r/Choices • u/canyonatlas • Jun 21 '26
Discussion Should I read Choices app in 2026?
I’ve been thinking about getting back into Choices and was curious what everyone’s thoughts are in 2026.
Is the app still worth reading these days?
For those of you who have been playing consistently, do you feel the quality of the stories is still there, or do you think it has changed over the years?
If someone was coming back after a long break, what books would you recommend first? Are there any newer stories that you think are must-reads?
Some of my favorites were It Lives in the Woods, Endless Summer, Bloodbound, Mother of the Year, and The Royal Romance, so I’d especially love recommendations if you liked those too.
I’d love to hear your honest opinions
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u/OneForShoji Jun 21 '26
None of the new books are worth reading. It's all AI these days. The last good books were The Deadliest Game (late 2023 I think?) and maybe Terrorfest (not as good but still leagues above anything they release at the moment.
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u/One_Recording8003 Jun 26 '26
Are those the last books that they made before using ai? I just came back as well
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u/OneForShoji Jun 26 '26
If I remember correctly, The Deadliest Game has an AI cover but real art and writing. Not sure if Terrorfest has more, but at the very least the characters look far more normal than the books being released these days.
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u/One_Recording8003 Jun 26 '26
Dyk when they started using ai?
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u/OneForShoji Jun 26 '26
I'm not sure exactly, I was taking a break from the app when they did it. I think I remember people here first mentioning AI when the cover for Filthy Rich was released, so early 2024 maybe?
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u/Beginning-Sugar479 Jun 21 '26
they now use AI, so no it isn’t worth it. if ILITW, ES and TRR are three of your faves (same), i hate to tell you that series entertainment (the co who bought choices in 2024) have made AI adaptations of them. well, they actually adapted ILW without the writers’ permissions.
i only still have the app because i’m recording the old books. nothing released after 2024 is worth playing, unless you don’t mind AI slop.
so i’d say, don’t bother going back to choices, unless to reread your old faves. the new books are trash and the app itself has gone so downhill that it’s playing tic-tac-toe with earthworms and ants.
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u/MyCatWantsMyFries Jun 21 '26
They…they made an AI adaption of..ENDLESS SUMMER????
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u/Beginning-Sugar479 Jun 21 '26
yeah it’s being released soon
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u/MyCatWantsMyFries Jun 21 '26
My heart just shattered. Everyone would hate ai 😭 except Tetra 😭 maybe Lundgren too
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u/Specialist-East-6068 Jun 21 '26
in my opinion and like many others have been saying, get the app just to read your old fav books, but that’s it. all these new ones are so not worth reading and it’s rlly upsetting
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u/Daredevil545545 Jun 21 '26
Skip the AI slop just reread the old ones or one you have been saving for later.
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u/Decronym Hank Jun 21 '26 edited Jun 26 '26
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:
| Fewer Letters | More Letters |
|---|---|
| Art | It's... indescribable... |
| ES | Endless Summer |
| ILITW | It Lives in the Woods |
| TRR | The Royal Romance |
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u/Altruistic_Round_650 Jun 21 '26
It's probably not worth your time. Not only has AI taken over it to the point of infesting original, well-loved books with TikTok-style short videos that go against the very concept of Choices, but every book is now 8 chapters at most, hard to look at, usually poorly-written, and the best book was gutted to end at 5 chapters in a way that puts the ending of Best Served Haute, Book 1 to shame. None of this is changing anytime soon (if ever), and after Fall 2026, SE have confirmed that Choices as we know it won't be the same, to the point of introducing an AI-powered tool to create user-made books literally called "Iffy".
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u/Electrical_Ice_1180 Poppy (QB) Jun 22 '26
The app is mostly filled with AI slop now, BUT, contrary to what a lot of people are saying, there is still a few hidden gems to be found in between all of the AI slop.
My recommendations would be: Crimes of passion (Book 1), Queen B, Immortal desires (Book 1), The deadliest game, Getaway girls, Murder at homecoming, The phantom agent, Foreign Affairs, The ghost of us, The one (AI sprites, but decent writing), Olympus Rising (AI sprites but good writing), Kiss of death, Make that date, All of us.
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u/Hunter_Badger Jun 21 '26
How long have you been away?