Heroes of Myth

Text-only novel with branching choices

If you want a long story steered by the choices you type or tap, rather than by pictures or sound, this is the kind of thing the developer describes. Choice of Games LLC publishes Heroes of Myth as a 560,000-word interactive novel by Abigail C. Trevor. It has no graphics and no sound effects, so the whole experience is the text and the decisions you make inside it.

The premise is that three years ago you and your friends were credited with defeating a dark lord who, on the listing's account, never existed. The prophecy was faked with illusions. Now the same omens are returning, and this time you had no part in them.

The listing presents the story as one for readers who enjoy deciding what a character does next. It is categorised under Adventure and carries a 10+ content rating.

Court politics, messages and scandal

The listing says you can intercept messages and stage scandals, and use them to guide a ruler you prefer onto the throne. Charming suspicious royals is a second route into court affairs, and the illusions your character crafts are part of the same toolkit.

Your friends are tied into these plots. You can help them keep their positions, or sacrifice them in the name of the truth. Which way you go changes what happens to people you have already chosen to protect, or to betray.

Character identity and romance options

You choose your character as male, female or non-binary. The listing also offers gay, straight and bisexual options, monogamous or polyamorous relationships, and asexual and aromantic options.

The romance targets named are a prince, a bard, a long-lost friend, a false prophet and a visitor from realms beyond. Which of these you pursue is one of the choices that shapes the story.

Defending the realm against demons

Demonic assault is the main threat the listing names. You defend castles and villages against it, and also your own mind. The demons are described as shadowy creatures from beyond your realm.

A tournament of the greatest mages from across the land is another part of the story. It sits alongside the illusion work and the court intrigue rather than replacing them.

The monster and the question of the lie

One of the listed endings-in-waiting is the choice to slay a centuries-old monster, or to swear yourself to his cause. The two directions are offered as opposed options.

The listing frames the central tension as whether the story you told is worth more to you, or to the people who believed it. Your answer is recorded through the choices you make, not through a score.