Interactive Fiction — Tag Meaning
A canonical tag for works the reader steers, from choice-driven branching stories to puzzle-like hypertext, hosted on or linked from AO3. The archive's HTML support makes genuinely clickable narratives possible.
What to Expect From "Interactive Fiction" Fics
Participation required: choices, links, or instructions shape your path. Each playthrough may differ.
How to find Interactive Fiction fics on AO3
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Browse "Interactive Fiction" works on AO3Related Tags
Choose Your Own Adventure
A canonical tag for branching stories in the classic turn-to-page tradition, built on AO3 with chapter links serving as choices. Authors construct elaborate decision trees where readers route characters toward varied fates.
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Reader-Insert
Fic written with 'you' as the protagonist, placing the reader directly into the story opposite canon characters, usually romantically. The genre — often styled 'Character x Reader' — keeps the insert deliberately under-described so any reader can wear the role.
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Meta
A canonical tag with two lives: nonfiction fandom analysis posted as a work, and fiction that breaks the fourth wall or knows it is a story. AO3 hosts essays under this tag alongside fics where characters discover their own fandom.
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