AdventureFit check
Is ReTox worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Readers interested in text-heavy adventures featuring branching stories
- Players looking for satirical fiction about drug use and its consequences
- Players who enjoy exploring connected locations and reading dialogue and books
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players looking for a story with low-stakes choices, since decisions can result in harm or death
- Players who prefer a tightly linear narrative, since the story has multiple paths and a non-linear chronology
- Players who want a game without depictions of drug use
Our take on ReTox
The branching structure offers several independent storylines, but requires players to follow a non-linear chronology. The subject matter also brings potentially harmful outcomes into the story, limiting its fit for players seeking lighter themes.
What is ReTox?
ReTox is a visualized text adventure about obtaining and consuming drugs.
A hub connects a variety of locations to explore, with dialogue, books, and choices along the way. Different paths lead to several independent storylines told in a non-linear chronology. The game presents its subject as satire and invites players to consider the consequences of their decisions. Choices can involve many drugs and possibilities, including outcomes in which the player character is harmed or killed. The story contains more than 70,000 words and offers multiple routes through its narrative.
How ReTox plays
- 01Branching storylines
- Different paths lead to several independent plots presented in a non-linear chronology.
- 02Connected locations
- A hub links various places to explore.
- 03Consequential choices
- Some choices can result in harm or death.
- 04Text-led narrative
- The game contains more than 70,000 words of visualized text.
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ReTox: platforms & release
Is ReTox worth it?
It is worth it if: readers interested in text-heavy adventures featuring branching stories. Skip it if: players looking for a story with low-stakes choices, since decisions can result in harm or death.
Where can I download ReTox?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens ReTox's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is ReTox on?
Windows only.
