Ian Livingstone's Armies of Death completes the Deathtrap Dungeon trilogy
40 years ago an iconic book cover arrived on book shelves in the UK. Deathtrap Dungeon was a revelation and captivated young minds around the country. It was so successful it spawned two sequels, both written by Sir Ian Livingstone, called Trial of Champions and Armies of Death.
Today sees the release of the third book in that trilogy, and completes the epic Allansian adventure!
Can YOU defeat the nightmare army of the undead? ːwarlockskeletonː
Agglax the Shadow Demon is amassing an army of undead warriors to conquer Allansia.
Setting off from Fang with over two hundred veteran fighters, YOU journey east to meet the enemy. But the Shadow Demon is not of this world and special powers are needed to destroy him. The longer you spend searching for these powers the stronger he will be.
Grab all three of the trilogy now in the Fighting Fantasy Classics library. MAY YOUR STAMINA NEVER FAIL!
After "Armies of Death", get ready to sail into "The Port of Peril"!
Armies of Death will be available next week in the FFC library, but we're not taking an arrow to the knee just yet, with the announcement that Ian Livingstone's more recent Allansian adventure, The Port of Peril, will be hot on its heels a few weeks later!
The Tin Minions are also busy working on another three Fighting Fantasy gamebooks, chosen from the vast range of the original FF collection. We're also signing licenses for more titles too, with some highly requested titles from the series planned for the future development. Not only that, but we have plans for a verified Steam Deck update. You can run FFC on the deck already, but there's a few things we need to incorporate to get the Steam green tick approval.
In other FF news, Fighting Fantasy Fest 5 is just around the corner, being held at the University of West London, in the UK! Tickets are still available - head over to FightingFantasy.com for more info.
The Art of Concept Sketches
For some of our Fighting Fantasy digital adaptations we need to commission new artwork. For Armies of Death we turned to long-time Tin Man Games collaborator, Joshua Wright, who has worked on a number of our games including the Gamebook Adventures series, Table of Tales: The Crooked Crown and Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries.
Josh's unique artistic flair is a perfect match for the world of fantasy illustration, where his talent truly shines. His knack for creating eerie, monstrous designs brings to life the terrifying creatures you will encounter and battle in Allansia. We're thrilled to take you behind the scenes and showcase some of Josh's early pencil sketches for Armies of Death. These sketches provide a glimpse into the evolution of his creative process, from initial concepts to the stunning final versions!
Ian Livingstone's Armies of Death will be joining the Fighting Fantasy Classics library very soon!
ːwarlockorcː If you love all things Fighting Fantasy, then come and join our new Discord community and share your love for this beloved gamebook series. We'll be announcing our exciting new releases later this year and giving away some treats over the coming months. Not only that, but we're looking for FF-mad beta testers. If you think you're up to the task, then let us know! ːwarlockorcː
Become a Superhero Sleuth in Steve Jackson's epic adventure!
It's time to add a new addition to the Fighting Fantasy Classics library! This one may be familiar to fans of our digital gamebooks in the past, as we first adapted this as a standalone title nine years ago - where has that time gone?
This time round we've kept things more authentic to Steve Jackson's original 1985 paperback release, including all the powers and fights as they originally appeared, and maintaining the storylines to each of the four powers exactly as they flowed in the original adventure. Even though this has meant a complete re-coding of the gamebook, it's been great to revisit Titan City once again and join the wacky supervillains that are hell-bent on taking over the world!
We have included a few extras from our standalone version though, including a number of the villain portraits that were commissioned for that game, which you can collect as you defeat each of the enemies. There are also new hero portraits to choose from and a new comic book page layout. You'll also notice we've added a new soundtrack called "Superhero Swing", which captures that 90s Saturday morning superhero cartoon vibe!
So, if superheroes are your jam and you love gamebooks, then make sure to check out Appointment with FEAR!
P.S. We had a slight hiccup with our previous build due to some changes in a Unity update. If you had problems accessing your books, we're so sorry! We've now pushed out a new build that fixes that it issue.
Titan City needs a new hero!
Tough, incorruptible champion of law and order, YOU are a SUPERHERO!
Using your superpowers, you protect the innocent citizens of teeming Titan City from the terrorism, violence, kidnapping and corruption of a host of super-villains. Your mission is to discover the location of the top-secret F.E.A.R. meeting, capture the Titanium Cyborg and his cohorts, and bring them to justice.
We've had a few requests to bring Steve Jackson's Appointment with FEAR over to Fighting Fantasy Classics, so we've re-coded the original gamebook from the ground-up and will add it to the library by the end of the year!
