Play The Hound of the Baskervilles — an interactive story where YOU are the hero

after the classic by Arthur Conan Doyle, 1902

A spectral hound stalks Dartmoor, and Sir Henry is next. Work the case as Holmes or hold the line at Baskerville Hall as Watson — chart the mire, mark who lies, and be standing in the right place when the fog rolls in.

A moment from one playthrough

Out on the midnight moor a long howl rises, closer than the legend allows. Your lantern shows fresh prints by the gate — a gigantic hound's. Sir Henry is alone on the path ahead. Run to him shouting, or cut through the mire to head it off?

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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 The Hound of the Baskervilles, don't just read it

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

Is The Hound of the Baskervilles free to play on Somni Tales?

You get 10 Somni Coins free when you confirm your email — enough to open The Hound of the Baskervilles 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 Arthur Conan Doyle's original plot?

No. The Storyteller holds The Hound of the Baskervilles 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 The Hound of the Baskervilles aloud and in my own language?

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