A Study in Steampunk: Choice by Gaslight (2015)

Developer

Hosted Games

Platforms

Windows, macOS, Linux

Genres

Indie, RPG

Rating

4.8 of 5, 178 player ratings

Typical playtime

about 7.4 hours

Where to get it

Steam

How it feels

A text-heavy interactive mystery where you navigate a gaslit steampunk world through deliberate choices and atmospheric prose.

interactive fictionstory richatmosphericthoughtfuldeliberatemysterioustext-based

What players say

Players praise the story and how choices genuinely shape the narrative, though some find the magic-and-steampunk mix unexpected and the early chapters slow. There is disagreement on a late-game fake death, with some saying it undermines the emotional stakes.

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