As you may already know, we developed another game based on the gamebook property back in 2014. While this new FFC version is strictly an almost 1-to-1 of the original paperback release, we have managed to bring across a few treats from that game. These include the addition of the original soundtrack (including the battle theme), all of the newly re-coloured artwork, and much of the supervillain artwork that was created solely for that release. We've also added a new page skin if you want the layout to have more of a comic book feel!
So grab your cape, take to the skies, and WISHLIST NOW!
P.S. We're still tweaking Armies of Death and will have more news on that in the new year, along with the announcement of another FFC addition. There's lots to look forward to!
Are YOU ready to raise an army?
Can YOU defeat the nightmare army of the undead?
Agglax the Shadow Demon is amassing an army of undead warriors to conquer Allansia.
Setting off from Fang with over two hundred veteran fighters, YOU journey east to meet the enemy. But the Shadow Demon is not of this world and special powers are needed to destroy him. The longer you spend searching for these powers the stronger he will be.
One of three incoming additions to the Fighting Fantasy Classics library, we're incredibly excited to announce Armies of Death! In Ian Livingstone's sequel to Trial of the Champions (book 38 in the old Puffin run), you must raise an army using your newly won purse of 20,000 gold pieces. The gamebook uses a new combat system to allow your troops to fight against multiple opponents, as you take the battle to Agglax, an evil Shadow Demon!
As you will have noticed from the announcement art, we're incredibly honoured to have secured the rights to use the original cover artwork by Christos Achilléos, who sadly passed away late last year. This is an iconic Fighting Fantasy illustration and one that many readers from 1988 will be familiar with.
Release date is yet to be decided, as we are creating new interior illustrations for the digital adaptation. We'll let you know as soon as we know more. Keep your eyes peeled for more announcements before the end of the year!
Assassins of Allansia is now available to download
It's time to venture into another Fighting Fantasy gamebook! Tarrak Kazan, Oleander Redfly, Gretta Morg, Garanka Vassell and a mob of other highly-trained killers await you within the digital pages of Assassins of Allansia!
Are YOU tough enough to survive attacks by Allansia's most dangerous and deadly assassins?
After accepting a challenge to survive on Snake Island, a nightmare unfolds when a bounty is placed on your head. Beware the ruthless assassins hellbent on hunting you down - but who are they? Where are they? Trust no one...
Ian Livingstone's 2019 adventure is brought to life by amazing illustrations courtesy of Krisztián Balla (licensed from Chameleon Comix) and a suitably action-packed fantasy cover from Karl Kopinski. As with all our FF Classics releases, we have automated the dice-rolling combat, inventory and turn to logic choices on the pages.
We'll also be announcing some new additions to the library very soon. Watch this Steam-space!
Assassins of Allansia will be the next digital gamebook in the FFC library!
Are YOU tough enough to survive attacks by Allansia's most dangerous and deadly assassins?
After accepting a challenge to survive on Snake Island, a nightmare unfolds when a bounty is placed on your head. Beware the ruthless assassins hellbent on hunting you down - but who are they? Where are they? Trust no one...
If you're a fan of adventures in the fantasy land of Allansia, you're in for a treat! Ian Livingstone designed and wrote a new gamebook back in 2019 that was almost a nostalgic love-letter to fans of his previous outings, such as Deathtrap Dungeon and The Forest of Doom. In fact some see Assassins of Allansia as sequel to City of Thieves, as the hero is "said have killed Zanbar Bone". We'll let you come to your own conclusions in just a couple of weeks, when the digital gamebook appears magically on the Fighting Fantasy Classics bookshelves.
Remember to WISHLIST and get notified on release day!
Freeway Fighter is now available in the Fighting Fantasy Classics Library!
"Devastated by a killer virus, the world you once knew is a wilderness.
Life is lawless and dangerous. Survivors like you either live in scattered, fortified towns, or roam outside as bandits. YOUR mission is to cross the wilderness to the far-distant oil-refinery at San Anglo and bring vital supplies back to the peaceful town of New Hope. Even in the armed Dodge Interceptor you are given, the journey will be wild and perilous. Will YOU survive?
Freeway Fighter has an extended combat system and new rules to wrestle with. All you need is your two digital dice, some fuel canisters and a little bit of LUCK. YOU decide which way to go, which weapons to use and which dangers to risk!"
Many FF fans around the world will remember when the 13th Fighting Fantasy title dropped on to shop and library shelves in 1985. They were blown away by Jim Burns' iconic cover artwork that captured Ian Livingstone's stylish, dystopian future.
