Run TavernQuest

CANDELABRA

I earmarked this game for a try a while ago; I can't remember when I saw it on Steam, but I'm glad I gave it my time. It's not a grand strategy game, shooter, or grand puzzle game. I enjoyed the ride the game gave me and it was a refreshing change from my usual games. It went by faster than I thought! I've still got some achievements to grab, but as a one-shot story-driven narrative, it's neat, humorous, and doesn't take itself too seriously all the time. I found my favorite moments were me plucking the narrative string to warp the story just a bit without spoiling the story beats. As I type this, it did remind me of the Choose Your Own Adventure books (Fighting Fantasy). I suppose the question is: is it worth it for you? IDK, I just enjoyed my time with this game/story experience—those are my thoughts (not helpful, I know). If you want a breath of fresh air from your normal gaming habits like me, I can recommend this game, and I have already poked a friend to try it. It didn't break my meagre budget and, at the time of writing, I had a nice 6.5-hour adventure. I wish the world could grow larger; maybe the dev will return with an expansion/continuation—maybe sci-fi, who knows—but maybe that's too much. Sometimes stories do end. Thank you for reading my rambling review. Maybe it helped you decide what will happen next. :)

Really fun game, from the writing to the choices to the humour. Just long enough I'd say and worth the price. There is some meta jokes and plots in the game, so if that isn't your alley you might be disappointed.

If you loved Slay the Princess and/or the humor the Stanley Parable you need to play this. It's a comedy visual novel where the visual is the text itself, every typed pause, every capitalized letter, they are all intentionally part of the experience and the way the jokes hit. Fully voiced and HUNDREDS of branching paths too! Also, if you have ever hosted a D&D campaign, you will love this. This is a comedic story of what it's like to guide a terrible D&D player who stresses the limits of what creativity can do, and goes so much further. Great game to play on stream by letting the community make the choices, and even features a streamer mode so that you can make sure you're not blocking the text (and at least one or two extra secret bonuses, you'll have to play to find out), which is awesome!

I found this during next fest, I Was hooked by the initial style of dealing with Steve. Some negative reviews here clearly have not had the time or patience to actually play through the game past the first stage. Now I'm emotionally attached to a Cowboy named Keith, and have a strong knowledge of Candleabrum or is it Candelabra's? I digress 10/10 Hope this dev makes more!

This is an exquisite piece of storytelling. The humor is perfectly balanced with the pace of the plot, and there is an element of "just one more click" to see what happens next. As an old school gamer that started out with text-based adventure games, I appreciated the fresh twist on a nostalgic trip back to the foundation of my gaming journey. Well done developer!