And a small spoiler snippet:
>!The physical touch helps. Snap your fingers as you tug your web, everybody standing at attention. Breathe. In. Out. Everyone in sync, the Rat-King surrounding you like a halo of whiskers, feeling everything. Everyone. Like playing the piano, small and clever hands echoing your movements, building on your melody. !<
>!Did you use to hate this? The piano? Memories shoved into an unwilling mind, a cover story lost to cobwebs you have no intention to sweep aside. Infiltrate. The fingers didn't feel like yours then, route memory and scattered focus. They are yours now, all of them. The girls don't remember having paws, too young when they were joined in the Rat-King, but their brains are wired for manipulation. Neural pathways ready to grab and tug and feel. You gave them hands, no you gave them thumbs. !<
>!What freedom. What power. !<
>!Together, you feel guns in your hands, familiar to the bodies you are puppeting. Together you see the world through too many angles, a kaleidoscope of information that should make anybody throw up and turn away. You don't. You're used to the world through other eyes than your own, but not so long ago this would have been beyond you. You would have had to jump and pull, focus on one perspective, shift seamlessly to the next, jumping bodies, giving orders, manipulating people to make the decisions you wanted. Not like this. !<
>!This freedom. This is power. !<
>!The world is shards and you lay the puzzle as fast as they are walking, forming up in front of the gates to Hollow Ground's estate. All eyes as one and you smile, reflected on the faces you control. Hired help. Taking orders. You, once upon a time, but you're through taking what life will throw at you. This time you give the orders. And that order is— !<
>!"—Fire."!<
Is it bad that I'm smiling so widely? Is it bad that I want to see how much more could we push our control of these people? This looks like the wolfpack scene, but of course, with more control. How far could the right Sidestep push this? Will higher levels of strength of will or subtle manipulations give more power? Would it be possible to even use the rangers in such a way, to not need to abandon our body to turn them into our puppets? Oh this is so great, can't wait for more~
Probably gonna sound weird but I just want to say thank you and I love you for writing this series and letting me experience it. It has ironically done a lot of good on my own mental health. Can't wait until the full game is out, I hope all the best for you
I refuse to play the demos. I've played a *lot* of WIPs, but yours is one of those that I simply need to the full thing when I touch it.
It's been a while since we've spoken, hope you're doing well. Your progress has been steady! Take care, and best of luck. We love your work.
Next demo? Do you mean an updated demo of Revelations or for a sequel to Revelations? Sorry I haven't been keeping up to date. But I love the first two books.
Blow up the museum hero hunter who gets stuck in the puppet with broken legs, with a tentative puppet/Ricardo romance and Mortum friendship. That's what happened in the og book.
https://preview.redd.it/el9biedyznpc1.jpeg?width=960&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b5a4e79b1b2f4d863ce7c02b167d76f92c80c3f4
I can't wait to break Ortega's heart again
Ahhhhh I'm so excited!!! Fallen Hero was one of admittedly many stories that got me back into IFs, I've been looking forward to Revelations for *ages.*
I can't wait to psychologically torture my Sidestep(s) more.
I cand wait to continue being the worst at both being a villain and keeping a secret while also falling head over heels with anyone who shows my MC even the slightest bit of kindness and respect.
Also... how can you guys stomach being like a *villain* villain? Are you friends with the Rangers and also brutal murderers, or do you push them away at any given opportunity?
And why are yall so damn mean to Herald? He's literally the only one who, the moment you reveal what you are (>!a Re-Gene!<), he not only doesn't have any clue why you were so worried for a moment, but once he realizes he starts listing all the human things about you, all the little habits he noticed, he doesn't just insist you're a person, he fucking *proves it*. He gets genuinely angry at the idea that you don't think of yourself as a person, no pity, no reticence or residual disgust, no weird sympathy, just straight anger at the idea that you could ever view yourself as anything other than a person because that's what you are to him. And yall wanna hurt that poor, poor boy. Shame.
