Bards
Give your Stories a Stage
Talescape is the easiest way to create, publish,
and sell interactive stories - without coding.
Why Create on Talescape
Talescape gives writers the power to craft stories like games - without ever touching a line of code. Each Bard builds their world with scenes, dialogue, and choices that feel alive.
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Create Freely
- Focus on your characters and ideas. The editor handles structure, branching, and logic for you.
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Publish Everywhere
- One editor, three platforms: Steam, iOS, and Google Play. Your story is instantly available to Dreamers across all devices.
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Earn Transparently
- After taxes, stores keep 15 - 30 %, Talescape takes 15 %, and you keep the majority.
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Grow Together
- Join a supportive community of storytellers. Share feedback, enter contests, and reach audiences who love interactive fiction.
From Idea to Impact
Every Bard’s journey follows a simple rhythm: create, test, release, and grow. Each step turns imagination into something real that Dreamers can explore.
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Create
Build Your World
Shape ideas into chapters, scenes, and dialogue. Design characters, set backgrounds, define variables -visually, with zero code.
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Test
See Your Story Come Alive
Play your tale inside the editor. Use the debug menu to tweak variables, inspect inventory, and catch logic gaps before release.
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Publish
Release Across Every Platform
Ship to Steam, iOS, and Google Play from a single build. No store wrangling, just focus on storytelling.
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Grow
Connect, Earn & Evolve
Gather feedback, refine branches, join contests, and build your audience with fair payouts.
Visual Scene Editor
Compose scenes on a canvas built for narrative design. Drag characters, place hotspots, and link exits - no scripting.
Dialogue Trees
Author branching conversations in one view. Options, conditions, and outcomes are always visible and easy to reorder.
Built-In Checks System
Automatic validation warns about unreachable lines, missing backgrounds, and dead ends - before players ever see them.
Media Library
Manage backgrounds, portraits, music and SFX. Upload once, reuse across your project with automatic conversions.
Your Success, Shared Transparently
When a story sells, taxes are deducted first. From the remaining net, the store keeps 30%, Talescape takes 15%, and you keep the rest to fund more stories. Our share sustains servers, moderation, and contests - nothing else.
- Taxes (VAT & regional)
- ≈ 0 – 25%
- Store Fee (e.g. Steam, net)
- 15 – 30%
- Talescape’s Share (net)
- 15%
- Your Payout (net)
- 55 – 70%
Example €4.99 (19% tax) sold on Steam:
0.80 € (Taxes) => 1.26 € (Steam) => 0.63 € (Talescape) => 2.30 € (Your Payout)
Bard Tiers
The Platform That Grows With You
From your first story to your tenth, Talescape’s tiers expand naturally with your craft - no paywalls, no pressure, just progress.
Apprentice
The first step for every Bard. A welcoming tier for newcomers to learn the ropes and share their first tales.
Free
- 3 stories
- 250 MB per story
- 2 collaborators
- Cloud sync included
- Eligible for contests & public publishing
Journeyman
Granted automatically once a Bard publishes a quality-rated release - recognition for consistency and care.
Auto-unlock
- 10 stories
- 500 MB per story
- 5 collaborators
- Enhanced uploads and collaboration
- Unlocks via a rated release
Maestro
A mark of mastery and trust. Reserved for seasoned creators who publish regularly and uphold Talescape’s standards.
Manual upgrade
- ∞ stories
- 1 GB per story
- 10 collaborators
- Early contest invitations
- Eligible for featured placement
All Bards share the same revenue model - 30 % store fee (of net), 15 % Talescape share (of net).
Contests
Stories That Win Hearts and Prizes
Talescape hosts three contests each year, each built around a meaningful human theme. They celebrate creativity, empathy, and courage. Winners earn cash prizes and permanent visibility on the platform, and every Bard can enter - even on the free tier.
Voices of Isolation
On loneliness and healing.
A quiet reflection on solitude, mental health, and the ways people find light when the world turns silent.
Stories may be gentle, dark, or redemptive - as long as they speak truthfully.
Example
The Quiet City
On resilience and hope.
A theme about rebuilding - after loss, disaster, or change.
Dreams of cities rising again, small acts of kindness, and how people hold onto humanity when everything else fades.
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Echoes of Tomorrow
On memory and technology.
A theme about the cost of remembering - and forgetting.
Explore how technology shapes what we recall, what we lose, and what it means to preserve the human voice in a digital age.
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You’re not Alone
Join the Talescape Discord to share drafts, find collaborators, and talk to the team. No gatekeeping. No algorithms. Just storytellers helping storytellers.
Learning & Resources
Your Creative Toolkit
Every Bard starts somewhere. Whether you’re learning the basics, refining your technique, or preparing for release, these resources walk you through every step of the creative journey.
Explore the documentation, discover best practices, and learn how to bring your stories to life with confidence and care.
Getting Started
Learn how to set up your first story from scratch and understand how Talescape fits into your creative process. We’ll walk you through creating chapters and scenes, adding media, and previewing your story in the editor.
By the end, you’ll know how to publish safely, manage updates, and make your first tale playable across Steam, iOS, and Google Play - all from one place.
The foundation every Bard begins with.
Content Guidelines
Talescape protects creative freedom while maintaining a respectful space for everyone. Our content guidelines explain what’s encouraged, what requires care, and what’s not allowed.
They cover topics like depiction of violence, AI use, copyright, and community standards - so every Bard knows how to express their voice responsibly.
Create boldly, but with awareness and integrity.
Checks System
The Checks System is your story’s quiet proofreader. It automatically scans your project for missing backgrounds, unreachable dialogues, and other logic issues before you publish. You’ll see clear messages ranked by severity, so you can fix problems quickly and release with confidence. No broken links. No dead ends. Just stories that feel seamless from start to finish.
Quality isn’t luck, it’s built into the process.
Publishing & Monetization
When your story is ready for the world, Talescape makes publishing simple and transparent. This guide explains how releases work, how pricing categories are structured, and how revenue is split between you, the store, and Talescape. Learn how to update your story after release, retire older builds, or participate in contests to increase visibility and earnings.
A complete overview of how creativity becomes sustainability.
Begin your First Tale
Every great story starts with a blank page. Start yours today - then bring it to life for Dreamers on Steam, iOS, and Google Play.