THE OATHBREAKER
On a quest to break an Oath, you will encounter danger, mystery, and myth all down the long road to Dargonbre. To break this Oath, you must decide your path. What fate is deserved? Who deserves it? In your hands rests the destiny of an entire town.
AUTHOR
Elizabeth Dodd
VOICE ACTOR
David Fried
SUITED FOR
Teens, Adults
PLAYING TIME
25 min
CHOICES
15
ENDINGS
4
GAME FLOW
Medium
ATTENTION LEVEL
Medium
You are an Oathbreaker, paid to free folk of unwanted oaths. For your first mission, you have received two requests from the same town of Dargonbre: one from a man called Lyndon, and another from someone called Thern. As an Oathbreaker, you are required to investigate before meting out your judgment. And there is more to these requests than meets the eye…and maybe even profit for you.
Go to Dargonbre. Find the supplicants, investigate their Oaths, and make your judgment to break them. But just as the words that bind us are powerful with lasting consequences, so are your choices.
4.4 out of 5 stars (based on 9 reviews)
The Oathbreaker is a wonderful story about greed, love, power, and choice. You begin as an Oathbreaker on his first mission.
In this story, an Oath is a bond that has specific consequences for those involved. The two ways to break an Oath are through the Path of Revocation and the Path of Death. One takes something of value, the other takes a life.
You come across a town called Dargonbre, made prosperous by an “Alechemist” called Lyndon, who can turn water into ale. However, as a result of this, the land outside the town is desolate and gray, and there is no water for the wildlife to drink from and survive.
You learn that the Oath is between Lyndon and a dragon named Thern. The subject of this Oath is a stone of great power that can grant wishes for Lyndon or provide an offspring for Thern. You decide what path to take to break this Oath (Revocation or Death) and then how it affects both parties.
This game is for those who enjoy making choices with great consequences that affect the fates of entire places and people in the story.
From the very beginning, it’s clear that your choices have real impact and shape how the story unfolds. I really enjoyed the dialogue, it feels vivid and realistic, and the characters are both unique and memorable. Fantasy stories aren’t usually my cup of tea, but I was completely immersed in the player and the story, so this gets a 5/5 from me.
Loved it! The story is well-written, and the voice actor is committed to giving an immersive performance, making each character feel unique.
Even though the whole game takes no more than half an hour, and we’re only given relevant information about the world, it seemed vast and lived-in, like there was so much lore behind the scenes.
I also loved that the main choice was based on moral values, making the ending feel truly satisfying.
For me, it could easily become a series with the Oathbreaker traveling the world and solving cases. I’d definitely play more.
This story, written with incredibly immersive and well fleshed out descriptions, lets you slip into the role of an oathbreaker on their first mission and allows you to make important choices, while introducing intriguing characters and an interesting setup. All that brought to life with some nice voice-acting made for a very enjoyable playthrough.
The story felt very epic and interesting with the choices bringing clear visible weight with them. I also really enjoyed how vividly it is written, really immersing you into its story and characters. The narrator also did a great job bringing the story to life.
