The Saltcast Adventure by Beth Carpenter
Fantasy, about 70k words, choice-based.
Content warning: Brief mention of child death
Fantasy • Longer than two hours • Choice-based • Twine
Likely completely unintentional but the first thing I noticed about this title was the “ABC” in “Adventure; Beth Carpenter”. The next thing I noticed was that it sounds fairly grounded and down-to-earth, likely featuring lower-class workers, not a high fantasy political thriller of aristocrats and monarchs.
It is very long—70,000 words takes quite a while to read, and the playtime is likely longer than that to account for thinking and clicking.
The game revolves around delving into a cave to defeat the monsters that dwell within. There’s also a brief mention of child death. Defeating monsters often involves killing them. Monsters reproduce, too. Produce children. Child death. Maybe the player is not as innocent as they may first seem…
TLDR: killing creatures and cubs in caves 'cause the crown claims you can