Indie · December 19, 2014
Choice of Robots (2014)
The robots you design will change the world! Will you show them the true meaning of love, or conquer Alaska with your robot army? Choice of Robots is an epic 300,000-word interactive sci-fi novel by Kevin Gold, where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based—without graphics or sound effects—and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. Build a unique robot character–you choose everything from its shape to what it calls you Instigate or prevent a robotic uprising Teach your robots to love humanity, or disdain it Build an artificial intelligence suitable to take control of the world's governments Start a war against the United States, and win Marry a human or an advanced robot, and start a family Play out thirty years of your life as a brilliant robot maker, from graduate school near the present day to a future in which your robots have changed everything. Depending on your choices, your robots may be independent or obedient, clumsy or graceful, empathic or cold…and you yourself may live to an old age happily married or alone with only robots to comfort you. Play as male or female, gay or straight, with nine characters to romance, four alternate climax chapters, and over seventy achievements to unlock.
Indie releases from 2014
27 Indie titles launched in 2014 — top 6 by review volume.
Peer Indie titles
Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.
Position in Indie
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 2.0k Steam reviews | Top 97% in Indie |
| Positive rating | 96% positive | Genre average: 87% — this title sits in top 16% |
| Engagement hours | 8 h average | Top 68% for session depth among Indie |
Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Choose Your Own Adventure · 98
- Text-Based · 96
- Choices Matter · 87
- Interactive Fiction · 75
- Indie · 63
- Robots · 62
- RPG · 52
- Sci-fi · 48
- Story Rich · 46
- Singleplayer · 19
- LGBTQ+ · 18
- Female Protagonist · 13
- Romance · 11
- Visual Novel · 5
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
8h
short (5–15 hours)
Median
6h
Typical completion time
Achievements
72
Steam unlocks available
Reception Metrics
Steam community
96%Overwhelmingly Positive · 2.0k reviews
1.9k positive · 80 negative
Curator recommendations
1.9k
Release & Availability
| Release date | Dec 19, 2014 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Choice of Games |
| Base price | $4.89 |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Estimated owners | 100k–1M |
| External links | Official site · Support · [email protected] |
Features & Capabilities
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
Accessibility
- Captions available
Other
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
Editions & Packages
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