Fallen Hero: Rebirth

A text-only villain story in Los Diablos

Fallen Hero: Rebirth is an interactive novel by Malin Rydén, published by Hosted Games, and it runs to about 380,000 words. There are no graphics or sound effects. The story is carried entirely by text, and your choices decide where it goes.

You begin as a telepath who was once a famous hero and is now sliding toward infamy, with your former friends in the Rangers trying to stop you. It carries a PEGI 12 rating and suits readers who like long, branching stories more than action games.

Telepathy, possession and mind-reading

Telepathy is the central ability. You develop your talents over the course of the story, possess other people and venture into their minds. Those abilities are what you use to get information and to act on people.

Building combat armor and fighting heroes

You design your own combat armor. It can be shaped into a super-strong behemoth, a fast speedster, or anything in between. The fighting sits alongside the plot, since you outfight and outthink the heroes set against you.

Alliances, enemies and keeping secrets

In the Los Diablos underworld you can make alliances or enemies as you go. Old friendships can be left behind as new ones form. The running tension is keeping your past from catching up with you while you juggle identities.

Romance and playing your own identity

Relationships can be straight, gay, bisexual or aromantic. Romance options include a mad scientist, your former partner, or both. You play as male, female or genderqueer, and you manage two bodies and three identities across the story.