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Make, play, and share storytelling games

Story Synth is a free web platform for making, playing, and sharing storytelling games. Just design in Google Sheets and publish here!

Easy to start

Jump start your design with dozens of templates, formats, and extensions
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Design in Sheets

Your content lives in Google Sheets, so designing is quick and iteration is instantaneous
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Multiplayer

Game sessions have realtime multiplayer, perfect for online playtesting and publishing
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Play an existing game

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Around the Realm
By Randy Lubin
Tell the story of two companions racing around a fantasy world in order to win a wager.
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Fedora Noir
By Caroline Hobbs & Morgan Stinson
A game about a detective and their hat.
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Umberdred Institute for Emerging Evildoers
By Amble Studio
Tell silly stories about how aspiring villains accept unlikely quests to earn dubious certifications in evildoing skills.
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Create a new game

Story Synth has many formats and templates. Check out these demos and copy a template to it as the basis for your game

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Shuffled

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Generator

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Hexflower

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Get a playable link

Upload your game to Storysynth at a secret but shareable link.

Upload your game

Select your game format
Paste your Google Sheet public link

Publish your game

When you’re ready, fill out this form to add your game to the gallery!

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Story Synth is made and by Randy Lubin with the help of an awesome community!