Sam hates his office job, but at least every night he can delve into Alterwhere and forget about stupid teamwork for a while. The world’s hottest new cerebral reality game is a fully immersive mash-up of the retro fantasy RPGs he used to play on his dad’s steam account, back in the early 2030s – the kind where you can eat a bowl of stew in the middle of a battle, fire crossbows underwater, and steal all the plates from an NPC’s kitchen as long as they’re looking away at the time.
As Sam sets out to solo champion monsters and drink mind-altering potions, he realises the greedy devs are working hard to monetise their free-to-play model. On top of morally questionable microtransactions, he must also contend with a mob-thieving elf, the unexpected success of his alchemical experimentations, a mind-bending crossover of game life and reality, and worst of all – if he’s not very careful, he might even be in danger of making some real friends.
Old Man Gamer is a fresh and comedic LitRPG which pokes fun at tropes both new and old. A standalone story, it is primarily concerned with gaming, and contains some violence, a fair whack of drug and alcohol use, mild romantic interludes, and surprisingly little cursing.
Reader Reviews
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Definitely not your usual LitRPG’ – Amazon US
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I was impressed over and over again’ – Goodreads
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘loads of well-constructed humor’ – Goodreads
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘a nice change to the typical book of this genre’ – Goodreads
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Great characters and world building.’ – Amazon US
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘An impressive way to break all the rules of writing, and have it come out great.’ – Amazon US
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I just couldn’t put it down’ – Amazon US
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘a must for anyone that enjoys humour, gaming and fantasy’ – Amazon AU
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘It left me with a warm happy feeling’ – Goodreads
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From the Publisher
ASIN : B0BJ2Y4R17
Publisher : (October 12, 2022)
Publication date : October 12, 2022
Language : English
File size : 5.1 MB
Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Not Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 375 pages
Customers say
Customers enjoy this humorous LitRPG book, with one mentioning it’s a fun romp with a grumpy older gamer character. Moreover, the plot receives positive feedback, with one customer highlighting its family angle, and customers appreciate the well-developed characters. Additionally, the pacing is well-executed, with one review noting how the characters seem believable as human beings.
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