VERSUS: The Lost Ones

Choice of Games LLC

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About this game

Steal alien powers and absorb their memories! Can you outlast your opponents to escape from planet Versus?

"VERSUS: The Lost Ones" is a thrilling 123,000-word interactive novel, the first in a new series, by Zachary Sergi, author of our best-selling "Heroes Rise" trilogy. 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.

Become an interstellar warrior, gifted with the power to ransack the thoughts and abilities of others. Transported to an unfamiliar world beyond your wildest dreams, you must invade the minds of your fellow captives to survive.

Seduce Lady Venuma, a self-proclaimed goddess, or clash with Empress Vaccus, a tusked monster and the sworn enemy of your home world. Triumph in gladiatorial combat, or in the deadly politics of planet Versus. Absorb the right talents, and you just might save the galaxy!

* Fight for humans or androids in a morally ambiguous civil war
* Play as male, female, transgender, intersex, or a non-categorizable gender identity
* Subvert the corrupt Elite Courte, or join them to suppress rebellion
* Romance aliens, crossbreeds, and intergalactic royalty, or go it alone--the choice is yours
* Dive into a sci-fi hybrid of space operas, futuristic dystopias, fantasy epics, and political chess

Ratings and reviews

Overall well written and engaging. Some minor grammatical errors, but it doesn't detract from the story. The aversion to singular they/them is a bit odd, but I suppose ze/hir works just as well. The story does not feel very complete on it's own, so I would only recommend if you plan on reading the sequels. That said, if you do have time to commit to the sequels, it's a great choice.

This story is far more focused on how amazing the surrounding characters are and your own story is little more than you walking around oohing and aahing over how much greater they are than you. It seems like your actions have little impact on the flow of the story and it feels like you have to push hard against the writer to go against any character you don't like, namely for me it was the "goddess". I usually love these games but this is one I have to say does not hold up to the usual standards of Choice Of Games.

This feels like a neverending prologue, like you're constantly waiting for something to happen. The author seems to punish you narratively speaking if you deviate from his desired path through the story and it's mainly because of his own politics. It doesn't feel like a choice game.

What’s new

You can now choose a font in the Settings menu. Switch to Helvetica for crisp sans-serif text, or try the OpenDyslexic font, designed against some common symptoms of dyslexia. If you enjoy "VERSUS: The Lost Ones", please leave us a written review. It really helps!