Play King Solomon's Mines — an interactive story where YOU are the hero

after the classic by H. Rider Haggard, 1885

Follow the three-hundred-year-old map across the desert to the diamond mines of a lost kingdom. Play Allan Quatermain, out-bluff a murderous king with an eclipse, and get out of the stone treasure-vault before it seals for good.

A moment from one playthrough

The old witch Gagool cackles as the great stone door grinds down behind you — you're sealed in the treasure chamber with diamonds to the ceiling and no air to spare. She knows a secret catch and won't say where. Seize her before she slips into the dark, or search the wall she keeps glancing at?

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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 King Solomon's Mines, don't just read it

In this interactive telling of King Solomon's Mines, you don't read about the hero — you are the hero. The Storyteller keeps H. Rider Haggard'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 H. Rider Haggard's plot faithfully, or step off it and watch a brand-new version of King Solomon's Mines 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 King Solomon's Mines

Is King Solomon's Mines free to play on Somni Tales?

You get 10 diamonds free when you confirm your email — enough to open King Solomon's Mines 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 H. Rider Haggard's original plot?

No. The Storyteller holds King Solomon's Mines 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 King Solomon's Mines aloud and in my own language?

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