Game Overview
Ancient sorcery is less a miracle than a dangerous resource in this sprawling interactive fantasy novel. Civilization lies in ruins after five branches of magic helped bring about its collapse, leaving dragons, skyships, religious tyrants, and scavenged relics scattered across a rebuilding world. You begin as a young antiquities hunter with access to powers that can improve life for your people or repeat the disasters of the past. The mood balances genuine post-apocalyptic consequence with eccentric humor, making room for body horror, political struggle, and a vengeful talking tortoise in the same adventure.
Reading and choosing are the core actions, but Choice of Magics gives those decisions unusual weight through its competing magical disciplines. Glamour sways minds while damaging your flesh, divination uncovers hidden truths while compromising your privacy, and other arts animate objects, reshape life, or leave lethal magical contamination behind. Your choices shape personal traits, alliances, romances, reputation, and the future government of your homeland, whether you defend it, seize control, or lead it toward catastrophe. Along the way, you can raise a dragon, construct golems, gather strange enchanted tools, navigate wars and court politics, and pursue relationships across a broad range of identities and orientations.
What separates it from many choice-driven fantasy stories is its focus on the systemic price of power rather than simple good-versus-evil morality. Each school of magic feels like a tempting shortcut with social, environmental, and personal consequences, so building a better society often means deciding whose safety, freedom, or future takes the hit. The 550,000-word scale supports substantial branching routes and invites repeat playthroughs built around different magic specialties, romances, and political ambitions. Fans of Choice of Robots, Choice of Games-style interactive fiction, and text-heavy RPGs such as Fallen London find plenty to chew on, while newcomers get an approachable but surprisingly ambitious story where imagination provides the visuals.
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Installation
- Select the Download button at the top of this page to open UploadHaven.
- On UploadHaven, wait for any countdown, then select Free Download. Optional: UploadHaven Pro for faster downloads.
- When complete, extract the archive to a Choice Of Magics folder using 7-Zip.
- Open the extracted folder and start the game normally.
- For errors, check Setup Guide & Troubleshooting below. Keep your security software enabled.
Setup Guide & Troubleshooting
How do I fix missing DLL errors for Choice Of Magics?
After extracting Choice Of Magics, navigate to the _Redist or _CommonRedist folder inside the game directory and install DirectX, Vcredist, and any other dependencies included.
What should I do if the downloaded file is corrupted?
The full archive is 91.70 MB — make sure your download completed fully before extracting. Use 7-Zip to extract the files. If you still see a "file corrupted" error, re-download and try again.
Do I need to run the game as administrator?
Usually, no. Start the game normally from the extracted folder. If you see a permissions or save error, check that the folder is writable and follow the game's documented fix. Only grant administrator access when a trusted game's specific setup requires it.
How do I update my GPU drivers for this game?
The game won't launch — what should I try?
Check that extraction completed and your PC meets the system requirements. Note any error message before choosing a fix. If it identifies a missing runtime, install the required DirectX components or Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable from Microsoft.
My antivirus is blocking the game — is it safe?
A warning needs to be investigated; the download source alone cannot confirm that a file is safe. Keep your security software enabled and review the detection details. Do not run or restore a flagged file unless you have verified that it is a false positive. If you are unsure, leave it quarantined.