The Aether: Life as a God

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About this game

Create a mortal race to worship you and grow your strength. Guide them in their daily lives and help them grow. The power you collect will grow your mind and body. Dabble in the affairs of other gods or seek to destroy them and steal their power.

"The Aether: Life as a God" is a 60,000 word interactive fantasy novel by Alex Ryan, 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.

• Create a custom mortal race.
• Engage in mortal affairs.
• Travel the Aether and steal power from lesser beings.
• Dabble in political affairs at The Court of Gods.
• Battle other gods in epic one one one conflicts.
• Complete unique quests and events with impactful outcomes.

Ratings and reviews

It's okay, but needs to be more fleshed out. The story isn't too eventful, and the plot jumps around. The full game is a bit overpriced for the small amount of replayability it has. The way you create your world or species has no effect on plot, either, which is really disappointing.

I love this game - I really do. The characters are fun to interact with and the gameplay is surprisingly involved. One of my favorite things to do was, truthfully, answer prayers from the creatures on your planet. It made the experience much more immersive. One of my main complaints, however, is the lack of diversion when it comes to the story. I've replayed this a few times, but the same end-game event always happens. What you choose to do after that event is up to you, but still limited.

Story is really good, but it builds up a climax just to have it make a pitfall and leaves you feeling like the story should have been a lot longer. Also, there are some choices that seem to not matter at all as it goes either way regardless of what you choose. It's honestly not worth the $3 at this point, and should only be a free demo and extended to make the story more interesting.

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 Aether: Life as a God", please leave us a written review. It really helps!