Fit check
Is Whiskey-Four worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Interactive-fiction readers who want a long, text-only science-fiction story
- Players interested in relationship choices within a galaxy-scale crisis
- Readers who want character identity and body-type choices to affect the narrative
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players looking for graphics, sound effects, or action-focused play rather than a text-based story
- Readers who prefer short narratives instead of a 396,000-word interactive novel
- Players seeking a traditional RPG centered on exploration, equipment systems, or open-world activities
Our take on Whiskey-Four
This adventure replaces the usual visual presentation of an RPG with a text-only structure. Its main variations come from written decisions about identity, body type, supplies, romance, and survival during a threat to the galaxy.
What is Whiskey-Four?
Whiskey-Four is a 396,000-word interactive novel delivered solely in text, with no visual or audio effects.
The central character once worked as a hired killer for the Anomalous Interference Unit, but an on-duty injury led to compulsory early retirement. Later summoned back into service on a remote frontier planet, they confront a terrifying, incomprehensible danger threatening the galaxy. The story includes clashes with corporate assassins, SWAT units, and a fixated former partner. Players ration scarce supplies, pursue casual romances, and choose whether to revive or permanently end a past relationship. The protagonist can be male or female, gay, straight, or bisexual, with three body types available; this choice affects the narrative.
How Whiskey-Four plays
- 01Text-Based Narrative
- The story contains 396,000 words and uses no graphics or sound effects.
- 02Character Identity Choices
- The protagonist can be a man or woman with a gay, straight, or bisexual identity.
- 03Variable Body Types
- Three body types are available, with each influencing the narrative.
- 04Relationship Decisions
- Players can pursue romantic flings and choose whether to rekindle or end a former relationship.
- 05Supply Management
- Limited supplies must be managed during the protagonist’s attempt to survive.
Whiskey-Four compared to similar games
Whiskey-Four presents an RPG adventure as a 396,000-word, text-only interactive novel with identity, relationship, body-type, and supply choices. Back to the Dawn focuses on surviving, investigating, and escaping a maximum-security prison, while Ghost of a Tale combines action-RPG play with exploration, stealth, disguises, and conversations. Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition emphasizes an unconventional story, characters, and soundtrack.
Whiskey-Four: platforms & release
Is Whiskey-Four worth it?
It is worth it if: interactive-fiction readers who want a long, text-only science-fiction story. Skip it if: players looking for graphics, sound effects, or action-focused play rather than a text-based story.
Where can I download Whiskey-Four?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Whiskey-Four's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Whiskey-Four on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
