On the Run: Rogue Heroes

Choice of Games LLC

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About this game

Awaken your powers and save your friends! Uncover the secrets that the military has been hiding about Activated people, about your family, and about you.

"On the Run: Rogue Heroes" is an interactive teenage-superpower novel by Alyssa N. Vaughn. It’s entirely text-based, 200,000 words and hundreds of choices, without graphics or sound effects, and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.

For decades, everyone with special powers like super-strength or flight has been forced into lifelong conscription in W.I.N.G.S.: the Weaponized Individual National Guardian Services. Most of this military branch’s activities are secret—except for the daring exploits of heroes like Ms. Midnight, Phantom Phaeton, and Sergeant Smash.

You and your older sister grew up living with your grandmother, who cared for you, provided for you, and sheltered you from the truth. She knows what they do at W.I.N.G.S., she knows what happened to your parents, and she knows about the deadly genetic disease that you and your sister both carry.

Now, you and your sister have finally Activated your powers, W.I.N.G.S has arrested and conscripted your sister, and you've fled with your grandmother, on the run from psionic government agents with abilities just as powerful as yours.

But you’re not alone! There are people out there trying to fight back against W.I.N.G.S., people who could be your friend—or more than friends. There's Micah, a long-lost friend with shoulder-length locs and a big secret to protect. Alex, a pickpocket/con-artist has illusion powers and a lot of eye makeup. Then there's Knockout, a vigilante with a red-brown ponytail and homemade costume, including a mask and cape.

While your scrappy little group races against time to save your sister and yourselves, your own powers are growing stronger every day. Outrun cars on the highway with super-speed, pull down telephone poles with your super-strength, let out supersonic cries that can shatter glass—or just turn invisible and sneak away from it all. You’ll need every bit of your power and your smarts as you uncover secrets that could change the lives of every Activated person on earth.

• Play as male, female, or nonbinary; gay, straight, bi, or asexual.
• Choose your portfolio of powers: super-strength, super-speed, heightened senses, supersonic shouts, or invisibility!
• Befriend or romance a childhood sweetheart, a scrappy con-artist runaway, or a powered vigilante with big golden-retriever energy.
• Discover the truth about your family and rebuild your relationship with your long-lost mother—or leave it all behind and seek support only with your friends.
• Fight back against the government’s control of Activated people, join their secret organization and become even more powerful yourself, or make peace between opposing factions.

Who will you trust? Who are your parents? Who will you date?

Ratings and reviews

I found it weird. Good for the most part. Stupid couldn't get Q&As going in-world when literally passes time sitting around. I get it supposed to diverge endings. Still not being able to ask more than one question each time really is nerve-wracking. I'm mostly just trying to force end it. The lack of being able to do Q&A when having literal time a few times can. I wish I hadn't bothered and was glad to skip lots of it! Left my whole goal to leave?

It's doing that CoG/HG thing where it seemingly randomly restarts the book and invalidates all of my progess. This has only been an issue in a few titles, and unfortunately it's usually ones that I'm enjoying. This one is no exception. It's quite engaging, but I have not been able to make it beyond a couple of choices into Chapter 4. Usually, it happens even before this. This review is no indication of the narrative quality. It's a review of the app. At this point, it is not functional for me.

The content of the story was quite enjoyable, though some have pointed out that the ending seems a bit rushed. Despite this minor critique, the stories were generally enjoyable.

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 "On the Run: Rogue Heroes", please leave us a written review. It really helps!