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The Play's the Thing

84% positive of 13 Steam reviews

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Released
2021
Steam Deck
Not tested
Platforms
Steam

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About the game

Win fame as a playwright before dark forces bring the curtain down for good! In a city stalked by a deadly curse, how will the power of your pen change the world?

Tagged by players

  • Alternate History
  • Text-Based
  • Lore-Rich
  • Interactive Fiction
  • Choose Your Own Adventure
  • Romance
  • LGBTQ+
  • Swordplay
  • Historical
  • Diplomacy
  • Multiple Endings
  • Choices Matter

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What players say

  • Not recommended
    I honestly have so many mixed feelings about this. I feel bad not recommending it, because I'm so soft for IF and I absolutely will go back and play this again to get all of the endings and achievements, and there were moments while playing through once that I genuinely enjoyed it. But I just can't think of anyone I would recommend this to. Some pros and cons: Pros: - Gender variable romance options (player…

    7.5 h played when written. 45 found it helpful.

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  • Recommended
    A rather good game from the authors of The Eagle's Heir. The game keeps the theatricality and much of the tone of the earlier entries of the pair, while adding more depth and what feels like more choices to the mix. There were a few minor flaws; the game occasionally referred to an NPC or two with the wrong pronouns, and other little things like that, but nothing was egregious. There were several routes, largely…

    2.3 h played when written. 8 found it helpful.

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