Tally Ho

Tally Ho is a 600,000-word, text-based interactive comedy of manners set in England in the 1920s. You play as Rory Wintermint’s valet or lady’s maid, managing the affairs of your employer, a young gentleman or lady, during a weekend at their aunt Primrose’s country house, Ritornello. Your choices shape the story, and the game uses no graphics or sound effects.

Serve Rory—or go your own way

You can arrange everything from the flowers to Rory’s love life, or leave them to their own devices while you pursue crime, adventure and romance. You decide whether to lie, cheat and steal for your employer’s happiness or stick to your personal integrity. You can help Rory find love or sabotage their relationships, and either solve the mystery of a sneak-thief or join them on a crime spree.

A weekend of complications

You contend with recalcitrant aunts and light-fingered houseguests, manage a fox hunt and round up exotic birds. You can aid spies, evade the law, calm flighty flappers and try to keep Aunt Primrose composed. You can also compete in an Exotic Animal Show and a boat race, either fairly or by cheating.

Your character and choices

You can play as male, female or nonbinary, and choose to be gay, straight, bi or poly. The story also lets you dance the lindy hop or a waltz, or respond with disapproval instead. Travel by train, motorcycle, zip-line, bicycle, horse or rusty jalopy, and decide whether to embrace the Jazz Age or remain aloof.