To Reign In Hell

To Reign In Hell is a 600,000-word, text-based interactive dark fantasy novel by Stuart Martyn, with hundreds of choices and no graphics or sound effects. You play a demon who gains freedom when Hell’s immortal empress vanishes and the contracts binding demons shatter. As factions compete for power, you can seek the throne, overthrow Hell’s system or choose your own course.

The struggle for Hell

The empress ruled through unbreakable contracts and tyrannical power, maintaining a brutal but stable order. After her disappearance, archdemons raise armies and form alliances, revolutionaries seek revenge on Hell’s aristocrats, and a hidden conspiracy manipulates events. The mystery of the empress remains: she may have been slain, abandoned Hell or found a way to escape.

Heavenly agents infiltrate the underworld, ancient horrors stir in forgotten places and old bargains begin to unravel. You can fight for a better Hell or become as cruel and monstrous as any demon, forging bargains that bind angels, demons or stranger beings.

Your choices

You can play as male, female or nonbinary, and befriend or romance demons of any gender. Your choices can make you a tyrant, a savior or something between the two. You can argue before infernal courts, attend decadent soirées and break into hidden places; lead armies, negotiate with enemies or assassinate from the shadows; and solve a murder or commit one yourself.

War and the throne

You can make peace with Heaven, reignite the war or maintain the stalemate. The story can end with you taking Hell’s throne, granting it to someone else, destroying everything or dying in the attempt.