What Is an AudioGame? A Simple Guide
An AudioGame is an interactive audiobook: voice actors tell the story, you make the choices. How it works, what you can play and where to start.
New on PlayNook: September 2026
Four new AudioGames in September 2026: Fare well, Beneath the Ashes, Dante: The Divine Comedy and Help! The Student Council President Won't Leave Me Alone!
AudioGames vs Audiobooks vs Podcasts
Audiobooks and podcasts ask you to listen. AudioGames ask you to decide. A clear comparison of the three formats and when to pick each one.
AudioGames for Blind and Low Vision Players
How to play AudioGames without relying on the screen: accessibility settings, voice commands, auto progress and good stories to start with.
Choose Your Own Adventure Audio Stories
Interactive audio stories to start with, sorted by what you are in the mood for: short, epic, scary, romantic, historical or for kids.
Interactive Audio Stories for Kids
Screen-free interactive stories for children aged 7 and up: how AudioGames work for kids, what parents should know and seven stories to start with.
Horror AudioGames to Play with the Lights Off
Interactive horror audio stories where every choice can cost you: survival horror, cosmic horror, ghosts and séances. Best played with headphones.
Audio Stories for Commuters and Road Trips
Interactive audio stories that fit a commute, a train ride or a road trip. Short stories, chapter-based adventures and how to play offline.
Inside Questly: Publish Your Own AudioGame
Questly is the PlayNook tool for writing and publishing AudioGames. How it works, what creators get and what we learned with Scuola Holden.
PlayNook at Lucca, Elba Comics and Ludicomix
A look back at PlayNook at Lucca Comics & Games 2024, Elba Comics 2025 and Ludicomix 2025: Lapis in Fabula, silent headphones and live AudioGames.
Classics and History You Can Play
Play Dante, the Count of Monte Cristo and Marco Polo, or live history from Sengoku Japan to Caribbean pirates, in interactive audio stories.
Writing Branching Stories for Audio: 8 Lessons
Practical lessons from the PlayNook narrative team on writing interactive stories for the ear: choices that matter, structure, pacing and testing.

