The Fernweh Saga: Book One

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About this game

Some homecomings feel more like rude awakenings, but this one will become a waking nightmare. Find love while exposing the secrets of your eerie hometown!

"The Fernweh Saga: Book One" is a 600,000-word interactive, romantic thriller novel by Aelsa Trevelyan. It’s entirely text-based, without graphics or sound effects, and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.

Return to a small town that you now feel a stranger in. It has been years since you were sent away following the tragic house fire that claimed your parents’ lives, but the death of your grandfather has brought you back. While grim circumstances overshadow the visit you never planned on making, there are also opportunities to reminisce, reconnect, and reunite with old childhood friends, rivals, and neighbors. Familiar faces are all around, but will they aid or hinder you as your return trip spirals into a dark mystery and you start experiencing vivid nightmares?

Begin to unravel what is going on in this seemingly idyllic, forested town.

A feeling of unease grows with each sleepless night spent within Fernweh’s borders, but you can’t leave yet…

It won’t let you.

Ratings and reviews

I bought this on the Hosted Games app, and I'm so glad I did. <3 It has quickly become one of my favorite IFs of all time, and I've been playing Choice games since 2011. The story is like a slow-burn horror with snippets of meaningful interaction and romance. The ROs are some of the best written I've seen in any Choice series and the interactions feel authentic. If you love well-written, well-meaning, and compelling characters and plot, this is the story for you. 🖤 Thank you, Aelsa!

It's a "page-turner," and during the climax I stayed up well past my normal bedtime... Then couldn't sleep after because I was processing it all haha I highly recommend this for anyone who likes small-town mysteries. The characters are all intriguing, I normally don't find myself torn between who to get to know better - I want to know them all! I'm excited for the next book, and can promise I'll be purchasing it to get lost in.

I just finished my 4th play through! I LOVE this game. The characters feel real and are engaging. My MCs have played through with different LIs and the romance with each one is wonderfully unique. I love the level of description--it makes everything so real. There are a vast variety of choices that let me tailor my character. The plot is epic; the author has inserted clues/tiny hints throughout the story which weave a interesting tale. The ending... jaw-droppingly amazing. Need more!

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 "The Fernweh Saga: Book One", please leave us a written review. It really helps!