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Choice of Games

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Choice of Games LLC is a California limited-liability company dedicated to producing high-quality, text-based, multiple-choice games. We produce games in house, beginning with Choice of the Dragon and Choice of Broadsides. We have also developed a simple scripting language for writing text-based games, ChoiceScript, which we make available to others for use in their projects, and we host games produced by other designers using ChoiceScript on our website. Some of our games are available for free on the web. We also produce mobile versions of our games that can be played on iPhones, Android phones, and other mobile devices. We believe that text-based games are an underutilized format within modern computer games. Just as motion pictures, radio dramas, and television supplement books without rendering them obsolete, similarly modern graphic-based games cover only part of the computer gaming landscape. By using text, we can interact with the imagination in different ways from a graphics-based game. We can also allow game designers to quickly and inexpensively produce games in comparison with graphics-based games.

Choice of Games at a Glance

Choice of Games is a United States publisher that has been active since 2010. Their catalog on PlayPile includes 126 titles, with the company acting as both the primary developer and publisher for almost all of them. The studio operates across many platforms, though PC Microsoft Windows remains the dominant platform with 125 releases. They also support Linux and Mac with 115 versions each, while mobile presence is smaller at 29 iOS and 24 Android titles. A single DOS version exists among their library. The company focuses heavily on the indie genre, which accounts for 124 of their games. Role-playing games make up 121 titles, and adventure games comprise 104. They have also released five visual novels, one puzzle game, and one simulator. Their output was much higher in the 2010s with 93 games compared to 33 in the 2020s. This shift suggests a slower pace of production in recent years. Quality ratings show a mixed but generally positive trend. Across 63 rated titles, the average score is 65.7 out of 100. There are no poor-rated games on their list, which is a positive sign. However, the majority fall into the good category with 40 titles scoring between 60 and 79. Ten titles received great ratings of 80 or higher. Several older releases from 2015 and 2016 achieved these top scores, including Choice of the Pirate, Hollywood Visionary, Versus: The Lost Ones, Pendragon Rising, and Psy High. Choice of Games builds its games around text-based choices rather than graphics. They developed a scripting language called ChoiceScript to help writers create these interactive stories efficiently. Some games are free on their website, while others are available as mobile apps. Their approach treats text as a way to engage the imagination differently than modern graphic-heavy games. Recent releases like House of the Golden Mask and An Imp and an Impostor show they continue to publish new work through late 2025, though at a reduced rate compared to their peak production years in the previous decade.

