So, to start, I have just finished Sabred of Infinity for the first time, so if you want to know what its like to play through it 5 times, ill have to get back to you (because i do plan mulitple playthroughs)

I hardly ever write reviews for games on steam. For the most part, i think someone should be able to judge how they are going to feel about a game based on the general description of the game and its overall reception. Most people, i think (including myself), even if they look at reviews, go into the reviews with a certain disposition towards the game one way or another and tend to discount the reviews that dont already side with their own pre-formed opinions.

This game is uniquly special though.

As there are not a lot of good, modern text based games these days, at least that i know of, i feel the need to review Sabres of Infinity.

This might be one of the best games i have ever played.
If Sabres of Infinity was 19.99, i would tell every one of my friends to buy it.
There are plenty of books that cost 10-20 dollars, and this is essentially an amazing book that you get to be a part of.
The writing is amazing, and while i usually hate games that force me to play as a specific person (i love to create my own original character) this game makes you truely feel the pressures of the role you must undertake, and it makes you enjoy it.
Its quite a respectable length, especially for its price, and they choices you make all feel like they have weight and influence over the course of your story. I have only finished one playthrough, so im not 100% how much can change, but it seems like there are a lot of different options, and i have already seen several choices that i made that i know caused certain decisions later down the line to either succeed or fail.

If you are someone who has played games like Baulders Gate, Dragon Age, Mass Effect, Kotor 1-2 (#Bioware Fanboy) and the best part of those games was the story, dialogue, and decision making, you WILL enjoy this game. Its not quite the same as any of those, because obviously there is no "Combat" or controlling your character on a screen, but the decisions are just as real.

It is a deeply immersive and well described and drawn out world, with characters that feel real, where every choice you make feels like the most important choice of the game. For the quality of content you get, compared to the price of the game, they are basically giving this out for free, because i would pay a hell of a lot more for this game than they're asking. 10/10, Im off to buy Guns of Infinity

I wanna be in the cavalry if they send me off to war
I wanna good steed under me like my forefathers before
I wanna good mount when the bugle sounds and I hear the cannons' roar
I wanna be in the cavalry if they send me off to war

I wanna horse in the volunteer force that's riding forth at dawn
Please save for me some gallantry that will echo when I'm gone
I beg of you sarge let me lead the charge when the battle lines are drawn
Lemme at least leave a good hoof beat they'll remember loud and long

I'd not a good foot soldier make, I'd be sour and slow at march
And I'd be sick on a navy ship, and the sea would leave me parched
But I'll be first in line if they'll let me ride, by god, you'll see my starch
Lope back o'er the heath with the laurel wreath underneath that vict’ry arch

Let me earn my spurs in the battle's blur where the day is lost or won
I'll wield my lance as the ponies dance and the blackguards fire their guns
A sabre keen, and a saddle carbine and an army Remington
Where the hot lead screams with the cold, cold steel let me be a cav’lryman

Let 'em play their flutes and stirrup my boots and place them back to front
For I won’t be back on the rider-less black (jack) and I'm finished in my hunt
I wanna be in the cavalry if I must go off to war
I wanna be in the cavalry, but I won't ride home no more

-I am going to be plain. This is a book. A book with choices in it that draw you into the story and lore of the world more so than a normal book.

-So yes...I do recomend this. I loved the story because I felt like I was that Dragoon officer. They don't exagerate the whole "VAST UNSTOPPABLE POWER! OF YOUR IMGANATION" thing.

-This is a great story to get sucked into.

-10/10! Books are cool again!

The game is very long, which is exacerbated by the lack of save mechanic which means you have to do the game in one swoop, however it really left the feeling that choices completely mattered in the game and simple choices can move you down a wholly different path.

EDIT: I fixed the save game issue.

Brillant !
For fans of military adventures in the age of muskets this interactive book fulfills every dreams. I won't say anything about the plot and let it be for you to discover. Suffice to say the military atmosphere has been completely respected, the different plots are well done and there is great replayability.

One thing that bugs me though :
- "choose your own adventures" games are always about maximising some stats and use them correctly in battles. Once the pattern has been discovered, it lose some of its charms. However the game is still able to make the mechanics behind it plausible.


Still, a gem for the price. 9/10
Would like the possibility to save for an upcoming title. Otherwise, keep up the good work and thanks for this !

A solid choice if you like fantasy and military CYOA games.

Definitely one of the better Choice of Games/Hosted Games style CYOAs. Well written. Definitely recommended.

A fantastic 'choose your own fantasy gun powder officer career' adventure, which I enjoy from beginning to end.

For those concerned about people stating the shortness of the content, It is apparently part 1 of 4. The 2nd game Guns Of Infinity is already out and the 3rd one is currently in production. Some of the choices you don't think matter will be carried over in your save games to the next one.

Give this one a chance.

A CYOA that takes place on an alternate earth, during a Not!Napoleonic war between Not!BritainSpain and Not!PolandLithuania.

You play a junior Dragoon officer - from enlistment, to his rise to heroism / fall from glory.

The writing and choices, as expected in a good CYOA game. You can be an idealistic hero and consummate nobleman, or an utter war-criming bastard. Whether charging ahead with your saber raised high, or butchering a bunch of civilians, it's well written and highly satisfying.

If you're (for example) into the Sharpe novels, you might like this. You'll even get to meet Not!Sharpe in the sequel (and import your character from this story into the next game, which I always appreciate).

Not much, really. "Choice of..." engine games don't really allow you to save and replay sections to see how things pan out, and that's always a minus in my book - but that's not a problem specific to this game, as such.

Don't be afraid to take risks, if the choice allows you to utilize your best stats. Also, an early lieutenant promotion is a trap choice, even if you qualify.

Absolutely. If you're into CYOAs and musket warfare (or either one individually) this is the game for you.

If you're still unsure - the game is so certain of its writing quality that it offers a free demo. Try it out.

You beautiful bastards did a great job making a very interesting text adventure and love the replayablility and diverse option to pursue.