Hey team, let’s dive into Choice of Robots by Choice of Games. Firstly, its ChoiceScript engine drives the text smoothly. Indeed, Steam users have hailed it as “a true RPG,” praising its emotional storytelling and deep decision trees. One review even calls it “choice-dense.” Although another notes some odd timelines, they still enjoy the journey. Personally, I love how I can skip or replay branches quickly, and the engine logs over 70 achievements. As a speedrunner, I map optimized routes to key endings, and the immature prose note rarely slows my pace.
I test every branch and achievement in Choice of Robots. In particular, the robot design choices really stand out: you choose shape, voice, even custom name tags. Remarkably, I logged 70 achievements in a single run. Moreover, the text puzzles feel like skill checks. When I compare it to Choice of the Dragon, both games leverage ChoiceScript for branching, yet I wish there were a simple stats screen showing all hidden flags—that tweak would aid full completion. As a result, the challenge scales with your decisions: some moral tests force hard calls, and although there’s no fail state, certain paths spike if you fix stats too soon. According to Choice of Games, they tweak curves based on beta feedback.
Over the span of 30 years, the story follows a grad student building a robot empire. Kevin Gold wrote it with care, and he mentioned in a COG interview that he loves pulp sci-fi. Consequently, plot twists keep me hooked, and one reviewer praised the emotional arcs. Furthermore, dialogue reads clear and tight, while lore surfaces in log entries. Characters truly shine via small notes. Additionally, you can romance humans or bots, and the game offers four unique endings. It nails replay hooks with big chapter shifts and nine romance options that range from ideal AIs to rival scientists. Importantly, the game covers straight, gay, and bi paths—one arc explores self-doubt, another finds empathy in pure code, tying diversity seamlessly to your choices. Overall, the developers aim for inclusivity across all titles.
Choice of Robots features a minimalist, text-only UI with plain art, clear contrasting fonts that adapt to different screen sizes, and a smooth engine on PC and iOS (no lag observed). With no soundtrack or voice work, it relies on your imagination for sound and benefits from faster load times—though fan mods can add ambient tracks if you miss audio cues. Its branching narrative offers over 70 achievements and lets you build peaceful or warlike AI (even wage war on the U.S. or pursue love), with runs averaging four hours and remaining engaging across five or more playthroughs. By blending moral complexity with sci-fi in an epic text-based RPG format, Choice of Robots pushes interactive fiction forward—perfect for branching-story fans, less so for those seeking loot or combat.
Similar games like this one: Choice of the Dragon by Choice of Games offers classic mythical fun with simple rules. Inkle’s 80 Days gives globe-trotting choice density with a timer you must beat. Sorcery! by inkle blends deep choice and map travel with combat puzzles. A Study in Steampunk: Choice of Gunmetal and Smoke adds dark tech drama under alien skies. Fallen London by Failbetter Games offers endless branching gothic stories in a rich, open text world.
