Stories you choose.
An indie platform for episodic visual novels — built for readers and independent creators, not algorithms.
No AI-generated fiction. Every chapter is written, edited, and published by real people. We're in early beta — the platform is still growing, but the stories are already here.
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How Arleco works
Pick a series
Browse episodic visual novels — romance, horror, comedy, and everything between.
Make choices
Branch the story with your decisions. Your progress and stats carry into the next episode.
Come back weekly
New chapters drop on a schedule. Pick up right where you left off — no account required.
From the blog
All posts →Guides for visual novel creators — writing, branching stories, and publishing in the browser.
How to make a visual novel
Complete guide — concept, writing, art, branching, and shipping your first playable chapter.
Best visual novel engines compared
Ren'Py, Unity, Godot, and browser-first tools — honest tradeoffs for indie creators.
Visual novel development checklist
Pre-production through launch — a practical list so nothing falls through the cracks.
Indie creators welcome — we're building in public.
Arleco is a small platform in early beta. Publish human-written branching stories with our graph editor — free while we grow the community.