Play Frankenstein — an interactive story where YOU are the hero

after the classic by Mary Shelley, 1818

You are Victor Frankenstein, and the thing on the table just opened its eyes. Flee like the book's Victor — or stay, and try to be the maker your creature deserved. Compassion or horror: this story bends the whole tale around one choice.

A moment from one playthrough

Rain drums on the skylight. On the table, the sutured hand twitches, and two yellow eyes fix on yours — not with rage, but with a terrible, newborn hope. Stay and speak to it, or bolt for the door?

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Start free — 10 Somni Coins 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 Frankenstein, don't just read it

In this interactive telling of Frankenstein, you don't read about the hero — you are the hero. The Storyteller keeps Mary Shelley'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 Mary Shelley's plot faithfully, or step off it and watch a brand-new version of Frankenstein 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 Frankenstein

Is Frankenstein free to play on Somni Tales?

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

Do I have to follow Mary Shelley's original plot?

No. The Storyteller holds Frankenstein 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 Frankenstein aloud and in my own language?

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