Play The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood — an interactive story where YOU are the hero

after the classic by Howard Pyle, 1883

Take to Sherwood in Lincoln green. Win the golden arrow under the Sheriff's nose, quarterstaff Little John on the log bridge, rob the proud abbots politely — and choose when boldness becomes recklessness, with a price on your head.

A moment from one playthrough

The archery field hushes: the golden arrow is one shot away, and half of Nottingham's guards are studying every bowman's face for yours. The Sheriff leans forward in his box. Take the impossible shot and split your rival's shaft, or miss on purpose and live to rob him Tuesday?

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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 Merry Adventures of Robin Hood, don't just read it

In this interactive telling of The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood, you don't read about the hero — you are the hero. The Storyteller keeps Howard Pyle'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 Howard Pyle's plot faithfully, or step off it and watch a brand-new version of The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood 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 Merry Adventures of Robin Hood

Is The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood free to play on Somni Tales?

You get 10 Somni Coins free when you confirm your email — enough to open The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood 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 Howard Pyle's original plot?

No. The Storyteller holds The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood 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 Merry Adventures of Robin Hood aloud and in my own language?

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