The Superlatives: Aetherfall 1.0.8

Lead a superpowered team of "Superlatives" in defending 19th-century Victorian London! Engage in battles against a Martian warship, clockwork monsters, and malevolent inventors.

"The Superlatives: Aetherfall" is an interactive novel authored by Alice Ripley, totaling 260,000 words. This text-based experience dispenses with graphics and sound effects, relying solely on the boundless power of your imagination.

You have been cordially invited by the esteemed Society for the Advancement of Individuals of Superlative Talent and the Protection of the Queen to become their newest member! However, on the very day you were set to be initiated, unknown Villains laid waste to the Society's headquarters and kidnapped your colleagues. As the sole remaining full member of the Superlative Society, you must recruit and train new members in order to investigate this abduction.

Meet your exceptional team: Nimble—whose swiftness rivals that of lightning; Wailer—a "banshee" armed with razor-sharp blades and sonic shriek attacks; Arturek—the formidable Martian warrior; Tua—harnessing the power of plants as a Venusian; and Black Orchid—a peculiar new recruit with a nagging sense of familiarity. Aid comes in the form of your dependable Clockwork assistant, Gatsby, while your ever-present rival, Hallow, persists on meddling in your affairs.

Will you be able to earn your team's trust and unite them under pressure? Alternatively, will they crumble amidst the challenges? Will you strike bargains with London's Villains, or even succumb to villainy yourself? Can you confide in the mysterious Dusk and Mr. Ink, who extend their assistance? Or will you unearth their many hidden agendas?

• Play as male, female, or nonbinary; your sexual orientation options include gay, straight, bisexual, asexual, or aromantic.
• Draw power from your preternatural nature, alien lineage, or ingenious gadgets.
• Safeguard the Earth from catastrophic aetherfalls.
• Maintain a covert identity, hidden from the prying eyes of your landlady, Mrs. Rathbone.
• Negotiate with diminutive Mercurian monarchs (who stand a mere four inches tall).
• Inspire your teammates to transcend their origins or pursue their own destinies.
• Thwart the nefarious Clockwork Contraptions designed by Dr. Eisengeist and unearth their origins.

Put on your mask, soar through the skies, and may God save the Queen!