The Shadow Society

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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

Good game, not sure if it's worth the $7 but I did enjoy playing the game and waiting for part 2. There are some small errors like when Gwen is female, sometimes the character refers to her as a he which got me confuse for a while and for Michael, the relationship state for him says unknown. I wish there was more interactions and improving your own stats and using them since you really don't use them at all. I love the characters and the plot, and how you have the option to be with any side.

Bro. Bro, bro, bro. This is super good. Like, legit making me anxious that the second isn't out already because I really REALLY need to know what comes next. It's a shame that there wasn't an option to create a save slot for your game at the end, though. I really wanted to keep my initial results so I could transfer them when the sequel comes out. Hopefully that'll be updated when there's a more solid release date for the second book.

The best parts of this game for me lied in it's character, which is sad because there wasn't enough of it. Setting and exposition made up the majority of the game with redundant messaging that you won't be told a lot about the world. I appreciate the extra details given for some of your actions but your choices do not have tangible effects to them. I resonate well with certain characters and it's not a bad game but there's lots of room for improvement to make this game exciting and memorable.

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 Shadow Society", please leave us a written review. It really helps!