To Be or Not to Be (2015)

Guide Hamlet, Ophelia and Hamlet Sr. to hundreds of hilarious deaths in Ryan North's chooseable-path edition of Shakespeare's Hamlet!

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Digitally DownloadedMatt SainsburyJan 20224.5/5 stars
To Be Or Not To Be is an excellent - and rare - example of Shakespeare being brought to video games. It works as a satirical deconstruction of Hamlet, and it works as a simple (but enjoyable) choose-your-own-adventure gamebook in video game form. I wish more developers were willing to tackle this kind of source material.
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Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Developer: Tin Man Games
Publisher: Tin Man Games
Released: February 4, 2015
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Text
Engine: Unity

IGDB rating 8.0/10 from 3 ratings.

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