Fallen Hero: Rebirth

One of the best Interactive Fiction options available on Steam. The writing gives plenty of opportunity for introspection and is effective at questioning the player's decisions. I especially liked that there are plenty of options for the protagonist feeling like their life is out of control and they're just along for the ride. One of the biggest criticisms of this story is that the protagonist's motivation is abysmally vague. Unfortunately, this was an intentional choice on the part of the author, because that motivation is revealed in the sequel: [spoiler]the protagonist is a Re-Gene and was made, not born, and resents being tortured and molded into a tool[/spoiler]. I understand why the author wanted to conceal this, but that ambiguity makes it incredibly difficult to empathize with the protagonist. There are many options about "showing them" or "revealing the truth" but without any context, those all ring hollow, if not being downright confusing. Who are we even angry at? Organized criminals? Hero society? The government? It was a calculated risk to hide this until the second book, but... it falls short. It is simply too much to ask that readers ignore the protagonist's entire motivation for their plans. One thing the game suffers from (which is thankfully resolved in the sequel) is the lack of checkpoints. If you are achievement-hunting and make a mistake, it's back to the beginning for you. There are also some rare typos (usually pronoun swaps) but they aren't common.