The Shadow Society

Hosted Games

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About this game

"There exists a world parallel to ours; alike in many aspects, yet different where it matters most. The only thing we know for sure is that certain people of that world have found a way to get to ours. Don’t trust them. And, whatever you do, look out for your own shadow."
-Unknown

One night, you are faced with a dream that alters something within you, forcing you to return to your now abandoned childhood home to search for answers.

Little do you know that the abnormalities of the house are tied to another realm, and it appears your ancestors have a mysterious connection to it. But although their stories ended, yours remains to be written. Will you trust what you see, or search for a different truth? Will you put faith in those who claim to be your friends and shun the enemy, or turn the tables around? You may find your best friend, your nemesis or even fall in love during your journey. The outcome is up to you.

“The Shadow Society” is a 675,000-word interactive modern fantasy novel by Cara Palmer, where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based—without graphics or sound effects—and fuelled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.

* Shape your main character according to a variety of choices.
* Play as male, female or non-binary; gay, bi, straight, aromantic or asexual.
* Discover a hidden world and take the first step in changing its future.
* Experience romance with one of five love interests along with two secret ones, become entangled in a triangle between two siblings or remain single.
* Determine who to trust and who to shun, who to befriend and who to antagonize, among a cast of characters with differing secrets and motivations.
* Choose a side – if any – in the conflict brewing between two worlds.

"The Shadow Society" is a standalone story with no sequels planned.

Ratings and reviews

I became a fan of this game company through The Great Tournament, so I started downloading a bunch of stories that seemed pretty interesting. I didn't expect much, but this is surprisingly good. I've played this multiple times now, as a girl, boy, and a person; using different personalities and appearances. I purchased the full version as well, it's definitely worth it.

I honestly dislike that some of the reviews compare it to Wayhaven, which is extremely unfair; it deserves to be judged by itself. This has never been just a romance game--it is a character-driven story. Personally, I like that it has a plot, but a substantial and significant romance! I cannot just get one or the other, and this hits an amazing balance. Love the characters and story. Just wish there was more branches than just extra scenes to explore with characters. A wonderful game. 100/10.

So overall I liked it, BUT I think hosted games could have/should have been clearer that this is the first installment of a series particularly because, despite the impressive word count, there really is no resolution, the story just kind of ends. Additionally despite the impressive number of stats, they don't seem to really DO anything (other than let you keep track of your character) and it's unclear if the relationship stats are for the book or the series so it's hard to tell what's "good."

What’s new

Fixed a bug (for real, this time) where the app could lose progress when the app goes into the background. If you enjoy "The Shadow Society", please leave us a written review. It really helps!