# A Thousand Faces — A text RPG with purpose.

> Text-based RPG with cosmic powers, dream realms, and a dark narrative. (iPhone/iPad app by House Lawlez LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/a-thousand-faces/id6480491213 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [House Lawlez LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1155614453)
- Category: Games, Books, Role Playing, Strategy
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.70/5 from 13 App Store ratings · 3 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 9+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 158 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2025-07-06
- Data updated: 2026-06-08
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/a-thousand-faces/id6480491213/reviews.md

## What is A Thousand Faces?

You are riding across a vast desert, but you don't remember why. You only know that if you look behind you, you will die. Your horse is a demon from some nightmare realm and charges across the sands as his red eyes illuminate the twilight.

You do remember this: you were holding someone’s hand just now. His last act before he passed was to make you promise to not give up, to keep going. You don’t remember why he’s important to you, but you feel a keen grief. And you must ride north, towards the city of Panarch.

In A Thousand Faces, you are a hero in all the most unexpected and twisted ways. You have the power to fearstrike reality into compliance. You can wield the First Fires of Creation, which ignited the Big Bang. And you can walk the five realms of the dream world: Reverie, Prophecy, Consensus, Jubilee, and Terror. 

But your enemies are fifteen-foot-tall wolves who wander the void between worlds, medusas whose gaze casts you in the stone of grief, and bleeding books whose passages can corrupt your mind. Most of all, you are in a society with so much outward beauty but with a festering secret worse than mere monsters.

Take on the role of a warrior who loves the unloved things of the world, the feared things, the hated things. You are the horror barring the path when the peasants with pitchforks go to burn the witch. And you are on a mission with devastating consequences to all involved. There is no winning, only ensuring the enemy loses more than you do.

A Thousand Faces is a choose-your-own adventure role-playing game that aspires to the storytelling richness of amazing titles like Expedition 33, Baldur’s Gate, and Final Fantasy. It is from a solo indie dev who wrote the story, composed the music, designed the combat, and created the app. There is a growing community of players on Discord, fan art, and sharing of combat (and dating sim!) strategies.

Stop doom scrolling. Read literature and solve puzzles instead.

Join us. “We will all ride past death as one.”

## Key features

- Choose-your-own-adventure gameplay
- Wield cosmic and dream world powers
- Battle unique mythical creatures
- Explore five distinct dream realms
- Uncover societal secrets
- Engage in strategic combat

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Complete chapters | $4.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (3 of 3)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/a-thousand-faces/id6480491213/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Amazing

*2026-03-13*

Pulled me in right away. Clever and entertaining.

**Developer response:** Thank you for leaving this kind review! I hope you continue to enjoy the game as it and the community content grow.

### 5/5 — Choices but make it literary cowboy fantasy

*2025-08-28*

Story and writing are for those who like good prose and earned feelings. The battles are hard but made easier through story-driven choices. Excellent!

**Developer response:** Thank you! A “literary cowboy” western is the exact genre I was going for. It’s also great to see a note about the battles being a challenge. I wanted them to feel like puzzles that come with a nice feeling of accomplishment once the player pushes through!

### 5/5 — Imagination!

*2025-07-14*

This RPG is so imaginative and spurs more creative thinking on the part of the user as you play. My kids love the different treasures you can seek in partnership. I can see a movie being made from this.....

**Developer response:** Thank you so much for this kind review! I’m really glad you and your kids got to go on the adventure together.

## Frequently asked questions about A Thousand Faces

### What is A Thousand Faces about?

A Thousand Faces is a text-based role-playing game where you play as a hero with extraordinary powers. You must journey through a dream world, battle mythical creatures, and uncover a dark secret within a seemingly beautiful society. The game focuses on narrative choices and their consequences.

### What kind of powers can I use in A Thousand Faces?

In A Thousand Faces, you can wield powerful abilities such as fearstriking reality into compliance and using the First Fires of Creation. You can also explore and interact with the five realms of the dream world: Reverie, Prophecy, Consensus, Jubilee, and Terror.

### Who is the target audience for A Thousand Faces?

A Thousand Faces is designed for players aged 9 and up who enjoy immersive, story-rich role-playing games. It appeals to those who appreciate deep narratives, complex characters, and making impactful choices within a game world.

### Does A Thousand Faces have ads?

No, A Thousand Faces does not contain advertisements. The game is free to play and offers in-app purchases, allowing players to enhance their experience without interruptions from ads.

### What platforms is A Thousand Faces available on?

A Thousand Faces is currently available on iPhone and iPad devices, offering a rich gaming experience on Apple's mobile platforms.

### How often is A Thousand Faces updated?

The latest version of A Thousand Faces is 2.2.0, and it was last updated on March 25, 2026. This indicates a commitment to ongoing development and improvements for the game.

### What is the player community like for A Thousand Faces?

There is a growing community of players for A Thousand Faces on Discord, where they share fan art and discuss strategies for combat and even dating sim elements within the game. This suggests an active and engaged player base.

### What are some similar games to A Thousand Faces?

A Thousand Faces aspires to the storytelling richness of titles like Expedition 33, Baldur’s Gate, and Final Fantasy. These games share a focus on deep narratives, character development, and engaging gameplay mechanics.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.2.0 — 2026-03-25

For Community-based stories...
1. You now can choose to overwrite old character saves for that adventure or continue where you left off like usual.
2. The bug where you needed to recruit 1 more teammate than the listed requirement for that game scene is fixed
3. The map does not overly zoom in on the next location you must reach to progress the story
4. And more bugfixes for better combat and dice rolling challenges within community stories

### 2.1.0 — 2026-02-26

The community can now create their own stories and share them with others via the Community button on the Home Screen.
  - Community stories are game campaigns created by players. They must be approved the an ADMIN, which is internal to House Lawlez LLC and ensures content is appropriate.
  - The community can flag content via the exclamation mark icon during gameplay in any community story.
  - Flagged content is reviewed and can be removed from the backend. When players next open the app or navigate to the home screen, all community game campaigns are re-fetched from the server, and if there has been a removal, it will be reflected at this time.
  - Community content requires an in-app purchase to access past the first game scene of play.
  - You can test the community-content creation directly by creating a free account here: https://rpg-web-872450246eec.herokuapp.com/

### 2.0.1 — 2025-10-27

- All core powers now have super charged versions based on player feedback: thank you all!
- Reaction-based elements of combat that were in prototype mode are now fully released to all players.
- Bugfix to the Aura charge ability that prevents the player from rapidly clicking the Aura charge button to gain extra heals.
- Bugfix where if you fall in the Dreamtech headquarters, the failed game screen stays on even after reloading in the Land Ark District.
- Expanded credits screen for all the kind contributors and play testers who are committed to making this a better and better game! Thank you.

### 1.2.4 — 2025-09-12

- New piano music for the starting menu and story arcs of the game
- Changing of audio content throughout chapter 1 
- New artwork from the community!
- Updated UI for the level-up screen.

### 1.2.3 — 2025-09-01

- When you fall in battle, you now have the choice to restart either from the start of the battle or from the last save point.
- There is now a tutorial to teach how to use the Aura charge power in combat.
- The presence attribute appropriately influences the Commune power.
- The level up screen's description of powers includes more information about what constitutes melee versus magical attacks.
- All power descriptions have been updated to reveal what base attributes influence which aspects of their performance.
- Rebalancing of the difficulty of Chapter 3's catacombs cliff-laboratory sequence.

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