Play Emma — an interactive story where YOU are the hero

after the classic by Jane Austen, 1815

Play Highbury's cleverest matchmaker — and its blindest. Arrange other people's hearts as Emma Woodhouse, mistake every signal with total confidence, and find out, too late or just in time, whose match was yours to make all along.

A moment from one playthrough

You've all but promised Harriet that Mr. Elton adores her — and now Mr. Elton is in the carriage beside YOU, seizing your hand, declaring himself. Snow shuts the doors. Let him down gently and salvage Harriet's hopes, or freeze him with the truth and ride the rest of the way in silence?

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Start free — 10 diamonds when you confirm your email. No subscription; narrated aloud; plays in 26 languages.

The Somni Tales reader: an open book with two pages of a story, an ink illustration, and a “write what you do” bar below.

Live Emma, don't just read it

In this interactive telling of Emma, you don't read about the hero — you are the hero. The Storyteller keeps Jane Austen's world true to the original — its characters, its places, its mood, all held as canon — then narrates every scene aloud and draws the moment you're in as an ink illustration. You type or speak what you do next, and the world answers: it remembers the promises you made, the things you took, and the people you crossed. Follow Jane Austen's plot faithfully, or step off it and watch a brand-new version of Emma unfold — one that still reaches a real ending.

How it works

The Storyteller holds the world of the book as canon — its characters, places and mood — and opens with you as the hero.
Type or speak anything: the world reacts, remembers, and stays true to the original's spirit.
Every playthrough is a brand-new story. Follow the plot — or break it and see what happens.

Common questions about playing Emma

Is Emma free to play on Somni Tales?

You get 10 diamonds free when you confirm your email — enough to open Emma and step into the first scenes. After that, diamonds cost from $5 with no subscription, and unused diamonds are refundable within 14 days.

Do I have to follow Jane Austen's original plot?

No. The Storyteller holds Emma as canon so its world, characters and mood stay true — but your choices write a brand-new telling. Follow the classic beats, or break from them and see where the story goes.

Can I play Emma aloud and in my own language?

Yes — every scene is narrated aloud word by word, and Emma plays in 26 languages. Change the language, voice and reading speed any time from the reader's Settings.