Play Great Expectations — an interactive story where YOU are the hero

after the classic by Charles Dickens, 1861

A convict in the churchyard, a mad bride in a stopped-clock house, and a fortune from a secret hand — live Pip's rise and choose what he never could: who deserves your loyalty, Estella or the people who loved you first.

A moment from one playthrough

On the marsh at dawn, the iron-shackled man grips your collar: bring a file and food by night, or he'll have your heart and liver out. At home, Joe would notice anything missing. Steal for him as asked — or tell Joe everything?

Play Great Expectations now →

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 Great Expectations, don't just read it

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

Is Great Expectations free to play on Somni Tales?

You get 10 Somni Coins free when you confirm your email — enough to open Great Expectations 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 Charles Dickens's original plot?

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

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