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An Assassin in Orlandes
Developer Tin Man Games
Search for a ruthless assassin in this Gamebook Adventure where YOU control the story! From the Steam store page
53 reactions from 1 source (Steam reviews) · newest Aug 15, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
83
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44 positive · 9 negative
95% range 71–91%
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Steam's own rating
Very Positive
81 of 98 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
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53 of 53 · most liked firstThe first gamebook by Tin Man Games on mobile previously, and certainly my favourite among the franchise, A nice plot-twist saves the plot from being a run-of-the-mill variety. The story flow is good, and choices in the book made sense (eg. if you don't know where to find someone it's game over). It might be annoying to some people to have managed to make it so far into the story, only to get a gameover because they didn't have x item or y information, but it feels realistic and adds to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Assassin in Orlandes is the first of Tin Man Games's Gamebook Adventure series and what a strong start it is. A CYOA book, with dice throwing and "if you wish to turn left, turn to page 15" blah blah style adventuring. It is a lost art, partly because many of those old Fighting Fantasy books were more or less lifeless, dripping in theme but completely lacking in storytelling skill. This story is quite a fun ride though. You start out alone in a bar, your girlfriend has left you, and before long…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The first Story Book advanture game I have ever played on steam. This is the first game release of Tin-man and it's a good one.. Being a DND and visual novel vetern.. I took out my trusty paper and pen start to map the story route from the beginning. Wonderfully engaging story line with Grand twist.. (Kari..) Decent visual with no animation... Simple, Basic, Dice Rolling luck with Correct decision making is all you need to win this game. It took me 10 hours to map all the routes.. With my…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A choose-your-own adventure with dice. ~2 hours of story, more if you explore every story branch. Steam achievements are currently not working. It's a book, but it's not. That can be positive (sound effects and music) and negative because you have to roll the dice to progress and you can't just leaf through it afterwards. Storywise, you're on a typical RPG adventure, you'll roll for combat and fitness checks every corner and die a lot. Which means you start over, maybe try a new path which…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What is An Assassin in Orlandes? An Assassin in Orlandes is a gamebook in video game form. If you know the Fighting Fantasy books by Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone (not to be confused with Ian Livingstone, the Illuminati card game designer!) you will know how it plays. If not, here is a small summary. You are presented with a lot of text that describes your situation, then you choose your next action from a set of several possibilities. Often, you are constricted by having or having not a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is just not very good. There is no opportunity for player agency since most 'choices' are simply 'choose left or right', 'attack/don't attack' or 'pass fitness or you die'. Literally zero context clues as to the potential outcomes of your choices. There is no strategy to the combat either. It is simply who rolls the highest die wins so it's incredibly frustrating. The worst and most glaring error is that there is NO way to actually beat the game properly unless you collect one…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An Assassin in Orlandes by Tin Man Games is a text adventure/choose your own adventure game that mixes the dice rolling of RPG with the path-choosing style of CYOA (Choose Your Own Adventure) books. If you’ve read my previous review I’ll be repeating myself here, but: Mixing dice in with this means you will also be rolling for stats, and that most fights and encounters are purely luck based. That said, I quite enjoyed the mix of these two game styles, it makes for very interesting gameplay…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A wonderful story, full of intrigue where your choices decide how it unfolds. The game has two game modes: Classic and Casual. Casual Mode in essence allows you various cheats such as undoing a choice, having all choices available and unlimited healing before fights. For me personally the real fun was in playing Classic Mode which has none of the luxuries of Casual Mode as every choice truly matters. The immersion is greater in that mode as you will experience the finality of every choice. You…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you remeber Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone or even just read the Pick-a-Paths as a kid , they have fianlly digitally released the books . Simple , fun and always a classic .
