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# Character AI Launches “Stories” — A New Interactive Storytelling Format After Barring Minors from Converse with Chatbots
- URL: https://www.theleftshift.com/character-ai-launches-stories-a-new-interactive-storytelling-format-after-barring-minors-to-converse-with-chatbots/
- Published: 2025-11-26T05:55:47.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-26T06:00:16.000Z
- Description: With Stories, users choose two or three characters, select a genre, and write or auto-generate a story premise.
- Author: The Left Shift Bureau
- Tags: AI Startups

AI-chat platform Character.AI today introduced [Stories](https://blog.character.ai/introducing-stories-a-new-way-to-create-play-and-share-adventures-with-your-favorite-characters/?ref=theleftshift.com), a brand-new feature designed to let users create, play, and share adventures with their favourite AI characters. The new format aims to bring a “fun and visual way to play and explore through interactive fiction.”

With Stories, users choose two or three characters, select a genre, and write or auto-generate a story premise. From there, the narrative unfolds as a guided, branching adventure — with frequent decision points letting users steer the plot in different directions. 

Each play-through can lead to unique outcomes, and completed Stories can be shared with friends or the wider community for others to enjoy.

This comes after [the startup barred users under 18 from interacting with its chatbots](https://www.theleftshift.com/character-ai-to-ban-minors-from-chatting-with-ai-bots-after-backlash/), citing growing concerns around child safety and regulatory scrutiny.

Stories offer a safer, structured alternative that retains creativity and engagement. Unlike traditional chat-based interactions, Stories emphasises a visual-first, interactive format — making it easier for users to craft fiction, build worlds, and explore narratives more like games or choose-your-own-adventure tales.

The launch of Stories is part of Character.AI’s broader push into multimodal content, following recent additions like animated Scenes, video generation, and a community social feed. 

With this move, Character.AI aims to evolve beyond one-on-one chat, offering users richer, more diverse modes of creative expression — while preserving safety and imaginative freedom.