Fit check
Is Best of Us worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Interactive-fiction readers who want superpowered branching narratives
- Players interested in choosing between heroic and villainous paths
- Fans of text-based stories centered on social conflict and conspiracy
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking combat systems, exploration, or visual presentation rather than written choices
- Readers wanting short sessions instead of a 127,000-word narrative
- Players looking for a conventional action RPG with graphics and sound
Our take on Best of Us
The superpower premise gives the game an action-oriented framing, but the actual format is a 127,000-word interactive novel without graphics or sound effects. The central experience is reading and making narrative decisions, not directly controlling superhero encounters.
What is Best of Us?
Best of Us is a text-based interactive novel set at the beginning of the superpowered age.
Players choose whether to join the first heroes or establish a path toward villainy, select powers such as freezing opponents or carrying them through the skies, and create a personal uniform. The story follows attempts to integrate heroes into society, confront fellow heroes, and expose a criminal conspiracy in Pacifica. Choices determine the direction of the narrative and the future role of heroes, from dangerous vigilantes to paragons of justice. The work contains 127,000 words and has no graphics or sound effects. It also includes decisions about building a better future and potentially profiting from it.
How Best of Us plays
- 01Branching Story Choices
- Decisions shape the character's allegiance, the treatment of heroes, and the direction of the narrative.
- 02Custom Superpowers
- The character can select abilities including freezing opponents or carrying them into the sky.
- 03Hero Uniform Creation
- Players choose a personal costume for their character.
- 04Pacifica Conspiracy
- The story includes conflicts with other heroes and an investigation into a criminal conspiracy.
- 05Text-Based Format
- The 127,000-word novel presents its story without graphics or sound effects.
Best of Us compared to similar games
Best of Us presents a 127,000-word, text-only branching story focused on choosing a hero or villain path and investigating a conspiracy. Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition is described as an RPG built around exploring a strange city, characters, and a soundtrack, while Ghost of a Tale combines action-RPG play with exploration, stealth, disguises, and conversations.
Best of Us: platforms & release
Is Best of Us worth it?
It is worth it if: interactive-fiction readers who want superpowered branching narratives. Skip it if: players seeking combat systems, exploration, or visual presentation rather than written choices.
Where can I download Best of Us?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Best of Us's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Best of Us on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
