In the Storyin the story
Interactive fiction for your phone

Books you play, not just read.

Every book branches on what you choose. Some hand you a character, stats and an inventory; others are pure story. In English and Portuguese, and the app reads with no signal at all.

Browse the booksHow it reads
The inventory in The Fortress of Red: a sword, a shield, armor and a stone emblem
A page of The Fortress of Red, ending in two choices

The books

Stories that answer back.

18 books by working authors, from short adventures to full novels. Start with a free one and see what branching actually feels like.

Start with The Fortress of Red — freeSee all books
Adventure $3.99Inferno!Mark Smith & Jamie ThomsonThe Way of the Tiger Adventure $3.99Warbringer!Mark Smith & Jamie ThomsonThe Way of the Tiger Adventure $3.99Overlord!Mark Smith & Jamie ThomsonThe Way of the Tiger Adventure $3.99Usurper!Mark Smith & Jamie ThomsonThe Way of the Tiger Adventure $3.99Assassin!Mark Smith & Jamie ThomsonThe Way of the Tiger Adventure $3.99Avenger!Mark Smith & Jamie ThomsonThe Way of the Tiger Romance $2.99Women of Mass DestructionZachary Sergi Adventure FreeThe Fortress of RedAthos BeurenTen Adventures
For readers

Download, choose, start reading.

Download the app, pick your book from the marketplace, and discover a way of reading where every decision matters.

Interactive reading on multiple platforms Available on iOS and Android Illustrations with clickable interactive elements Items, collectible clues, and choices
The app's market, with Heart of Ice, Avenger!, The Fortress of Red and Women of Mass Destruction
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Stories/The Hollow Between Tides/Steps Ready for review
CHAPTER 3 · THE LANTERN SHED
01
Halren offers the key
choice · 3 branches
02
You run for the boat
effect · +1 Charm
03
You open the door
computed-choice · 5 rules
For authors

Publish on your terms. With no upfront cost.

Write directly in the author's dashboard, in your browser. You set the price. Get paid in royalties — we cover the infrastructure.

Publish interactive stories for free on your terms and the way you want Author's dashboard in the browser for creating interactive content Comprehensive production service (white-glove): illustrations, covers, sound effects, and interactive elements Payment through royalties, no upfront cost
Frequently asked

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Books are published by their authors, and the price is set by them.

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General

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Authors

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