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Is Mask of the Plague Doctor worth it for you?
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Play it if you…
Good fit- Readers who choose text-based stories over games with graphics and sound
- Players drawn to fictional medicine who want choices among surgery, theory, and mysticism
- Readers interested in political intrigue who want options to join a revolt or avoid it
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking visual exploration or action-based gameplay
- Readers who prefer short stories to a 410,000-word interactive novel
- Players looking for a game centered on combat mechanics
Our take on Mask of the Plague Doctor
The story is presented entirely as text, without graphics or sound effects, and its 410,000 words unfold through player choices.
What is Mask of the Plague Doctor?
Set in the quarantined medieval-fantasy settlement of Thornback Hollow, this 410,000-word text-only novel follows three plague doctors confronting the spreading Waking Death.
The Crown orders them to end the outbreak, even if saving others requires burning the town. Player decisions guide the investigation, patient care, and responses to fear, unrest, and political conflict. The protagonist may focus on surgery, medical scholarship, or strange mystical practices, then seek a cure through established remedies or untested approaches. Choices influence ties with fellow doctors, religious communities, and rival civic factions. Character creation includes male, female, and non-binary options, along with gay, straight, bisexual, or aromantic identities. The game uses no images or sound effects.
How Mask of the Plague Doctor plays
- 01Medical specializations
- Choose surgery, medical theory, or uncanny mysticism as an area of expertise.
- 02Treatment approaches
- The plague can be addressed through a cure, traditional remedies, or experimental methods.
- 03Political choices
- Possible paths include working with the Crown’s mayor, aiding a revolt, or avoiding political intrigue.
- 04Relationship paths
- Romance options include a fellow plague doctor and a mercenary.
- 05Character options
- The protagonist can be male, female, or non-binary, with several listed orientations.
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Mask of the Plague Doctor: platforms & release
Is Mask of the Plague Doctor worth it?
It is worth it if: readers who choose text-based stories over games with graphics and sound. Skip it if: players seeking visual exploration or action-based gameplay.
Where can I download Mask of the Plague Doctor?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Mask of the Plague Doctor's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Mask of the Plague Doctor on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
