choose-your-own-storygames

noun
UK /ˌtʃuːz jɔːr əʊn ˈstɔːri ɡeɪmz/
US /ˌtʃuːz jʊr oʊn ˈstɔːri ɡeɪmz/

These are games where you pick what happens next in the story.

We played choose-your-own-storygames at the library and I made the dragon fly home.

SYNONYMS

interactive story gamesbranching narrative gamespick-a-path gamesgamebooksadventure story games

RELATED WORDS

storychoiceadventuregamebooknarrative

OTHER MEANINGS

2. Books or apps in which the reader decides the plot by making choices at key moments.

She loves choose-your-own-storygames because every reading feels different.

3. A teaching activity where students vote on story events to build a tale together.

The teacher used choose-your-own-storygames to help the class practice decision-making.

4. Digital games built around branching storylines rather than fixed levels.

This studio makes choose-your-own-storygames for tablets and phones.

5. A playful way to describe any situation with many possible outcomes.

Planning the school trip felt like choose-your-own-storygames with all those options.