Choice of Broadsides (2017)

- Developer
- Choice of Games
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Genres
- Adventure, Indie, RPG
- Rating
- 3.1 of 5, 13 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 1.5 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
A text-based nautical adventure where your decisions steer the story through a world of ships, social maneuvers, and cannon fire.
swashbucklingtext-basedinteractive fictionhistorical navalstory-drivenchoices matteradventurous
What players say
Players consistently say the game is too short at 60,000 words, with a rushed story that jumps ahead and ends abruptly. There are split opinions on whether the choices matter meaningfully, and the gender-locked crews feel dated to some.
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