Last updated on January 18th, 2026 at 02:59 am
The Hero Unmasked! – Roleplaying Game Review
The Hero Unmasked! is a Roleplaying/Adventure/Books game from Choice of Games LLC, first launched in 26th July 2017.
It’s rated 12+ and currently has 25+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes The Hero Unmasked! Stand Out
Impersonate your identical twin as the Swashbuckler, masked champion of justice! You have two weeks to rescue the REAL Swashbuckler and marry the mayor before superpowered criminals take over the city.
The Hero Unmasked is a 300,000 word interactive novel by Christopher Huang. It's entirely text-based, without graphics or sound effects, and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.
As our story begins, you have everything you've ever wanted. Your TV news show is the highest rated in the city, and you're engaged to the mayor, with two weeks until the wedding. But when superpowered criminals kidnap the Swashbuckler, you realize the awful truth: the person in the ransom video is your identical twin, and everyone thinks it's you!
Now, you must draw the Swashbuckler's laser sword and wear the Swashbuckler's mask to bring down three of the city's most wanted super criminals before time runs out.
How is this going to work? Can you keep up the charade? Do you want to? When you meet the Swashbuckler's sweetheart, will you remain faithful? To whom?!
Who is really behind the mask?
• Play as male or female, gay or straight
• Infiltrate high society events and root out criminal hideouts
• Uncover the true identities of Caledon City's superpowered criminals
• Disarm a bomb and save the city's finest from destruction
• Maintain the masquerade as you learn about the Swashbuckler's secret hero life
• Find romance with a journalist, a pyromaniac, or a vampire
• Become a powered hero in your own right
This Roleplaying game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, The Hero Unmasked! is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 8th January 2026
Recent improvements include:
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Download & Availability
The Hero Unmasked! is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get The Hero Unmasked! on App Store
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
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Out of all the COG we've played; this one is by far the one with the least "railroad" feel to it. It's very refreshing. The basic plot points are there- clearly- but there's so many options with different outcomes that lead you to the next point. It makes replays much more enjoyable. Leading to point #2… There's SO MANY achievements. We LOVE to (attempt to) unlock all of the achievements in a COG. We've played through so many times and still haven't found the keys to unlock them all. Which leads to our final point. Our greatest, and really only, issue with the story is the Stats. They don't do much and after a number of replays we're still not 100% sure how to play them to get what we're aiming for achievement wise. Honestly a few choices are made at the start and then the stats just sit there. We don't mind having to work to achieve our desire stat to get an achievement but it's very difficult in this game.
The game is amazing, it has a great story with plenty of twists and turns. We would love to see more by this author.
We've played a large number of CoG titles, and this one is one of the most responsive–a surprising number of things will change based on your choices, and even in what other games would be critical failure states that require a restart, you are instead given alternate scenes that still allow you to continue and make a comeback. Worth replaying to see just how much variability there is.
Greetings Programs! We love this game. We have bought most of this company's games. There have been a few misses, but this game brings the standard back up to par and then some. It is well worth the money to buy. End Of Line.
This game has it all: vivid characters, dynamic plot, carefully detailed choices with plenty of replay value, rich worldbuilding. The idea of separate "issues" as chapters was clever, and the epilogue was one of our favorite sequences ever. The romances were much more subtly and realistically written than usual (particularly the choice of sexual orientation – there's no clunky screen where you pick your preferred gender, it just weaves itself into the narrative). We also loved that there was an option for asexual characters that continued to influence how the MC viewed other characters without dictating them, instead of either being a throwaway line or putting an end to romance altogether. The only very minor issues we came across were a few instances of railroading, as well as some of the more fantasy-ish elements ringing a little false in the mostly realistic setting. Really, though, the fact that we even noticed these issues showed how immersive and real this world felt most of the time. Simply put, the game made us care about each character and their world, in a way few others have achieved. An excellent achievement.
Well written with good replay value.
A classic telling of a superhero who also happens to be your long lost twin siblings. The story has plenty of action, romance, and justice. This game gives your choices value and has great writing. One criticism of the game, however, would be how linear the plot is. The storys writing is great until you keep running into the same scene ten times. No matter what, youll always end at the same place, with maybe a few things changed at the end. We wouldnt buy this for $5.99, but its still a good game nonetheless.
We've played a few CO games before, and this one… Well, it's kind of what you'd expect. The superhero format works well with CO games, so the plot generally makes sense. Pros: Interesting plot, and it changes a little to make sense and allow you to make some pivotal choices, which is nice. It is done well it the CO format. It's clear the author has experience with this kind of thing, and the story feels cohesive. It never really felt like the game was forcing us to do or think something, but rather set us up to think what the game wanted, and never told us how we felt. The action sequences are variable enough based on what you did beforehand, which is nice. If you screw up and get captured by a super villain the game gives you a chance to escape their hold, rather than just killing you outright. Only once felt like there was no way any stat build could have survived the current situation, and that one time they end up deus ex machina-ing you out no matter what you do for some character development, so you're free to be as good or bad at most things as you want. Cons: It's sometimes unclear which stat you use for what. Is stealth an agility check or a shadowy check? Is a head butt a prowess or resolve check? Stats in general are kind of vague. We're not sure if the style stats do anything, and it's alright if they're there for reference, but at least tell us. Masquerade is a good idea (how well you keep suspicion at bay) but we're pretty sure it never comes into play. Stats are imbalanced. Prowess is used for all of fighting, and agility for stealth. If you have those two, you don't really need any others. We're pretty sure the game never checks your resolve, technical know-how is used to disarm a bomb and… Maybe something else? We've never had a problem with low charisma… Maybe we're wrong, and all these are used plenty, but the game doesn't tell you. Consequences are low. We respect a game that can go, "you done goofed!" And nerf an important stat or something, and this game really doesn't do that. The characters don't get much development. Your character does get some, and plenty of other characters are kind of complex, but they didn't really develop over the course of the game. 4 stars for a good, well-executed plot, but loses a star for the "game" element being convoluted and low-stakes.
There's nothing inherently wrong with the game. The choices felt like they mattered which is always important, and you really got to craft how your character felt, which should be done more. We just feel like the plot wasn't engaging enough to warrant the high price of 6$. It felt too linear, predictable.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1.0.7
- Size: 29.17 MB
- iOS: 12.0 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory: Infrequent/Mild Cartoon or Fantasy Violence, Infrequent/Mild Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Use or References
- Developer: Choice of Games LLC
Last updated: 8th January 2026 | Genre: Roleplaying, Adventure | Developer: Choice of Games LLC