Fighting Fantasy Classics News

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!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2081033/Armies_of_Death_Fighting_Fantasy_Classics/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/856920/Deathtrap_Dungeon_Fighting_Fantasy_Classics/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/897190/Trial_of_Champions_Fighting_Fantasy_Classics/

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.

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!

WISHLIST NOW!!

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

We'll see you in the Tin Man Games Community Discord! May your STAMINA never fail!

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!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2081031/Appointment_with_FEAR_Fighting_Fantasy_Classics/

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 issue.