Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical

"When I first heard of Stray Gods, I was intrigued. A video game musical might not totally work, but at least it would be interesting to play, I thought. How wrong I was. The concept of Stray Gods is the …"

"An interesting musical role-playing game, well written and excellently acted but with a little too much carelessness on the aesthetic side and songs not always memorabe."

"Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical is an incredibly memorable visual novel boasting an amusing interactive musical experience."

"Stray Gods might be a well-written, narrative-driven murder mystery that drags us to Olympus and back again, but it fails to deliver anything remotely close to an earworm after hours of forgettable melodies. Though Bailey and Baker do enough to …"

"Overall, Stray Gods rocks. Between the cast&s;s fantastic performances, a fun twist on Greek mythology, and a genuinely novel game mechanic, it&s;s a game I didn&s;t know I needed, but one I&s;m happy to give a standing ovation to."

"Be part of a musical and use your powers to direct the course of events."

"Solid and definitely has an audience. There could be some hard-to-ignore faults, but the experience is fun."

"A wonderfully peculiar blend of visual novel, choice-driven RPG, and off-Broadway musical, Stray Gods embraces the theatrical duality of comedy and tragedy and wraps it into a narrative experience that can be at once gut-wrenching and cheeky. Through some excellently …"

"One playthrough of Stray Gods takes about five hours, but one of the most impressive things about the game is its immense replayability. Different dialogue choices coupled with the huge amount of musical permutations mean that no two runs are …"

"Stray Gods: A Roleplaying Musical offers an enjoyable murder mystery visual novel musical."

"A fascinating but flawed experimental musical game that fails to live up to some heavenly potential."

"Stray Gods is worthwhile for all fans of good story, multi-layered characters and, of course, musicals. Only the RPG aspects are neglected."

"One of the best RPGs of this year. Stray Gods is an experience not to be missed for lovers of music and mythology."

"While a murder mystery drives the story forward in Stray Gods, Grace, and the role you have in shaping her, is at the heart of the experience."

"Stray Gods can be inconsistent in its musical numbers at times and presents a selection of irksome technical issues, but these foibles are trivial to overlook when Grace’s journey fires on all cylinders. It is marvelously written with a beating …"

"There isn&s;t really anything like Stray Gods out there right now, and while it falls short of hitting the highs of some of the musicals that served as inspiration for the game, its narrative design and the unique way in …"

"Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical is a visual and auditory delight filled with superb musical performances."

"This role-player in which you have to solve the murder of a Muse by battling Gods through song presents a new form of storytelling and all the charm of the Buffy musical episode"

"The story twists and turns, and the company Grace keeps over time is a joy to spend a few hours with. Given that Stray Gods is the child of some of the folks behind Star Wars: Knights of the Old …"

"Stray Gods felt like it was made for me. If you love musicals in the rock opera genre, then dive in immediately as there is a story full of emotion and fantastic music waiting for you."

"Stray Gods&s; unique blend of musicals and video games alone makes it worthy of applause, but it&s;s the incredible way that the ear-pleasing, player-orchestrated numbers are weaved into such a well-designed murder mystery which deserves the loudest cheers."

"Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical is full of charming gods and funky songs, and some issues with sound levels aren&s;t enough to ruin that."

"Part murder mystery, part visual novel, Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical is an audacious experiment. Happily, it pays off in a unique video game experience. There aren’t many games that use songs in a theatrical way. Being able to direct …"

"A modern-day musical murder mystery in which the Greek gods are living among mortals, and you&s;ve just become one of them. DualShockers was provided with a copy of the game for review purposes."

"A genuinely thrilling, occasionally heartbreaking tale that shines a new light on well-known Greek gods. The musical aspect makes it one of the most unique visual novels you&s;ll play, but its inconsistency in quality lets it down."

"Stray Gods from developer Summerfall Studios and publisher Humble Games is a beautiful and engaging musical branching narrative game that succeeds in delivering a powerful story with compelling characters. While not every song in the game is gold, the music …"

"An intriguingly whimsical mix of choose your own adventure book and musical, whose lacklustre songs and limited interactions don&s;t manage to live up to the promise of its name."

"Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical is a must-play for visual novel lovers, thanks to an engaging story, a rich cast of characters and a compelling original soundtrack."

"Stray Gods is at times a heartwarming and expertly crafted musical experience. However, certain narrative choices, along with some minor audio and performance issues, leave the game feeling like it could have spend a little more time in the oven."

"With a multitude of choices and possibilities, Stray Gods gives players plenty of reasons to stick around for an encore. The show doesn&s;t always have to end when the curtain goes down."

"While Stray Gods is subtitled The "Roleplaying" Musical, it plays much more akin to a visual novel or adventure game than what one might call an RPG, though the musical part still applies. The music is especially fun and some …"

"Stray Gods is an interesting and mostly successful experiment in creating a new gaming genre, one that I am ultimately hoping leads to more refined experiences in the future. Despite a few grievances, I enjoyed my time unraveling Calliope&s;s death …"

"It’s a shame that the songs in Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical didn’t have quite the impact on us that we hoped, but it might not be the case for everyone. Still, while we won’t be rushing to listen to …"

"Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical&s;s murder mystery is predictable, but worth playing through a couple of times for its strong voice cast and customizable songs."

"Stray Gods is truly a mixed bag, full of strong actors, average singers, clever storytelling and weak songs. There are points of brilliance mixed with cringe-worthy presentations, making this one hard to recommend because of its inconsistencies. If you’re itching …"

"It’s a shame that the animation and songwriting can’t match the quality of the other elements, but Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical is still well worth checking out."