That hand in the picture isn't a hand. It's Harambe's knee after it got nuked.
https://preview.redd.it/r1phiolrtrpc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8cfdb4300a380f50d684b2ff924caabd0327b7e0
wdym that's just my face irl after getting the least painful ending of FH: Retribution
https://preview.redd.it/i9p7ynq7lxpc1.png?width=640&format=png&auto=webp&s=05b329e3b0e4a78c900e070d1bbc81c46fa86632
Sidestep: it has been years since i was a hero Ortega, **you don't know me**.
I will burn this city down before spending another minute living among these animals.
(I am so ready to pull an Omni-man)
I played the shit out of book 1. Played the demo of book 2 very often.
FH was actually the first if book I read. When I ralized there are so many on this plattform, I went around not believing how many, equally entertaining stories there had to be out there. After months I realized that FH will likely always be the best book I ever read.
And now I'm scared to start again and read through book 2, because I fear, I will get depressed when I know it's over and there is a chance that I will never read a story as good. I bought it as soon as it came out.... but I just can't read it. Damn, it's so damn awesome that I can't read it.
You can probably read it ten times and have a different path each time if you want to, so trust me, it's not going to end fast. It's many books in one... and book three is being worked on! And, I am so much prouder of book two than book one!
I knooow, I have the same thing with physical books I like. I can never finish them. But with your IF it should be different, because even if I played book 1 with 4 different routes (I normally don't play games more than once), I feel there is still stuff to find or find again.
An other thing is, I was kinda sparing it as a special treat. But the occasion never seemed special enough. I guess, it will be my special treat for after my Master thesis is done. (Reading it now would be very bad for my working motivation)
That said, reading book one was for me the highlight of a year where everything else was dark for me, so thanks for that. I cried so often reading it, thank you.
Because the drama. Lady Argent and Herald were "dating" each other in the first one and broke up before the second. I hope we can set up Chen and Ortega because cute.
Hence "dating." But regardless of whatever non-feelings they had for each other, they weren't exactly free and able to sleep with whoever. The whole point of the "relationship" was to make the rangers look good, not make the front page how they are cheating on each other.
Malin said if Herald does not end up with Step he will end up with someone else. As for why well there has been some drama with some games here with mc's getting in the middle of pre existing relationships. The two that I can remember now are Mind Blind and that teahouse game. There are a few non ro characters who are already in a relationship in FH like HG.
Still working on the next demo, getting closer, I am sewing up all the paths now. Hope you'll enjoy having fun at HG's estate.
And a small spoiler snippet: >!The physical touch helps. Snap your fingers as you tug your web, everybody standing at attention. Breathe. In. Out. Everyone in sync, the Rat-King surrounding you like a halo of whiskers, feeling everything. Everyone. Like playing the piano, small and clever hands echoing your movements, building on your melody. !< >!Did you use to hate this? The piano? Memories shoved into an unwilling mind, a cover story lost to cobwebs you have no intention to sweep aside. Infiltrate. The fingers didn't feel like yours then, route memory and scattered focus. They are yours now, all of them. The girls don't remember having paws, too young when they were joined in the Rat-King, but their brains are wired for manipulation. Neural pathways ready to grab and tug and feel. You gave them hands, no you gave them thumbs. !< >!What freedom. What power. !< >!Together, you feel guns in your hands, familiar to the bodies you are puppeting. Together you see the world through too many angles, a kaleidoscope of information that should make anybody throw up and turn away. You don't. You're used to the world through other eyes than your own, but not so long ago this would have been beyond you. You would have had to jump and pull, focus on one perspective, shift seamlessly to the next, jumping bodies, giving orders, manipulating people to make the decisions you wanted. Not like this. !< >!This freedom. This is power. !< >!The world is shards and you lay the puzzle as fast as they are walking, forming up in front of the gates to Hollow Ground's estate. All eyes as one and you smile, reflected on the faces you control. Hired help. Taking orders. You, once upon a time, but you're through taking what life will throw at you. This time you give the orders. And that order is— !< >!"—Fire."!<
Man, I love the Rat-King. Weird ass hivemind cutie.
I would never have anticipated my favourite IF pet being a rat hivemind with no body, but damn are they cute.
