Play The Metamorphosis — an interactive story where YOU are the hero

after the classic by Franz Kafka, 1915

You wake as Gregor Samsa transformed overnight into a monstrous insect — and your first thought is that you'll be late for work. Navigate a body and a family that no longer fit you, and find what dignity survives when everyone wishes you gone.

A moment from one playthrough

The office manager is at the door demanding why you've missed the early train, your mother is weeping, and your new mandibles won't shape a single human word — but the lock could just turn if you angle your body right. Force the door open and try to explain yourself, or stay hidden and spare them the sight of what you are?

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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 The Metamorphosis, don't just read it

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

Is The Metamorphosis free to play on Somni Tales?

You get 10 diamonds free when you confirm your email — enough to open The Metamorphosis 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 Franz Kafka's original plot?

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

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