Empyrean (v2019.02.07)

Actorius hangs above a dangerous mechanical wilderness, its glittering towers built on the exploitation of the living machinery below. Empyrean is a choice-driven interactive novel that casts you as the only pilot capable of controlling an experimental fighter aircraft designed by your powerful father. Political intrigue, dieselpunk aerial combat, espionage, and family betrayal shape a story where every faction claims it is saving the city. The mood is tense and stylish, balancing daring rooftop sword fights and high-speed dogfights with the quieter pressure of hiding who you are from an authoritarian regime.

Rather than steering a plane through arcade action sequences, you make narrative decisions that determine how its missions, battles, alliances, and consequences unfold. The 325,000-word story lets you investigate the bizarre Deep Tech ecosystem, navigate elite social circles, confront secret police, and decide how much power you are willing to use in Actorius. Choices define your identity, political loyalties, relationships, and approach to crises: diplomacy, deception, authority, rebellion, or outright force can all become viable tools. You can play as male, female, or nonbinary, pursue romances across genders, and steer the protagonist toward cooperation with the regime, its revolutionaries, foreign interests, or even the strange intelligence emerging beneath the city.

What separates Empyrean from a standard branching RPG is its willingness to make ideology as important as personal survival. The Deep Tech is more than a fantasy resource; it is an unsettling biome of fused plant, animal, and machine life whose unknown rules complicate every attempt to control it. Its aircraft duels and espionage scenarios supply the adventurous flavor of a dieselpunk ace story, while the text-focused format leaves room for a large number of character and political outcomes. Fans of Choice of Games-style interactive fiction, political science fiction, and branching narratives such as Fallen London will find plenty to investigate, while newcomers can enjoy it without needing fast reflexes or prior genre knowledge.