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Branching story

Other (objects, etc.) theme

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58
games
22
platforms

The story branches off to two or more alternative lines, possibly merging at later time, giving increased replayability.

Notable people involved: Sean Vanaman, Pablo Vega, Alec Holowka, Scott Benson and Bethany Hockenberry

Alternate name: Branching campaign

Battlezone II: Combat Commander (Windows)
Battlezone II: Combat Commander
WIN 1999-12
Front Mission 3 (PlayStation)
Front Mission 3
PS1 1999-09-02
Setsujuu: Yuganda Kioku (NEC PC9801)
Setsujuu: Yuganda Kioku
9801 1995-04-05
ArmA II (Windows)
ArmA II
WIN 2009-06-26
Jurassic Park: The Game (Xbox 360)
Jurassic Park: The Game
X360 2011-11
Yu-No: A Girl Who Chants Love At The Bound Of This World (Windows)
Yu-No: A Girl Who Chants Love At The Bound Of This World
WIN 2000-12
Wing Commander (MS-DOS)
Wing Commander
DOS 1990-09-27
The Wolf Among Us (Windows)
The Wolf Among Us
WIN 2013-10-11
Loren the Amazon Princess (Windows)
Loren the Amazon Princess
WIN 2012-05-04
The Walking Dead (Windows)
The Walking Dead
WIN 2012-04-24
Heavy Rain (PlayStation 3)
Heavy Rain
PS3 2010-02
Warlords: Battlecry (Windows)
Warlords: Battlecry
WIN 2000-07-09
Related:
* Non-linear gameplay
* Gamebook
Gamebook and branching story should NEVER be combined as gamebooks by their very nature have branching storylines.

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Parent group

Replayability

Games by year

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The first Branching story video game was released in 1980.

Telltale Games, JAST, Spike and Elf published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows16
Linux7
Mac OS X4
PS34
NEC PC98013
Nintendo DS2
PS Vita2
MS-DOS2
Apple II E2
PS22
PSP2
X3602
Mac OS Classic1
Wii1
Mega Drive1
Amiga1
FM Towns1
PS1
X680001
Switch1
Xbox1
Saturn1

Most common companies

Telltale Games7
JAST4
Spike3
Elf3
Arcen Games3
Interplay3
Finji3
Origin Systems2
Sony Computer Entertainment2