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In short, this is an intriguing story begging you to play it until the end, and then try again. I have very few criticisms and it's well worth the tiny price tag. Pros: Good level of (customisable) difficulty Many, varied ways to die Lots of motivation to keep finding ways to upgrade your equipment Easy-to-use inventory, can use potions in combat Combat is straightforward The fitness mechanic works well and seems fair Feels like it has just the right number of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not the greatest entry in the long-running CYOA series but an entertaining one at least. If you're the kind of person who likes to roleplay as a thief, or assassin, or generally as a rogue then you'll want to look into buying this one as its focus is on the underworld and the gritty nature of medieval. Whilst this book isn't as punishing as others, like the Forest of Doom and Deathtrap Dungeon, there is a moment where you can instant die if you happen to make a single wrong choice. Though what…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Taking from such books as Fighting Fantasy, the book follows the old style gamebooks from the 80s well written and good story should draw anyone willing to read. Good background music, and artwork, and ajustable fonts and extras. The rules are fair and the options off choices on the page is actually better then Fighting fantasy giving you more logical responses then the standard go left and right. Fighting is fluid, my main complaint is that hardcore rules only allow 3 bookmarks which isn't a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The setting is medieval fantasy, which is a good start. Unfortunately I didn't like the script. Up to the point I stopped playing because of an unknown missed flag, too many events followed the pattern of "walk into a situation, go into chase sequence, kill somebody, walk away". The plot seems to just happen to you, and there is zero indication of where branches will take you or what flags you're setting. Oh, and it has a lot of sudden roll-or-die events.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Gameplay: 4/10 Graphics & Sound: 4/10 Narration: 5/10 ✔️ Interesting intrigue ✔️ User friendly features - the possibility to "cheat" makes the game far more enjoyable by my standards 💭 Very old-fashionned in all its aspects ❌ The writing isn't awful, but it does tend to be a bit awkward sometimes ❌ The few game mechanics aren't explicit and must be tried out once before you can actually understand how they work ❌ Unsightly visual assets ❌ Boring and repetitive music Overall a rather…
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positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An enjoyable first entry in the Gamebook Adventure series. You are pursuing an assassin through the world of Orlandes to try and uncover a wider plot and also save your beloved Kari. The story is interesting and the world of Orlandes makes a great setting. The dice roll system used in combat can seem a bit harsh at times, but overall the game is really well designed and nicely set-out on the screen. The game has three difficulty settings and it is long enough and challenging enough to provide a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game can be frustrating at times as there are many ways to die, and even if you live the game can end if you do not have a required item or info. It takes repeat playthroughs to win the game, but winning it is very rewarding!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Choose-Your-Own-Adventure book with a simple Risk-dice battle mechanic. I recommend taking the Classic difficulty, not too difficult to warrant the lazy Casual difficulty instead. 6/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Got to the boss castle, died of the plauge. Would play again. In fact, played multiple times.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love me a good choose-your-own-adventure, and the Assassin series is a solid option for those looking for a lot of charming little split paths. Orlandes in particular I feel is a better put together tale, and although the choices you make have less impact, it's a fairly well written story. Just keep in mind that this is a two part series, so to get the full charm and see the series miniature example of developer evolution, this isn't a bad place to start. The story follows your share of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Find the assassin.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An Assassin in Orlandes is a computerised version of the physical "Fighting Fantasy" style "turn to section xx" book based RPG of the same name by GameBook Adventures. While the general concept is viable, in this case, there is a bug which causes the mouse pointer to be invisible, rendering the game unplayable. I cannot recommend this due to the game breaking bug.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An interesting story and nice game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great little storybook game, and really brings me back to when I was a child playing these books The story is enjoyable and plenty of options in how to reach your target. Do be warned, high fitness is an asbolute must imo in order to complete this book. Well worth a buy imo.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A great CYOA game that can keep you busy for hours on end. ;)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good book to read
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very simple game in the good old "turn to page 150 in this book" style. It's not terrible. Still didn't enjoy it a whole lot. It's also clearly designed for mobile and not ported well (it still says "tap in the middle of the screen" for example).
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An ideal pairing with its much lengthier sequel The Asssassin's Curse. $10 is a bit steep given how short this one is but for $5 or cheaper, would recommend
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I robbed a corpse, pissed off a noble at his son's funeral, and then escaped into the mountains to go mad over the remaining years of my life. 10/10 would roll dice again!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pretty straight-forward story (due to the urgency of the plot) with some really interesting twists and lots of branching paths to choose from (that will lead you to your death, most likely). Very few artwork in the book, however. Which is a bummer. Same goes for the soundtrack (only two pieces of music available). But they are good, anyway. But it's annoying af when you face enemies who have more than 6 dices. Feels like such fights are built to make you lose because they take…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a very standard gamebook, sometimes a bit silly (judging someone passed recently from a temperature of a cloth scrap?! come on, a cloth scrap has not enough mass to hold temperature, unlike a pot of tea, for example). The plot is nothing to write home about, standard fantasy romp full of overused tropes. The expansive lore in the Extras section, is very detailed, if rather run-of-the-mill, and feels irrelevant for the purpose of the actual gameplay. But the game is functional, and if you…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An Assassin in Orlandes, developed and published by Tin Man Games, is a narrative-driven gamebook that embraces the traditions of classic interactive fiction while layering in light role-playing mechanics to give player choices more weight. It’s not a game built around direct control or mechanical complexity, but rather one that unfolds through decisions, branching paths, and a steady sense of tension shaped by both strategy and chance. From the outset, it positions itself as an experience…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →AiO is an old school gamebook which brings us in the medieval spanish fantasy setting of Orlandes. Our character in an unnamed adventurer who finds himself victim of a conspiracy to steal his identity. Fair difficulty, atmospheric music and great illustrations: I need nothing else.