126
Total Games
65.7
Avg Rating
2010
First Release
2025
Latest Release

Genre Breakdown

Indie
35%
Role-playing (RPG)
34%
Adventure
29%
Visual Novel
1%
Puzzle
0%

Platform Spread

PC (Microsoft Windows)
125
Linux
115
Mac
115
iOS
29
Android
24

Release Timeline

2010s
93
2020s
33

Rating Distribution

10
80-100
40
60-79
13
40-59
0
0-39
Tower Behind the Moon game cover
Rating 5.0

Tower Behind the Moon

2018·PC, Linux, Mac
7th Sea: A Pirate's Pact game cover
Rating 7.0

7th Sea: A Pirate's Pact

2018·PC, Linux, Mac
Death Collector game cover

Death Collector

2018·PC, Linux, Mac
Stronghold: A Hero's Fate game cover
Rating 5.0

Stronghold: A Hero's Fate

2018·PC, Linux, Mac
The Martian Job game cover

The Martian Job

2018·PC, Linux, Mac +3
The Mysteries of Baroque game cover
Rating 7.0

The Mysteries of Baroque

2018·PC, Linux, Mac
Choice of Magics game cover
Rating 7.0

Choice of Magics

2018·PC, Linux, Mac
Werewolves: Haven Rising game cover
Rating 7.0

Werewolves: Haven Rising

2018·PC, Linux, Mac
Blood Money game cover
Rating 7.0

Blood Money

2018·PC, Linux, Mac
Rent-a-Vice game cover
Rating 6.0

Rent-a-Vice

2018·PC, Linux, Mac +3
The Road to Canterbury game cover
Rating 6.0

The Road to Canterbury

2018·PC, Linux, Mac +3
Silverworld game cover
Rating 7.0

Silverworld

2018·PC, Linux, Mac
The Hero Project: Open Season game cover
Rating 4.0

The Hero Project: Open Season

2018·PC, Linux, Mac
The Fielder's Choice game cover

The Fielder's Choice

2018·PC, Linux, Mac +2
Choice of the Vampire: The Fall of Memphis game cover

Choice of the Vampire: The Fall of Memphis

2018·PC, Linux, Mac
Undercover Agent game cover
Rating 5.0

Undercover Agent

2018·PC, Linux, Mac
Showdown at Willow Creek game cover

Showdown at Willow Creek

2018·PC, Linux, Mac
Yeti's Parole Officer game cover

Yeti's Parole Officer

2018·PC, Linux, Mac
To the City of the Clouds game cover

To the City of the Clouds

2018·PC, Linux, Mac
The Treasure Seekers of Lady Luck game cover

The Treasure Seekers of Lady Luck

2018·PC, Linux, Mac
The Cryptkeepers of Hallowford game cover

The Cryptkeepers of Hallowford

2017·PC, Linux, Mac
Tally Ho game cover
Rating 7.0

Tally Ho

2017·PC, Linux, Mac
T-Rex Time Machine game cover

T-Rex Time Machine

2017·PC, Linux, Mac
Broadway: 1849 game cover
Rating 7.0

Broadway: 1849

2017·PC, Linux, Mac
Choice of the Ninja game cover
Rating 6.0

Choice of the Ninja

2017·PC, Linux, Mac
Choice of the Rock Star game cover

Choice of the Rock Star

2017·PC, Linux, Mac
NOLA is Burning game cover

NOLA is Burning

2017·PC, Linux, Mac
Choice of Rebels: Uprising game cover
Rating 8.0

Choice of Rebels: Uprising

2017·PC, Linux, Mac
Heart of the House game cover
Rating 7.0

Heart of the House

2017·PC, Linux, Mac +1
The Superlatives: Aetherfall game cover
Rating 7.0

The Superlatives: Aetherfall

2017·PC, Linux, Mac
Choice of Broadsides game cover

Choice of Broadsides

2017·PC, Linux, Mac
Choice of the Cat game cover
Rating 7.0

Choice of the Cat

2017·PC, Linux, Mac
The Last Monster Master game cover

The Last Monster Master

2017·PC, Linux, Mac
Grand Academy for Future Villains game cover
Rating 7.0

Grand Academy for Future Villains

2017·PC, Linux, Mac
Trials of the Thief-Taker game cover

Trials of the Thief-Taker

2017·PC, Linux, Mac
The Hero Unmasked! game cover
Rating 7.0

The Hero Unmasked!

2017·PC, Linux, Mac
Choice of Zombies game cover

Choice of Zombies

2017·PC, Linux, Mac
Avatar of the Wolf game cover
Rating 7.0

Avatar of the Wolf

2017·PC, Linux, Mac
The Fleet game cover
Rating 5.0

The Fleet

2017·PC, Linux, Mac
Reckless Space Pirates game cover

Reckless Space Pirates

2017·PC, Linux, Mac
Choice of the Star Captain game cover

Choice of the Star Captain

2017·PC, Linux, Mac
Demon Mark: A Russian Saga game cover

Demon Mark: A Russian Saga

2017·PC, Linux, Mac
Neighbourhood Necromancer game cover
Rating 5.0

Neighbourhood Necromancer

2017·PC, Linux, Mac
Welcome to Moreytown game cover
Rating 6.0

Welcome to Moreytown

2017·PC, Linux, Mac +2
The Eagle's Heir game cover
Rating 7.0

The Eagle's Heir

2017·PC, Linux, Mac +2
Cannonfire Concerto game cover
Rating 7.0

Cannonfire Concerto

2016·PC, Linux, Mac
Empyrean game cover
Rating 6.0

Empyrean

2016·PC, Linux, Mac
Saga of the North Wind game cover
Rating 5.0

Saga of the North Wind

2016·PC, Linux, Mac +1