The Town Beyond the Woods
A happily never after upcoming interactive fiction.
When your grandfather dies, you return to the town of Briarmere for the first time in over twenty years. Nestled beyond ancient woods and hidden beneath layers of folklore, the town seems unchanged by time. The people are strange. The traditions stranger. And the house Arthur Whitlock leaves behind is filled with secrets he never intended to explain. As you settle into your inheritance, you’re forced to confront a question that followed you home: why did your grandfather spend a lifetime trying to keep you away?
In Briarmere, fairy tales are more than stories. The mayor bears the shadow of an Evil Queen. A huntsman keeps watch over the town. Wolves roam the woods. Princes charm crowds. Fairies whisper blessings. For generations, these stories have shaped the people who live here, guiding their destinies toward endings they never chose. Some embrace their roles. Others fight them. All are bound by them.
But when Aurora Briar—the town’s beloved Sleeping Beauty—is found brutally attacked in the woods on the day of Arthur’s funeral, Briarmere’s fragile balance begins to unravel. As ancient magic awakens and old stories threaten to repeat themselves, you’ll discover the truth Arthur died protecting. As the last heir to a forgotten line of Storykeepers, your choices will decide whether stories are preserved, rewritten… or destroyed forever.
