Nocked True Tales of Robin Hood

Nocked! is a story-driven role-playing game that blends interactive fiction with resource management and base building, inviting you to step into the role of the legendary Robin Hood. Set in a magical England at the end of the Third Crusade, the peasants of Nottingham are suffering under Prince John’s oppressive taxes while nobles fall to the Sheriff's political schemes. From the shadow of anonymity, you will rise to forge your destiny and fight to liberate Nottingham.

This is interactive fiction on an epic scale, where your choices define the deeds and identity of Robin Hood. You will recruit allies to your Merry Men, forge alliances, find love, and chart a path between warfare, negotiation, and dangerous magics. Strategy collides with the story as your reputation grows; you must manage your earnings from raids on tax collectors and prepare your hidden base for the Sheriff of Nottingham's inevitable arrival. The game is brought to life with lush art inspired by early animator Lotte Reiniger and a musical score drawn from medieval sources.

Nocked! is packed with features that ensure every playthrough is a new journey:

1. Epic-Scale Interactive Fiction: With over a million words of text and more than 20 hours of gameplay, the branching narrative makes each playthrough feel personal and rewarding.
2. Create Your Robin Hood: Play as a male or female Robin, choose from 5 unique backstories that change how the world responds to you, and pursue relationships with 9 romanceable characters (including same and opposite-sex options).
3. Strategic Base Building: Choose, build, and expand one of three customizable bases in Sherwood Forest, each with a unique look and play style that is reflected in both the art and the story.
4. Meaningful Choices and Consequences: Your actions are remembered and shape the world around you, leading to dozens of different possible endings that show the culmination of your choices.
5. Flexible Difficulty: Four difficulty levels allow you to decide if resource management is a minor detail or a vital element of your strategy.
6. Accessibility Option: The game includes an option for adjustable text size, allowing for more comfortable reading.