Play The Nutcracker and the Mouse King — an interactive story where YOU are the hero

after the classic by E. T. A. Hoffmann, 1816

On Christmas night the toys come alive and the seven-headed Mouse King leads his army out from under the floor. Play Marie, take the wooden Nutcracker's side in the toy-box war, and journey into the candy kingdom where the tale gets stranger.

A moment from one playthrough

Midnight strikes and the Mouse King's army pours from the wall, the Nutcracker rallying the tin soldiers on the rug — and the seven-headed king turns its little crowns toward YOU, hissing for your candies or your Nutcracker's life. Throw your slipper into the mouse ranks like the story dares, or snatch the Nutcracker to safety on the shelf?

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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 Nutcracker and the Mouse King, don't just read it

In this interactive telling of The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, you don't read about the hero — you are the hero. The Storyteller keeps E. T. A. Hoffmann'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 E. T. A. Hoffmann's plot faithfully, or step off it and watch a brand-new version of The Nutcracker and the Mouse King 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 Nutcracker and the Mouse King

Is The Nutcracker and the Mouse King free to play on Somni Tales?

You get 10 diamonds free when you confirm your email — enough to open The Nutcracker and the Mouse King 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 E. T. A. Hoffmann's original plot?

No. The Storyteller holds The Nutcracker and the Mouse King 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 Nutcracker and the Mouse King aloud and in my own language?

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