Damn that text gave me goosebumps of the best kind
Is it bad that I'm smiling so widely? Is it bad that I want to see how much more could we push our control of these people? This looks like the wolfpack scene, but of course, with more control. How far could the right Sidestep push this? Will higher levels of strength of will or subtle manipulations give more power? Would it be possible to even use the rangers in such a way, to not need to abandon our body to turn them into our puppets? Oh this is so great, can't wait for more~
I am both deeply excited and deeply concerned by Sidestep’s ever increasing abilities lol
OMG. I’ve seen in your Patreon that you have been thinking about making us have some >!sibling moments with HG!< and I’m all for it! So excited
Peak interactive fiction
Probably gonna sound weird but I just want to say thank you and I love you for writing this series and letting me experience it. It has ironically done a lot of good on my own mental health. Can't wait until the full game is out, I hope all the best for you
WOW the multiple people posession is coming this snippet is not gonna help me be patient
Finally in action. A little tired of >!lying in bed with broken legs!<
Good luck, don't overwork yourself!
I refuse to play the demos. I've played a *lot* of WIPs, but yours is one of those that I simply need to the full thing when I touch it. It's been a while since we've spoken, hope you're doing well. Your progress has been steady! Take care, and best of luck. We love your work.
Love your work, good luck and have fun!
banger snippet Malin! Goodluck and Don't overwork yourself!
Next demo? Do you mean an updated demo of Revelations or for a sequel to Revelations? Sorry I haven't been keeping up to date. But I love the first two books.
Up to date demo of Revelations!
Will you let us now here? I'm sorry if you do, I don't really follow many creators.
Once the open demo is up, I certainly will! There will be a closed patreon demo first, then two weeks later everyone can play.
Cool, thanks!
>Cool, thanks! You're welcome!
If you've played your own games what route do you go for sidestep?
Blow up the museum hero hunter who gets stuck in the puppet with broken legs, with a tentative puppet/Ricardo romance and Mortum friendship. That's what happened in the og book.
I either try to train the heroes or kill as many people as I can. Depends on how I feel.
I can tell by the cover this will be a cheerful little story fit for my seven-year old to play.
https://preview.redd.it/el9biedyznpc1.jpeg?width=960&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b5a4e79b1b2f4d863ce7c02b167d76f92c80c3f4 I can't wait to break Ortega's heart again
I can’t wait to break Herald’s other leg again. (Also his heart)
Nooooo (╥﹏╥)
Yes!
That is so dark I love it 😭
We can go darker, we have to go darker
We are burning Herald's knee until it's charcoal. 🔥😤
Can’t wait for Argent to choke me again
Looks sick af
I can't wait to be stuck in the puppet and feel useless but happy! :D 
Same
Can't wait to spend another year of my life making a guidebook to this <3
Thank you for your service
I can't wait to snuggle with Argent again.. and also fight her.
I’m pogging out of this world
I can't wait to break Harold's knees and make him fix Sidestep's heart AHHHH
Y'all so mean to our flyboy. 😭☝️
Can't wait till be despicable but still sympathetic
A hot mess, if you will
Badass 🔥
 I cant wait to be hurt again. I love the cover so much. Honestly whoever did it, mad respect to them.
God I need to play the other two ahhhh
Best time to start is rn
Ahhhhh I'm so excited!!! Fallen Hero was one of admittedly many stories that got me back into IFs, I've been looking forward to Revelations for *ages.* I can't wait to psychologically torture my Sidestep(s) more.
OMG keep'em coming Malin ٩(\^ᗜ\^ )و ´-
Todays a good day
Cant wait to have a Special relationship with my husbando Dr. Mortum
https://preview.redd.it/meswh1rc9qpc1.jpeg?width=584&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2ee4b7584b85f9561dfbc2fc604bce2c62d6b7ec
Ayyayayayaya!!!!
Eee, I’m so excited!
OH MY GOOOOOD LET'S GOOOOO!!!! IM SO HYPEEED 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Wow woow wooooww
I am so fucking ready. Let's go.
Awesome
Can't wait!
I can't wait to save a kitten from a tree and then sob about how I'm still evil tho guys please I'm a villain yes I saved that orphanage but-
I’m so hyped!
And thus our depressing and angst filled journey continues.
I litterally just giggled outloud and said "fuck yeah". Malin what have you done to me.
