Ratings War

Ratings War is an 80,000-word, text-based interactive novel set in dystopian New Angeles in 2061. As one of the first reporters with cybernetic eyes, you record events as they happen, investigate multiple murders and compete with rivals at the biggest news network in the industry to gain market share and dominate the ratings. Your choices shape the story, with no graphics or sound effects.

Reporting and ambition

You develop your reporting style while balancing ambition and integrity. Decide which facts make it to air and how to spin them, and break the rules to get a story. When you expose a human trafficking operation, you can focus on facts or fame, and choose whether to work independently or follow your network's guidelines. You can escape an underground organ farm, but still have to get your footage on air to win the Ratings War. Uncovering a vast criminal conspiracy can make you a celebrity.

Your character

You can play as male, female or non-binary, with straight, gay and bisexual romance options.