narrative Archives

4.5

Overboard! – A reverse murder mystery at seaOverboard!A reverse murder mystery at sea

June 22, 2021

Developer: Inkle Price: $6/£6 Size: 114 MB Version: 1.3.0 Platform: iPhone & iPad Overboard! Gamers are pretty accustomed...
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4.0

HoloVista – Deceptively dark hidden object adventureHoloVistaDeceptively dark hidden object game

Jon Mundy

June 9, 2021

Games, Puzzle

Developer: Aconite Price: $5/£5 Size: 354 MB Version: 1.0.6 Platform: iPhone & iPad Holovista HoloVista is a polished...
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4.0

Penrose – a mysterious, compelling interactive storyPenroseA mysterious, compelling interactive story

Andy Price

September 23, 2020

Games, Reviews, Word

Price: £1/$1 Version: 1.0.3 Size: 124.3 MB Developer: doublespeak games Platform: iPhone / iPad Penrose Narrative, text-based games...
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4.5

Ord. – Ingeniously sparse narrative adventureOrd.Ingeniously sparse narrative adventure

Jon Mundy

September 10, 2020

Games, Word

Developer: Crescent Moon Games Price: $2/£2 Size: 80.1 MB Version: 1.03 Platform: iPhone & iPad Ord. Ord. boils...
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3.5

Review: Chroniric XIX – a fun, interactive narrative adventureChroniric XIXA fun, interactive narrative adventure

Jon Mundy

October 29, 2018

Action & Adventure, Games

Developer: Chroniric Price: $3/£3 Size: 155MB Version: 1.1 Platform: iPhone & iPad Get Chroniric XIX Narrative-driven games have...
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Before the Storm: impressive choice-based narrative gameBefore the StormImpressive choice-based narrative game

Tom Rolfe

September 21, 2018

Games, Role Playing

Story-driven games are becoming increasingly popular with users who want to feel immersed in a believable narrative. Many...
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The classic app: Streaks

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Tagged narrative

Overboard! – A reverse murder mystery at seaOverboard!A reverse murder mystery at sea

HoloVista – Deceptively dark hidden object adventureHoloVistaDeceptively dark hidden object game

Penrose – a mysterious, compelling interactive storyPenroseA mysterious, compelling interactive story

Ord. – Ingeniously sparse narrative adventureOrd.Ingeniously sparse narrative adventure

Review: Chroniric XIX – a fun, interactive narrative adventureChroniric XIXA fun, interactive narrative adventure

Before the Storm: impressive choice-based narrative gameBefore the StormImpressive choice-based narrative game