Path to Knighthood

$6.99

Release Date:: Sep 7, 2023
Developer:: Hosted Games
Publisher:: Hosted Games
Platforms:: Windows Mac Linux

Indie Adventure RPG Steam Achievements Family Sharing Single-player Steam Cloud

About This Game

Path To Knighthood is a 250,000-word interactive fantasy novel written by Ian Lai, where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based—without graphics or sound effects—and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.

This game depicts a classic story in a new way. A brave and dashing knight on the back of a white horse, rushing headlong to slay the dragon and come to the rescue of the beautiful princess - that is what the books usually tell the tale. Here, those childhood stories are darker and more realistic, intertwined with the complexity of humanity.

Play as male or female, straight, gay, or bi.
Triumph over your opponents in the tournament.
Save a damsel in distress? You bet!
Learn about humanity in the lands conquered by the godlike creature.
Allow vengeance—or end the cycle of hatred.
Investigate a murder and be the detective of the day.
Discover yourself while undercover in the dragon cult.
Confess the truth—or hide it.
Slay the dragon—or be exterminated by the all-consuming flames.
Face your own sins—look into your heart and confront your true motives.

If you wish for a happy ending, you will have to fight for it!

Content Warning: This piece of interactive fiction was not written with children in mind. The story contains mature themes and scenes that describe blood, violence, violence towards animals, and sexual content. It is also deeply and pervasively misogynistic. Reader discretion is strongly advised.

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User Reviews

Overwhelmingly Negative

1 user reviews

Positive

User #467562 english

3 hrs at review

Not Recommended

The Pros: The hero's journey setting and mechanic had promise and could be engaging at times, and some of the characters are nicely fleshed out and even likable. The Cons: The 'game' is just a little more than one long string of cliches from beginning to end. The fourth-wall breaking pretending to be self-awareness is not funny, but it is immersion-breaking and usually juvenile and not even funny or insightful. The writing itself is mediocre, and it is inconsistent and often anachronistic. When in a medieval setting is it a valid choice for characters to say things like 'Cool' and give High fives? Player and NPC genders are mixed up throughout. Spelling and grammar errors are common issues with Hosted Games, but still annoying - spell check or Grammarly anyone? Stats influence next to nothing as to the character's actions or the walls of exposition text that pass for 'reactions' to the choices. Combat? On easy difficulty, my Knight died multiple times when fighting and...