Pon Para and the Great Southern Labyrinth (2019)

- Developer
- Choice of Games
- Genres
- Adventure, Indie, RPG
- Rating
- 4.4 of 5, 25 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 12 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
A text-driven Bronze Age fantasy where your choices shape a sprawling narrative, feeling like an epic choose-your-own-adventure book.
text-basedadventurechoice-drivenfantasyepicatmosphericimmersiveinteractive
What players say
Players praise the worldbuilding and length but feel the game restricts player agency, with many decisions funneled into stat checks that leave the character feeling ineffectual. The story ends on a cliffhanger, and the lack of a save system frustrates some.
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