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Is Nikola Tesla: War of the Currents worth it for you?
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Play it if you…
Good fit- Interactive-fiction readers who want a long, text-only historical science-fiction story rather than a visually presented game
- Tesla enthusiasts interested in an alternate history focused on the electrical industry rather than a general biography
- Players who want to balance inventions, finances, relationships, and abilities rather than follow a single-track story
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players expecting graphics or sound effects will encounter the format’s limit from the start: the story is entirely text-based
- Players who prefer a single central objective may hit a wall when juggling laboratory finances, Tesla’s mental state, relationships, and career paths
- Players looking for action-oriented controls or combat as the main form of play may find the story’s focus on written choices a poor match
Our take on Nikola Tesla: War of the Currents
The bounce point arrives immediately for anyone expecting a visually presented game: there are no graphics or sound effects. Another potential sticking point is the need to balance laboratory finances and Tesla’s mental state alongside relationships, influence, and different career paths.
What is Nikola Tesla: War of the Currents?
Play as an apprentice to Nikola Tesla in an interactive science-fiction novel set from 1886 onward.
Choices shape scientific development, relationships, business decisions, and historical events. Manage the laboratory’s finances and Tesla’s mental state while facing Edison’s agents, bankers, industrialists, and secret societies. The story includes alternate-history possibilities such as wireless power, alien contact, death rays, and intelligent machines. Choose a male, female, or non-binary protagonist and a sexual orientation. Pursue fame through invention, social skills, or business, while developing scientific, social, or commercial abilities. Decide whether to monetize discoveries or follow Tesla’s ideals. Historical figures include Thomas Edison, George Westinghouse, Mark Twain, J. P. Morgan, and others.
How Nikola Tesla: War of the Currents plays
- 01Text-Based Narrative
- The 225,000-word story uses written choices without graphics or sound effects.
- 02Alternate History
- Choices can change events involving the electric chair, the Chicago World Fair, and social unrest.
- 03Laboratory Management
- The story involves balancing the laboratory’s finances and monitoring Tesla’s mental state.
- 04Character Development
- Scientific, social, and business abilities offer different routes to fame.
- 05Relationship Choices
- Possible pursuits include work, a pigeon, or a romance with Edison’s daughter.
- 06Identity Options
- The protagonist can be male, female, or non-binary, with gay, straight, bisexual, or asexual/aromantic orientations.
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Nikola Tesla: War of the Currents: platforms & release
Is Nikola Tesla: War of the Currents worth it?
It is worth it if: interactive-fiction readers who want a long, text-only historical science-fiction story rather than a visually presented game. Skip it if: players expecting graphics or sound effects will encounter the format’s limit from the start: the story is entirely text-based.
Where can I download Nikola Tesla: War of the Currents?
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What platforms is Nikola Tesla: War of the Currents on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
