We and 180 Files are two of my favorites. I’ll have to try Empyrean!

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Hey Guys,so here is my top 15 series of cog and hg games-

  1. Dragoon Saga (SOI and GOI) probably the best series of both cog and hg combined,in which your every single choice will matter.
  2. Samurai of Hyuga series.
  3. Evertree saga.
    4)Wayhaven chronicles.
    5)Heroes Rise original triology
    6)Tin star
    7)Study in Steampunks.
    8)Lost heir triology
    9)Fallen Hero.
    10)War for the West
    11)Great Tournament series
    12)Community college series
    13)Breach:Archangel job
    14)Psy High 1 and 2
    15)Lords of Aswick
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I have to admit I wasn’t very fond of text-based games at first, I was looking for a game where I can play as a mercenary, yes I wrote mercenary / mercenaries on the playstore search bar, I tried many games that appeared in the result but nothing kept me for hours or tickled my brain until I found Life of a Mercenary.

I hated it at first, because I hate reading in general ( I still do even now ), but it fed my curiosity, I replayed it many times, enjoyed the personalities of Anne especially for being a one bad bad girl of the story, then I dug deeper to the publisher, Hosted Games.

I was thinking that Hosted Games is a company that made this game, then BOOM!!!
turns out it allow users to write their own games, which got me hooked, I admit I’m not good with words, but it allows me to try and learn, I’m working to release my first WIP before 2021.

so Life of a Mercenary is my fav, I also plan to release my first game tagged Free.

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ooh this is a hard one, but off the top of my head, i can absolutely say that i love odyssey: echoes of war! the writing really draws you in, and the emotion in each word is just. unreal. on that note, i also love rent-a-vice, mostly because of the way the writing really does make you think. i also adored creme de la creme, as the characters are just nuanced and well-done. the romance is also just very sweet and very right.

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There are lot of really awesome, story-rich games with ample choices both in Hosted and COG games, however only those matter that left remarkable memory of itself.

  1. Sabres,Guns,Lords of Infinity. Absolutely top-notch storytelling with full immersion in the world, thrilling plot and growing up with hero due the moral choices that you make all the way to your goals in feudalism interior. Damn, you could be some sort of Thomas Muntzer in upcoming chapters of Lords of Infinity if you really want to. Simply best.

  2. Tin Star. None other game had that many choices and consequences from up the start to the bottom. You can be whoever you want in this one. From a fuc**** butcher killing everyone on sight to being a classic western hero with all shades on your wish. You`ll never forget that.

  3. Lords of Aswick. This one gives to a reader a full comprehension of feudalism, how it works, how it shattered and whats going to replace it. From a low-level gentry to rich feudal lord, and from petty kingdoms to constitutional monarchy, Parliament and the rise of bourgeoisie with manufactory production and some scratches of the upcoming industrialisation, You almost could sense the rise of the upcoming world that will crush old shackles of aristocracy in this game. But all that stuff in hidden in amazing story that give such grandiose shifts of the era drop by drop as the main hero going though his age from youngster to the old wrinkles and white hair. You can either adapt to the new changes or represent the old world, trying to stop the changes that will go nevertheless in it`s turn earlier or later. Or you can simply hunt maidens for pleasures as a noble lord you are.

  4. Choice of Robots. I think everyone can agree, that this games is just amazing. None other story gives you that feel of total completeness in the end with full satisfaction according to your preferences of choices.

  5. Somme trench. Written in realism high-pitched anti-war drama with multiple endings. You can never win or forget this one. It gives you full immersion of how state machine grinds humans for profits of wealthy private owners and their military lackeys.

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I found this thread:p:’: so figured why not :innocent:

Preferably in Chronological order:

Zombie Exodus: ZE was probably my introduction and homecoming into interactive fiction. I remember founding in the apple playstore and falling in love with it. Prior to it I was an avid fan of roleplaying but this series upped the stakes. I didn’t even know there was a forum for these games I was playing, until I felt Compelled to look for certain endings on google. I probably spent months going through the old ZE thread and it was amazing discovering the amount of user suggestions that actually made it into the game. I won’t lie there still certain endings that I still haven’t achieved even in all those years. I loved the complexity of it, the Portrayal of the human Vulnerabilities. The flawed but humane characters. Two of my all time favorites being Emma and Tom, there was just something about these tragic characters.

