
Recruit others to your medical cause and perhaps leave a lasting legacy.Find time for romance with one of your fellow plague doctors, or a dashing mercenary.Work with the Crown's appointed mayor, aid a revolt, or do your best to avoid political intrigue altogether.Respect the local deity, or throw your support behind a banished sect.Unearth a cure for the Waking Death, apply traditional medicines, or explore more experimental methods.
Specialize in surgery, medical theory, or uncanny mysticism.
Select from a range of mask designs, or opt for one of your own. Play as male, female, or non-binary gay, straight, bisexual, or aromantic. In your quest for knowledge, will you try to ease the fear and paranoia of the citizenry, or fan the flames of political unrest? Will your fellow plague doctors become your rivals, allies, or lovers? Will you grasp the true power that watches over the town? The Crown has commanded you and two other plague doctors to end the plague, even if that means destroying the town. Its people are unable to sleep, tormented by a disease known as the Waking Death, and the infection is spreading. The town of Thornback Hollow is under quarantine. It's entirely text-based, without graphics or sound effects, and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. Mask of the Plague Doctor is a 410,000-word interactive novel by Peter Parrish, where your choices control the story.
Description Steam Store Description (from Ad Blurbs)Stop a deadly plague in a medieval fantasy tale of swords and surgery!