ChooseYourStory
Community-written choose-your-path stories with ratings, which is the only thing keeping the good ones above the fan fiction.
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How to get the most from it
ChooseYourStory sits in Text Adventures under Play, filed as coffee break.
- Set aside five to fifteen minutes and give it your proper attention.
- It works on a phone or a desktop, so open it on whatever is nearest.
- It works with the sound off, so it is fine on a train or in a quiet office.
- No account needed — you can start without signing up.
- Go in expecting something nostalgic and chaotic.
About this category: Interactive fiction, MUDs and choose-your-path stories. Some are forty years old and still better written than most things released this year.
Good for
- Filling a coffee break properly
- A trip back to the older internet
- Pure, noisy chaos
- A quiet break at your desk
- Killing time on your phone
- Trying it with zero commitment
ChooseYourStory: quick answers
Is ChooseYourStory free?
Yes. ChooseYourStory is free to use and needs no account.
Do I need an account to use ChooseYourStory?
No. You can use ChooseYourStory without signing up for anything.
Does ChooseYourStory work on a phone?
Yes. ChooseYourStory works on phones as well as desktop browsers.
Is ChooseYourStory safe for work?
Yes, we file it as safe for work. It also works muted.
How long does ChooseYourStory take?
We file it as "Coffee break": Five to fifteen minutes of proper attention.
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