Fallen Hero: Rebirth-Retribution(Future books): what can I say that others haven’t said yet. I like all others have fallen in love with sidestep, this broken mc that we play. The tragedy, just about everything in this series had my heart aching. I’ll will wait for years for all future books. Ricardo Ortega and Good Doctor have implanted themselves into my sensitive heart.

The Grim & I: A short but sweat series with bittersweet endings. I think I remember crying at one point. I was reading it rather late at 1am and crying myself to sleep. The concept of death and what lies on the other side, the mc unwillingness to leave behind their mortal lives, be it their spouse, their ambition, finding out about the truth of their death. This one playthrought that made me cry was when I was finally ready to go to the other side with grim but I wanted my mc to say goodbye to the spouse, than have the other guy that was interested in them take care of them when I’m gone, give my blessing, than finally say goodbye to the sibling, but than finding out that time has ran out and grim was no longer waiting for us had me almost not replay till weeks later. It was such a tragic ending. When we were finally ready but we no longer had time. This series is dear to me because I’m from a religious background, and I do believe in the concept of heaven and hell etc.

A Study in Steampunk: I liked what steampunk had to offer. I didn’t know it was genderlocked but I honestly couldn’t care. I loved the concept of it. I loved Flinch, I also loved the Church leader, he was just too kind helping us get over our addiction without asking for anything in return made him become one of my favorites in the series. Part of me almost wishes he was a RO.

Breach: The Archangel Job: I don’t know what to say only that I’m glad I bought it. Like the difficulty levels. The dice roll :game_die: system. Car racing’s, the gun actions. The romance. Gabriel and Rook. I still haven’t played the criminal turned informant. In all my play throughs, my mc never snitched on the crew. I won’t do it even for the achievement. It feels wrong, these are Characters I came to care about, whose my mc shared live and death situations. I look forward to book two.

Zombie Exodus: SH I’m Mind Blown. Thou ZE will always be my personal favorite but this the amount of players agency. Just whoa. I can’t bring myself to play the truly evil paths. I tried and felt terrible afterwards. Killing Jillian and Lyle Execution style made me feel like trash. I stop caring about achievements at some point. I also fall in love with Jamie, there is something enigmatic about about him, I wish there was an option for the teenage mc to have some sort of crush on him, it’s almost weird how no testers suggested such an option :face_with_monocle:

The Shadow Society: this was just a breathtaking. A breath of fresh air. I liked the lighthearted humorous moments. It might just be my favorites scenes. I liked it because it give ode to my Fascination about characters that are thirst into worlds unlike their own. Alone in a world that may not protect us, with suspicious, strange characters that might be manipulating us to do their bidding. I like the agency we were given and what we were not. The fast pace of the series was done well. The romance was done well. The jealousy :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:. my fetishes of transmigration and rebirth novels made this go up in my most beloved series. I still think that Azur is lowkey A DOM. Boy was he possessive, like “you Belong to only me” “You are mine” “stop making me jealous” overall I like it , it brought humor to my bleak life.

Crème de la Crème: I wanted a herem. I truly felt like an otome heroin. I made all the RO males on all play throughs. A girl can wish :crazy_face:. Fun trivia: I always made max and D marry each other. I couldn’t chose just one of them to marry. :sob::sob:

Honorable Mention

:sob:

Choice of the Deathless

Choice of Broadsides

Showdown at Willow Creek

Creatures Such As We

Tin Star

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Vampire the Masquerade - Night Road - I loved VtM Bloodlines and was looking for Bloodlines 2 to be released this year. Night Road felt like a faithful if modernized reflection of this dark world through the lense of our own. Being a vampire has its perks, but you still have that Beast you’ll be fighting for the rest of your days and Julian says that we all have a Beast inside of us. Just like Bloodlines, Night Road shows us the overt and subtle monstrosities humanity is capable of committing.

Blood Money - The setting of this story was fascinating and being a blood magician was equally enjoyable. This is one of the few stories where I play a ruthless character and almost always plot to take over the family. The climax of the story can be unexpected if you’re not paying attention in earlier chapters, but I found it enjoyable nonetheless and hand waved it as But For Me It Was Tuesday trope.

