How to Win: Season One - Anarchy & Player-Driven Adventure

5/16/2026, 1:51:02 AM

Tags: #adventure #indie #single-player #experimental #narrative #free to play

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Score: 82%Positive
Review Count: 22 reviews
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Japan Price: Free to Play
Global Price: Free to Play
Sale Status: Regular pricing
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Key highlight

How to Win: Season One is a free-to-play, single-player adventure where players collectively decide the game's rules and narrative through public voting, developed by Hidden Track and Cael O'Sullivan.

Details

Overview

How to Win: Season One is a unique "gaming experiment" developed by Hidden Track in collaboration with indie game dev Cael O'Sullivan. This anarchic adventure invites players to actively shape the world and narrative. In the summer of 2020, the team solicited player suggestions for the game's rules and the vision of a world where everyone could win. Hundreds of ideas were submitted, and the most popular were put to a public vote, with the winning concepts directly influencing the game's creation.

Highlights

Player-Driven World: The core mechanic allows players to decide the rules and narrative direction of the game through public voting on submitted ideas.
Collaborative Development: Created by award-winning interactive theatre company Hidden Track and indie developer Cael O'Sullivan, this title represents their first foray into game development.
Free-to-Play Adventure: Experience this unique interactive narrative experiment without any cost, as the game is available for free on Steam.

Who It's For

This game is for players who enjoy unconventional gaming experiences and want to have a direct impact on the story and world-building. It appeals to those interested in interactive theatre, experimental game design, and collaborative storytelling.

Game Info

Developer: Hidden Track
Publisher: Hidden Track
Genre: Adventure, Indie
Mode: Single-player
Release Date: March 30, 2021
Content: Features political themes, discussions of racism and transphobia, statistics on suicide, abuse, and police violence, as well as references to cigarettes and alcohol.