Fit check
Is New Witch in Town worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Interactive-fiction readers who want long, choice-driven fantasy stories
- Players interested in relationships and identity choices within a magical small-town setting
- Readers who prefer text-based adventures with civic and environmental decisions
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking graphical exploration, animation, or sound-driven presentation
- Readers looking for combat systems, tactical challenges, or action-focused gameplay
- Players who prefer short stories rather than a 750,000-word narrative
Our take on New Witch in Town
Its defining format is a 750,000-word interactive novel presented entirely through text, with the player’s imagination supplying the world’s visuals and sound.
What is New Witch in Town?
New Witch in Town is a 750,000-word interactive fantasy novel set in Silvertree, a small town beside a magical forest.
The player returns at age 19 to care for a grandmother’s house and crow familiar while investigating her disappearance, strange dreams, town archives, and a tree that appeared on Main Street. Choices shape relationships, personal identity, local politics, and the conflict between preserving the forest and allowing new development. The story supports male, female, and non-binary characters, several sexual orientations, three familiar choices, romance options, and different approaches to magic and civic rules. It is entirely text-based, with no graphics or sound effects.
How New Witch in Town plays
- 01Branching civic choices
- Players can address the town council, join demonstrations, contact the local newspaper, or investigate Silvertree’s past.
- 02Character identity options
- The protagonist can be male, female, or non-binary and can select from six listed orientations.
- 03Familiar selection
- A dog, cat, or owl can accompany the protagonist and become a bonded companion.
- 04Relationship storylines
- Romance routes include a history student, an animal-loving tattooed stranger, an aspiring journalist, and a childhood friend.
- 05Forest development conflict
- The story presents a choice between protecting the forest and supporting town expansion and new housing.
New Witch in Town compared to similar games
Potion Permit focuses on treating illness in Moonbury through a town-centered healing premise, while New Witch in Town presents a 750,000-word text narrative about relationships, identity, civic choices, and a forest-development conflict. Mr. Prepper centers on shelter construction, crafting, survival, and resistance to an authoritarian government rather than interactive literary storytelling.
New Witch in Town: platforms & release
Is New Witch in Town worth it?
It is worth it if: interactive-fiction readers who want long, choice-driven fantasy stories. Skip it if: players seeking graphical exploration, animation, or sound-driven presentation.
Where can I download New Witch in Town?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens New Witch in Town's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is New Witch in Town on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
