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Branching story

Other (objects, etc.) theme

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

58
games
22
platforms

Alternate name: Branching campaign

Triangle Strategy (Nintendo Switch)
Triangle Strategy
SWTC 2022-03-04
Battle Engine Aquila (Xbox)
Battle Engine Aquila
XBOX 2003-01-21
Battle Engine Aquila (PlayStation 2)
Battle Engine Aquila
PS2 2003-02-28
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor (Nintendo DS)
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor
NDS 2009-06-23
999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors (Nintendo DS)
999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors
NDS 2009-12-10
Amatire (Windows)
Amatire
WIN 2005-03-31
Battlezone II: Combat Commander (Windows)
Battlezone II: Combat Commander
WIN 1999-12
Wing Commander (Amiga OCS)
Wing Commander
OCS 1993
Front Mission 3 (PlayStation)
Front Mission 3
PS1 1999-09-02
Battle Engine Aquila (Windows)
Battle Engine Aquila
WIN 2003-11-02
The Walking Dead (Windows)
The Walking Dead
WIN 2012-04-24
Jurassic Park: The Game (Xbox 360)
Jurassic Park: The Game
X360 2011-11
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 and Interplay published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows 16
Linux 7
Mac OS X 4
PS3 4
NEC PC9801 3
Nintendo DS 2
PS Vita 2
MS-DOS 2
Apple II E 2
PS2 2
PSP 2
X360 2
Mac OS Classic 1
Wii 1
Mega Drive 1
Amiga 1
FM Towns 1
PS 1
X68000 1
Switch 1
Xbox 1
Saturn 1

Most common companies

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