Runt of the Litter - You get to have a pet gryphon. Enough said. The romances are a bit eh, so I don’t bother. The main plot doesn’t grab me as much as having a pet gryphon does, but it’s still an enjoyable read.

Deathless & City’s Thirst - Well written, beautiful imagery, memorable characters, and a fantastical setting. I couldn’t get enough of Max Gladstone’s writing and the Craft World so I dove straight into the Craft Sequence and I love it.

Choice of the Dragon - An oldie, but a goodie. Despite being published in 2009 I believe (?), it’s aged very well compared to other stories in the catalogue. I like the simplicity of it. It’s charming. You’re a dragon and you do dragon-y things.

Breach - It’s a very unique take on IFs with its dice system and I’m glad it did well upon release and is still very popular. Not a lot of games that take a unique approach do as well as Breach did. Wonderful cast, funny, and lots of intrigue. Can’t wait for Book 2.

Fallen Hero - Intriguing cast, interesting protagonist, and a world that’s teeming with mysteries. The anti-hero/villain protagonist has been done countless times, but FH gets it right. Sidestep is sympathetic but that doesn’t excuse their actions.

Grim and I - One of the few stories that always brings me to tears whenever I read it. The Grim Reaper is such a lovable asshole and I applaud how we get to see a different type of love relationship in these stories. Also the good ending is such a good moment. Even if our Ghost has reached the Other Side we the reader do not know what it is. I couldn’t ask for a better ending for a game about coming to terms with death.

Highlands, Deep Waters - I love stories that involve Lovecraftian themes, so this one was a given. Deep Waters did something like Night Road, I feel. There are still monsters, whether they be eldritch abominations that drive you mad just by looking at them or blood thirsty vampires, but sometimes humans are the real monsters.

Honorable Mentions
  • Samurai of Hyuga
  • Wayhaven
  • Zombie Exodus
  • Scratch
  • Life of a Mobster
  • Tin Star
  • Unnatural
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Tally Ho
Creme de la creme
The fog knows your name
Affairs of the Court
Choice of Rebels
A study in Steampunk
The Great Tournament
Sorcery is for Saps

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Can you please tell me the tin stars epilogue song that you liked?

To revive a dead thread, here are my favourites, in no particular order:

Evertree Inn/Sordwin
Sabres/Guns of Infinity
Choice of Rebels
VtM: Night Road
Highlands, Deep Waters
Samurai of Hyuga
180 Files

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Ok ok! Titles I REALLY like in no particular order:
(although Wayhaven might just be my personal fave, although I might be a bit bias cause it’s not only good but also the first one I’ve ever played here sooooo yeah let’s go!):

-“Wayhaven chronicles”, both books, first one maybe a tiny bit better
-“Evertree Inn” and “Swordin”
-“Breach: the Arcangel job” but I think that game really needs a save system
-“The Harbinger’s head” is CRIMINALLY underrated in my opinion
-“Relics of the lost age”
-“Double/Cross”
-“Reckless Space Pirates”, this one is also VERY underrated

Honorable mentions:
-“The Shadow Society”
-“Heart of the house”
-“180 files: The aegis project”
-“Highlands, Deep Waters”

Underrated titles:
-“Death at the rectory” I remember having a real good time playing this
-“Trees don’t tell”
-“An Odyssey: Echoes of war” I love ancient greek mithology and culture
-“Kidnapped! A Royal Birthday” (this one I just found very funny)

(some of these are almost guilty pleasures so yeah they might not all be “the best ones” but i still love them so much ahah)

The ones above are the ones that really stuck with me, those that I still remember very well and that were lots of fun to play, HOWEVER there are other titles like “creatures such as we”, “Hollywood visionary” , “showdown at willow Creek” and many, MANY others I still really enjoyed.
I probably forgot some I’d have mentioned, there are very few games I really don’t like, most of them are a real treat even just as a quick playthrough cause even if I don’t remember them well I still remember I had fun playing them.
I am yet to play Tally Ho/Jolly Good, haven’t finished Crème de la Crème yet, but for now this is my list!

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