
Visual Novel · Browser game
How to Win
Released June 18, 2020 (6 years ago) · by Hidden Track
Runs in any browser — no download, works on Chromebook
About How to Win
How to Win is an online adventure game where the story is controlled by player’s suggestions and votes. Whatever you decide, that’s what happens next. Created by multi-award winning UK theatre company Hidden Track, and commissioned by Harrogate Theatre as one of Manchester HOME’s HOMEMakers commissions, How to Win tries to capture the frenetic energy of a live performance within an adventure game where the ideas of a few can affect the story for everyone. New chapters are being made and released throughout Summer 2020. Created in Unity, and designed to be played in-browser, players make a series of moral and dialogue choices within each chapter, before being presented a larger question at the end of each chapter, asking what should happen next in the story. Players are then invited to send in their own suggestions for the next chapter via an online form, and a selection of those suggestions are put to a live public vote. The winning selection then becomes the main subject of the next chapter to be released, while alternative suggestions that did not win the vote still feature in the game, but in a smaller way. The game plays largely like a visual novel, with occasional extra gameplay elements and minigames taking inspiration from various genres including clicker games, tycoon games, and RPGs.
Hello. Welcome to our game. In this game, you decide the rules. And before we start any game, we need to know How to Win. Maybe we win by Making the Most Money? Maybe we win if we Slay the Dragon? Or maybe it’s by doing something we haven’t even thought of yet. Let’s decide together. ‘How to Win’ is a new episodic online game made in collaboration with you, the player. Each new episode will be created in response to your suggestions which are voted for by the public. Give us your ideas, vote on your favourites, shape or derail the future of our story. Can we find a way that everyone can win?
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Tags and modes
- Single player10,653
- Indie4,952
- Also on Windows (PC)3,742
- Adventure3,024
- Text2,191
- Also on Mac1,644
- Fantasy1,530
- Point-and-click1,366
- Also on Linux1,359
- Visual Novel1,282
- Comedy1,244
- First person1,183
- Unity1,062
- Free to Play295
- Lgbtq123
- Parody102
- Story Rich75
- Choose Your Own Adventure30
- Satire30
- Political27
- Moral Decisions10
- Interactive10
- Dark Comedy9
- Breaking the Fourth Wall7
- Multiple Storylines5
- Dialogue Trees3
- Metafiction3
- Plot Twist1
How to Win: questions and answers
- Can I play How to Win in my browser?
- Yes. How to Win runs right on this page — press Play at the top. There is nothing to download or install, and it works in any modern browser, Chromebooks included.
- Is How to Win free?
- Yes, How to Win is free to play.
- Who made How to Win?
- How to Win was made by Hidden Track and came out in 2020.
- What games are like How to Win?
- If you like How to Win, try Bear Stearns Bravo, The Kingdom of Loathing and Abobo's Big Adventure. There is a longer list on the “Games like How to Win” page.
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