Tin Star
Released Jun 2015
Ride out into the Old West as a U.S. marshal in the biggest interactive novel ever made! Confront outlaws, find romance, defy the elements, and craft an enduring legend as you uncover a conspiracy whose deadly web stretches from San Francisco to New York City.
95% positive · 304 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to buy
Steam $11.99
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Evaluation
Tin Star is a text-based interactive novel that launched on June 5, 2015. The store description presents it as a self-contained, fully realized experience — a 1,376,197-word interactive western mystery with no references to DLC, expansions, seasons, or planned updates of any kind. There is no post-launch update history, no announced future content, and no DLC listings. This is consistent with how Hosted Games publishes its titles: complete, standalone interactive fiction products. The game shipped as a finished work and has remained so.
Evidence
Store description presents Tin Star as a complete, self-contained interactive novel with no mention of DLC, updates, or future content
Short description reinforces the game as a complete, standalone experience with no indication of additional content plans
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Hosted Games
Achievements
14
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
Ride out into the Old West as a U.S. marshal in the biggest interactive novel ever made!
Tin Star is an interactive western mystery novel where your choices control the story. The game is entirely text-based--without graphics or sound effects--but powered by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.
It's 1,376,197 words long. You'll read 80,000 words each time you play.
Confront outlaws, find romance, defy the elements, and craft an enduring legend as you uncover a conspiracy whose deadly web stretches from San Francisco to New York City.
Tin Star is an interactive western mystery novel where your choices control the story. The game is entirely text-based--without graphics or sound effects--but powered by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.
It's 1,376,197 words long. You'll read 80,000 words each time you play.
Confront outlaws, find romance, defy the elements, and craft an enduring legend as you uncover a conspiracy whose deadly web stretches from San Francisco to New York City.
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Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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