Kill The Dragon 1.0

A cartoonish choose your own adventure game

Kill The Dragonis a freeadventuregame by indie dev Wallace Lovecraft. Thiscartoon-stylegamefeatures achoose-your-own-adventuremechanic in that it lets players choose how they want to play it. The paths they take and the decisions that they makedynamically changehow the story unfolds.

In a way, Kill The Dragon draws some similarities with games likeCupheadorBendy and the Ink Machine. Despite their seemingly cartoonish or humorous presentation, they all employmature themes and topicsas part of their stories or mechanics that are geared more towards adult players.

Is the game any good?

In Kill The Dragon, you get to decide how you want to play, with your main goal being to find and slay a dragon. You’ll need to make decisions at every turn, though. You’ll need to make a choice in order to press on. You can slowly become a dragon-slaying champion or you could just as easily meet your demise along the way — depending on your choice.

For controls, you get a few options to choose from. If you'll play using your keyboard, yourarrow keyswill be for movement and theZ and X keysare to confirm or cancel, respectively. You can also substitute yourleft and right mouse clickfor the same functions if you want. There is also support for gamepads in the game, with your D-Pad and A/B buttons for the same.

One important to take note of with Kill The Dragon is that the game is strictlymeant for adult players. It features variousbloody deathsand features mature themes, such asviolence and gore. It should go without saying that this should not be played by children despite its seemingly harmless and cartoonish presentation. Apart from that, this is a humorous and unique playthrough to experience.

More than meets the eye

Put simply, there is more than meets the eye with Kill The Dragon. Its humorous and cartoonish nature belies its moremature and graphic gameplay. If you're a fan of this particular genre, though, this title might just be up your alley. You get to choose how you want your adventure to unfold, and it can set you up for someunexpected deathsif you make the wrong choice. Worth checking out.