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The first Gamebook Adventure finally on PC! This is the PC version of the app which was released more than 10 years ago! At the time, there was sort of a renaissance for gamebooks and the smartphone was an excellent platform for playing these. These are close and heavily influenced by Fighting Fantasy gamebooks. The stats and combat is different but the process is the same, go up, turn to paragraph 320, go down, turn to paragraph 112, etc. The story itself is quite good and there's plenty…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A very enjoyable fantasy adventure, in the tradition of those "Fighting Fantasy" gamebooks. The prose is richer and more descriptive than FF tends to be, which is good or bad depending on how impatient you are to get on with the adventure. The combat system is different, involving rolling extra dice for stronger weapons and shields. Quite a story-rich adventure, with some genuine surprises towards the end. Making smart, sensible decisions tends to be rewarded, while poor decisions will have…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My first gamebook, and I had a great time with it. The story and mechanics work together nicely, the music's good, generally very enjoyable.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →재미있는 책 게임. 흥미로운 역사. 멋진 그래픽과 편안한 음악. 추천합니다. 8.5
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A nice throwback to choose your own adventure books of old, where you would turn to a page based on your decisions. Complete with a dice minigame for combat that takes into account your current weapon and armor! It's not very long, but true to its subject, with many different paths to take to get to the grand finale, and many different opportunities to fail on your quest. If you enjoy reading books and the adventure genre, you will like this. I give it two out of four dice.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Totally enjoyable gamebook Chase down an assassin across a fantasy kingdom fighting goblins, ogres, undead Similar quality and similar RPG to what you find in Fighting Fantasy Books Not as good as Choice of Robots/Magic/Alexandria, but if you enjoy gamebooks than this is a fun adventure
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wearing jewelry causes death. 7/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I just love these type of choice based text games. Amazing story, fun combat in my opinion and art is great. 10/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is an excellent start to the whole series of Gamebook Adventures, well worth the pricetag. There's a huge series of these, though not all of them are on Steam.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Recommended for those interested in interactive fantasy fiction. I grew up playing games like this in paperback form. I find it refreshing to let the PC do the manual part and sit back and enjoy the adventure. The overall package this text adventure comes in is well thought out and very appealing. The actual story itself was well written and interesting with various paths that you can take which will certainly increase replayability. I also like the casual and hardcore modes. Casual lets you…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Tags: Adventure - Choose Your Own Additional Tags: Delete Local Content & Remove from Library TLDR: Re-reading the same chapters over and over hurts replay value. Engine felt sluggish. Writing was decent but little more than an investigation story. Not very memorable. RNG.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Verdict: 4/10 Create your own adventure meets Dragons & Dungeons RPG mechanics. Being an avid fantasy book reader, I find the story lacking, but I guess that is to be expected. Forced to choose a recommendation, let it be positive by a thread. PrivateJoh’s personal (re)view: I realize I do have a problem with create your own adventure games. It’s not the games’ fault really, but my expectations’. Being an enthusiastic fantasy reader, I find the stories in these games pretty blunt and shallow.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TLDR the game. Read and roll dice. wow.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very good, harder then Catacombs IMHO
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →actually a really fun game to pass some time, and a great story although it did seem a little rushed.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nice game, I would defenitely recommend it! would be nice if you leave me a steam comment! thank you!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's been decades since I last opened up a "Choose Your Own Adventure" book; An Assassin in Orlandes brought me back to those good ol' days :). I enjoyed my time reading it and playing out the events in my imagination. The story seems linear, and I'm not sure if there are multiple (successful) endings, but it seems there are various items along the way you can pick up (including diseases) that can affect the outcome. I'm tempted to replay it again to check out the paths I didn't explore, but…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Gamebooks as Computer Games The younger of you might not have had the thrill of reading the Book "The Warlock of the Firetop Mountain" by Steve Jackson and Ian Livingston. Well, that were the times, when you actually had to use your own fantasy to visualize the fights and things happening in the book. And you could die quite different ways in the game. An Assassin in Orlandes revives the old Gamebook Genre, and it does it in an original way, the story is very well presented, and there were…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is a story book with rolling the dice when you fight the enemies and doing fitness related task such as escaping.For fighting,there are two phrase which are attack and defense,each fight start with you attacking first then defend.The rule is that you get to roll some dice that are recording to your stat such as attack and defense. Let say I have 2 attack and 1 defense I got to roll 2 dice when my character is on attack turn and 1 die on defense turn the game mechanic count our dice…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a straightforward digital adaptation of an old choose your own adventure book. If you're nostalgic about that style of book, you'll get a couple hours of enjoyment from this game. The problem is that, outside of nostalgia, the choose your own adventure books haven't aged very well. If you don't know the genre already, you read a few paragraphs of text, then you either make a decision, you roll a "fitness test," or you fight something. If you hear "decisions" and start expecting…
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