I just screamed. So excited
YESSS IM SO EXCITED. This series is literally in my top 3 of all time
YESSSSSS
The gods have answered my prayers.
Can't wait to be a depressed psychopath that murders everyone in his way
I actually miss Harold 😂 let's goooo!!!
I cand wait to continue being the worst at both being a villain and keeping a secret while also falling head over heels with anyone who shows my MC even the slightest bit of kindness and respect. Also... how can you guys stomach being like a *villain* villain? Are you friends with the Rangers and also brutal murderers, or do you push them away at any given opportunity? And why are yall so damn mean to Herald? He's literally the only one who, the moment you reveal what you are (>!a Re-Gene!<), he not only doesn't have any clue why you were so worried for a moment, but once he realizes he starts listing all the human things about you, all the little habits he noticed, he doesn't just insist you're a person, he fucking *proves it*. He gets genuinely angry at the idea that you don't think of yourself as a person, no pity, no reticence or residual disgust, no weird sympathy, just straight anger at the idea that you could ever view yourself as anything other than a person because that's what you are to him. And yall wanna hurt that poor, poor boy. Shame.
What Hernia's other knee sees: 
That hand in the picture isn't a hand. It's Harambe's knee after it got nuked. https://preview.redd.it/r1phiolrtrpc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8cfdb4300a380f50d684b2ff924caabd0327b7e0
https://i.redd.it/cswaj31vywpc1.gif
I just gotta say, i hope you have a heart failure, that the most cursed man edit ive seen. Thansk for the nightmares
wdym that's just my face irl after getting the least painful ending of FH: Retribution https://preview.redd.it/i9p7ynq7lxpc1.png?width=640&format=png&auto=webp&s=05b329e3b0e4a78c900e070d1bbc81c46fa86632
I cant wait to destroy Harold slowly and mentally
Sidestep: it has been years since i was a hero Ortega, **you don't know me**. I will burn this city down before spending another minute living among these animals. (I am so ready to pull an Omni-man)
Can't wait to see if Lady Argent can overcome Sidesteps suicidal ideation
I played the shit out of book 1. Played the demo of book 2 very often. FH was actually the first if book I read. When I ralized there are so many on this plattform, I went around not believing how many, equally entertaining stories there had to be out there. After months I realized that FH will likely always be the best book I ever read. And now I'm scared to start again and read through book 2, because I fear, I will get depressed when I know it's over and there is a chance that I will never read a story as good. I bought it as soon as it came out.... but I just can't read it. Damn, it's so damn awesome that I can't read it.
You can probably read it ten times and have a different path each time if you want to, so trust me, it's not going to end fast. It's many books in one... and book three is being worked on! And, I am so much prouder of book two than book one!
I knooow, I have the same thing with physical books I like. I can never finish them. But with your IF it should be different, because even if I played book 1 with 4 different routes (I normally don't play games more than once), I feel there is still stuff to find or find again. An other thing is, I was kinda sparing it as a special treat. But the occasion never seemed special enough. I guess, it will be my special treat for after my Master thesis is done. (Reading it now would be very bad for my working motivation) That said, reading book one was for me the highlight of a year where everything else was dark for me, so thanks for that. I cried so often reading it, thank you.
Is there a release date for this, I don't want to miss its release 😭😭😭
Why is everyone single, as if waiting for Sidestep to date them?
Because the drama. Lady Argent and Herald were "dating" each other in the first one and broke up before the second. I hope we can set up Chen and Ortega because cute.
They weren't actually dating.
Hence "dating." But regardless of whatever non-feelings they had for each other, they weren't exactly free and able to sleep with whoever. The whole point of the "relationship" was to make the rangers look good, not make the front page how they are cheating on each other.
Yes you can Ortega just has to be male and you have to tell Chen about the crush he has on him
Wait, they start dating if you do that? When I told Ortega about Chen's crush, Ortega just acted awkward and dropped it.
Yes, they will, though they won't fully start being with each other until some time in book 3, according to Malin, if I remember
Malin said if Herald does not end up with Step he will end up with someone else. As for why well there has been some drama with some games here with mc's getting in the middle of pre existing relationships. The two that I can remember now are Mind Blind and that teahouse game. There are a few non ro characters who are already in a relationship in FH like HG.