Interactive stories on ReadersBase
Interactive stories on ReadersBase are branching narratives. You read a scene, choose what happens next, and your choices change what you read after that. Every story opens in the browser with nothing to install. Saving your progress needs a free account, and the Free plan terms are on the pricing page. Below are the stories you can start now.
This hub explains how reading works, what is free, and which public interactive titles are listed now. The live title grid stays on the page — this copy expands the explainer around it. AI-forward interactive works may appear here. Human-written and AI-assisted interactive works are welcome. Authors may publish with or without AI.
Available interactive stories
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What interactive means here
You read a story. At branch points you choose a path. The experience is story-first — it is not a separate game store pitch.
Saving progress requires a free account. Sign in when the reader asks so you can pick up where you left off. Confirm Free plan terms on /pricing.
How reading works
- Stay on /stories/interactive or open a title card above.
- Wait for the live branching reader to load after the app starts.
- When the story offers choices, pick one. The next passages follow that branch.
- Saving progress requires a free account. Sign in when the reader asks so your place in the story can be saved. Confirm Free plan terms on /pricing.
- Confirm any other access note on the story itself and on pricing. Per-story prices are shown on each title when they apply.
Interactive vs linear novels on ReadersBase
Pick interactive fiction when you want agency and possible replay across branches. Pick a linear novel on /novels when you want a single path and novel pacing. Both can include AI-forward or emerging-author work. Credits live on each title page.
How to start free
- Browse this hub.
- Open a title from the grid above.
- Use the live branching reader when it loads.
- Follow Free plan terms on /pricing. Also see /blog/is-readersbase-free.
Start reading
Start with one title above. Explore more formats on /reader/discover when you want linear novels or other formats. For who writes here, see /blog/who-writes-on-readersbase.
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FAQ
What is interactive fiction on ReadersBase?
Interactive stories on ReadersBase are branching narratives where your choices change what you read next. The hub lists public interactive titles. The live reader loads choices and progress-aware reading in the app. It is story-first interactive fiction, not a separate game store.
How do I start an interactive story?
Open /stories/interactive, pick a title, and use the live branching reader when it loads. Saving progress requires a free account — sign in when prompted. Confirm Free plan terms on /pricing.
Is interactive fiction on ReadersBase free?
Follow the same Free vs optional paid rules as other reading. Free content on the Free plan where applicable. Saving progress requires a free account. Confirm any other note on the story itself and on /pricing. More detail: /blog/is-readersbase-free.
This static fallback is emitted at build time so crawlers, link previews, and readers without JavaScript receive route-specific public context. The live interactive reader loads branching choices, saved progress, and access gating after the app starts. Saving progress requires a free account.