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The Harbinger's Head

88% positive of 17 Steam reviews

Released: 2018
Steam Deck: Not tested
Platforms: Steam

Made by Hosted Games.

About the game

Visit a myth-infested 1820s Ireland. One dark (if not particularly stormy) night, you find yourself face to face with a frightening visage—or lack thereof. Though shaped like a man, the creature you’ve encountered appears to have lost his head. Worse, he seems to think you are the one to blame!

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RPG
Choose Your Own Adventure
Text-Based
Adventure

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Positive

What players say

Recommended
This game is wonderful, I adored the dullahan so much, even if he threatened me literally the entire game 10/10 give us the forbidden dullahan romance
56 min played when written. 16 found it helpful.
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Recommended
What a fun read! Suspenseful and set in a rich world of Irish folklore, The Harbinger's Head has a thrilling climax that doesn’t disappoint. Unlike the choose your own adventures of the 70s and 80s, the author does not punish you for taking risks. A great read for people who love Neil Gaiman and the world-building of his genre. The story world also reminds me a bit of Marion Zimmer Bradley’s. You should play this…
7.1 h played when written. 20 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
Unless Irish folklore itself is enormously interesting to you I can't imagine liking this game. It is not well written or engaging, none of the characters have any emotional connection, I couldn't see any interesting choices that I didn't take on my first (and only) playthrough and it was embarrassingly short. Normally, a single playthrough of a Hosted game for me takes at least 1.5 hours. I finished this game in…
12 min played when written. 2 found it helpful.
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