Tales
vs
Choice of Games
Tales is built for mobile platforms. We offer creators thousands of assets to choose from our ever-growing library to truly bring their vision to life. See why many writers choose Tales for flexibility on monetization, ownership, and formats.
Tales
Visual. Audible. Interactive.
Choice of Games
Plain-text interactive fiction.
| Features |  | Choice of Games |
|---|---|---|
| Rights | Non-Exclusive | Exclusive |
| Monetization | Chapter, Gameplay, Subscription | Upfront |
| Analytics | Paragraph | Total Sales |
| Visuals | Yes | No |
| Audio | No | No |
| Branching | Yes | Yes |
| Genres | All | Younger Demographic |
| Community | Comments, Forums, Discord | Forums |
Superior Analytics
Stories on Tales get better over time with data and iteration. This means your stories will only earn more revenue over time. At HostedGames an average project takes 18 months to find out if your idea has legs. In 12 months at Tales, you could have tested 3 pilots and completed a season of the best one.
Immersive Gameplay
Choice of Games is pure plain-text whereas Tales allows creators to add top-notch visuals and audio to enhance the narrative.
Improved
Tools
You’re already an expert scripter, but imagine if your tools were beautiful and fun to use! Once you have access to syntax highlighting, choices without need to get indentation perfect, and descriptive error messages, it will be hard to go back.
Visual Upgrades
Backgrounds
Choose from a massive library of art to show your readers where your story takes place! Want to see more? Check out the full list of genres to see a variety of sets!
Style Your Text
With Tales, you can change the visuals of your text to emphasize specific lines, or adjust the tone of the full story.- Read the Text Style guide to discover best practices.
- Check out our text style library!
- Style fonts at will!
Effects
More than just transitions! You can add fire to a scene, show a magic spell with sparkles, or reinforce a romantic moment with floating hearts. Sound complicated? Fear not: it only takes one line!- Check the VFX Guide to see examples.
- Select your own FX from our library.
Icons
Gameplay is easier to understand when there’s a visual cue! Our library of icons will help communicate your intent to players.
- Add icons on locked choices to clearly communicate what the player is missing.
- Use Icon Doobers to directly confirm a player’s choice.
- Use Results and Summaries to celebrate moments of gameplay success.
Character Art
You’re used to writing in prose, but with Tales you can create characters with a variety of ages, body types, and looks.
Story Moments
For stories that perform in the top 10% on the platform, we also offer special hand-painted images. These are perfect to show off a special moment, an action scene, or a monster.
Tales vs Choice of Games