Still Heroes is an interactive fiction piece that explores how it may be exhausting to maintain going when your fellow superheroes resolve they don’t need to do it any extra.

Have you ever puzzled how tremendous heroes pay the payments? I imply, a few of them hold day jobs, and that’s clearly for a purpose. Punching out aliens that need to take over the world doesn’t actually provide you with a lot of a paycheck. And, I imply, even when you have tremendous powers, you might want to eat and sleep someplace. In the world of this recreation, there may be some cash coming in to superheroes who save the day, however like most freelancers (I imply, superheroes are freelance, deep down, proper?), it solely works in case you’re getting a number of jobs. And Emeline’s group hasn’t been getting a lot work these days, making them query whether or not they actually need to do that any extra.

Emeline nonetheless desires to maintain serving to folks, although, however has discovered herself largely alone doing the work. She’s additionally juggling it along with her personal each day life, her relationships, and along with her monetary wants. You’ll discover these along with her as she fights to maintain saving and serving to folks, all whereas taking small interactions within the work that deliver you into the motion and feelings. There’s solely a handful of the way you join with this interactive piece of fiction, however they aid you type a formidable, touching bond with Emeline and her story. I can’t a lot go into specifics with out telling you about extra of the story, however these moments assist create a robust connection between you and Emeline, feeling it greater than if it have been solely the phrases on the web page.

Still Heroes is an excellent visible novel that is aware of methods to type a reference to the participant, all whereas delving into the hardships of following goals when everybody else is giving up on them.



Still Heroes is accessible now on itch.io and Steam.

Joel Couture

Joel has been masking indie video games for numerous websites together with IndieGames.com, Siliconera, Gamasutra, Warp Door, CG Magazine, and extra over the previous seven years, and has written book-length research on Undertale and P.T.. Joel is consistently looking out for digital experiences that push the boundaries of what video games could be, and seeks to delve into the artistic course of, meanings, and emotion labor that goes into the work of artists worldwide.