The ORPHEUS Ruse

Role Playing Contains ads

Play as a psychic spy, leaping from mind to mind to find your missing body!

Rating: 4.1; 168 ratings
Downloads: 3K+; on Google Play
Price: $4.99; No in-app purchases
Updated: Jan 5; 2026 · v1.3.12

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About The ORPHEUS Ruse

Infiltrate the enemy as a psychic spy, leaping from body to body by touch! But when your own body is stolen, you'll race against time to find it before your mind disintegrates.

The ORPHEUS Ruse is the thrilling interactive spy novel by Paul Gresty, where your choices determine how the story proceeds. The game is entirely text-based–without graphics or sound effects–but driven by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.

What secrets have your mentors been keeping from you? Can you trust your friends when you don't know whose face they're wearing? What will you sacrifice to hide your powers from the world?

What’s new

Version 1.3.12 · Updated January 5, 2026

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User reviews

Nevin Bolyard

Just awesome, really well done

Jaci Colvin

This is a surprisingly good game, it seems under rated compared to some of the others. Definitely worth a look. Well written, interesting concept. Recommend.

Vyrexx Dragonite

This is what a good story should look like. Hoping there'll be more of this series.

Sam Young

5/5

Cfs Kuffuorge

Don't understand how to get one ending, but the rest is golden.

Jackie Herrera

I would've loved to be able to play even after I had passed my last mission. I would've liked to do much more and pick more choices of my own. Overall it was a pretty good story.

App details

The ORPHEUS Ruse is a paid Role Playing app for Android with 1,000+ installs on Google Play and a 4.1/5 average rating from 168 ratings. It was released on October 17, 2013 and last updated on January 5, 2026. It requires Android 5.0 or later. The app contains ads.

Category: Role Playing
Rating: 4.1 / 5 (168)
Installs: 3,075
In-app purchases: No
Ads: Contains ads
Version: 1.3.12
Requires Android: 5.0
Content rating: Teen
Released: October 17, 2013
Last updated: January 5, 2026

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