An Odyssey: Echoes of War

Fighttheseagod'swrathtoreclaimyourthrone,andfreeyourselffromtheghostsofwar.Willyouliveforeverasahero,asovereign,orasagod?

"AnOdyssey:EchoesofWar"isaninteractiveretellingofHomer's"TheOdyssey"byNataliaTheodoridou,whereyourchoicescontrolthestory.It'sentirelytext-based—250,000words,withoutgraphicsorsoundeffects—andfueledbythevast,unstoppablepowerofyourimagination.

Thewarisover—Troyhasfallen.Aftertenlongyears,you,thecrownsovereignofIthaca,havesetyoursailsforhome.ButPoseidon,godofthesea,hascursedyourjourney,andnow,manytrialsstandbetweenyouandthelovingembraceofyourspouseandson:PolyphemustheCyclops,ScyllaandCharybdis,theSirens,theLandoftheLotus-Eaters…youandyourcompanionswillevenjourneytothelandofthedead.

Andwhataboutthememoriesthathauntyou:theghostsofthosethatyouslewonthefieldsofbattle?Doyouevenwanttoreturntoyourspouseandtheburdensofrulership?Whatifyoufindloveorpeacesomewherealongtheway?Notallhomeslookthesame.Andwhatsongswillthepoetssingofyou—willtheyhailyouasahero?...Oramurderer?

•Playasafemale,male,ornon-binary,cisortrans;gay,straight,bi,aroand/orace;monogamousorpolyamorous.
•Leadyourcrewacrossthewine-darksea,hometoIthaca—orfallpreytothemanytemptationsalongtheway.
•Makeyourwayasaleader,afighter,orrelyonyournotorioussilvertongueastheproteanheroof"TheOdyssey."
•Buildyourreputationandmakesureyouarerememberedasahero--orredefinethemeaningofheroismitself.
•Proveyourselftothegodsandclaimyourplaceinthepantheonasagodyourself.
•FaceyourpersonaldemonsandtheactualmonstersofancientGreece:theCyclops,theSirens,ScyllaandCharybdis,andtheHydra!
•ReturntothelovingembraceofyourspouseandsonwhowaitforyouinIthaca,ormakeanewhomeforyourselfalongtheway.
•Traveltotheunderworld—butmakesureyoucanpaytheferryman,andtamethethree-headedCerberus!

Theysayyoucan’tgohomeagain...