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About TwistScript

Where stories twist and turn - on script and off. Play an interactive story crafted by the TwistScript team, solo or with friends. Free, supporter-funded, no ads.

Start with Play

Play mode is the front door - an interactive story for 1-4 players, no account, no rules, no experience needed. One tap drops you straight into a scene. The first choice is who tells the story: let TwistScript tell it, or tell it yourself. Either way you can play solo or invite others - by link, email, or by picking friends - to take their own turns alongside you, even across days with a turn timer and your-turn reminders. Everyone submits their action each round, and whoever's telling the story weaves the whole round into one cohesive scene.

Finishing stories earns XP, levels, badges, and a daily streak - and if you played as a guest first, it all comes with you when you create an account.

The worlds and tales you play are crafted by the TwistScript team, so the shelf is always full of stories worth stepping into.

Go deeper

Beyond Play, TwistScript is a curated library of worlds and the tales people play through, all crafted by the team - so the shelf is always full of stories worth stepping into.

Features

  • Play mode. An interactive story for 1-4 players, no account needed. Choose who tells it - TwistScript, or you (friends join via link and you narrate). Every story is saved and shareable.
  • Play together. Invite others into a story TwistScript tells by link, email, or friends - live or across days, with a per-turn timer and your-turn reminders.
  • Progress & rewards. Earn XP, level up, unlock badges, and keep a daily streak - and guests keep it all when they sign up.
  • Worlds & Tales. A curated library of settings and playable tales, crafted by the TwistScript team.
  • In-character stories. Written as the characters, readable by anyone following along.
  • SEO first. Every published project is a fully indexed, shareable web page.

What we believe

  • No ads, ever. The platform is community-funded, not advertiser-funded. Your attention isn't a product we sell.
  • No attention-mining feed. You find stories through search, browsing, and what you follow - not an ad-ranked feed designed to keep you scrolling. We do want you to have fun and come back: finishing stories earns XP, badges, and streaks.
  • Supporter-funded. Supporter memberships ($5/month) keep the platform running. Core experience is always free. No creator payouts, no ads, no extraction.
  • The work is what matters. A story is judged on whether it is good to play. The platform doesn't add opinions on top of yours.
  • Transparent data policy. We don't train AI on your play, don't sell your data, and don't use ads.

How it works

The TwistScript team designs each world and writes its tales, scene by scene. Anyone can play them - TwistScript tells the story, or you tell it yourself for a small group.

Who owns the stories?

The Worlds and Tales - the settings and designed adventures - are made by the TwistScript team. When you play, TwistScript tells the story, so a finished story is yours to read, share, and enjoy - we don't claim it, lock it down, or sell it. Play freely. The fine print lives in our Terms.

Formats

  • Play - an interactive story, no account needed. TwistScript tells it, or you do. The front door to TwistScript.
  • World - A designed setting: its places, people, factions, and secrets.
  • Tale - A playable story arc set in a world, with an ending to reach.

Supporter-funded

Playing is free - always. A supporter membership helps us keep TwistScript running, and it unlocks extras for play: Storyteller narration voices, ambient soundtracks, AI play assists, art for your characters, and uncapped AI play. No ads, no data selling.

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