Strangling a Snake Tale

Strangling a Snake Tale is an adventure in legendary Hyperborea. Three heroes set out into enemy territory after lizards kidnap the princess, following a crawling creature through forests, fields, swamps and other locations as they fight their enemies and try to bring her home.

Hyperborea and its inhabitants

The landscapes are inspired by Bilibin, and the cast includes characters from ancient Slavic folklore, such as Kikimors, Babka-Yobka and Lizards. The story concerns friendship, power and lost knowledge, including a conflict between the wisdom of the ancestors and the cunning of the lizards.

Choices and relationships

You choose how the main hero acts and whose side to take, with a choice between princesses and lizard queens. The game has a relationship system between characters and five endings.