Books you can play right now
Each one is a full world: maps, characters, bosses and hundreds of questions, all from the book. See every book.
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
by Mark Manson
This book argues that a good life comes not from chasing endless positivity but from choosing your struggles and values with care. Through Mark Manson's blunt, story-driven philosophy, you'll practice telling meaningful problems from trivial ones, taking responsibility without blame, and facing failure and mortality as sources of clarity rather than fear.
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Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
by Cal Newport
Cal Newport argues that the rare ability to focus without distraction is becoming increasingly valuable, and shows how to cultivate it. Explore rituals from Carl Jung to modern professionals, and practise strategies like scheduling, shutdown routines, and cutting shallow work to build lasting concentration.
136 characters · Play
How To Win Friends and Influence People
by Dale Carnegie
A classic guide to human relations, teaching how to make friends, win people over, and lead without causing resentment through honest appreciation and genuine interest. Players practice recognizing key techniques through real stories about historical figures, salespeople, and everyday encounters.
161 characters · Play
Thinking in Systems: A Primer
by Donella H. Meadows
A clear guide to how stocks, flows, and feedback loops shape everything from thermostats to economies. In this world you practice spotting system traps like escalation and eroding goals, and learn to find the leverage points that create lasting change rather than quick fixes.
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Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise
by Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool
This book explains how deliberate practice, not innate talent, builds extraordinary ability in music, chess, sports, and everyday skills. In this world you practice identifying strong mental representations, structuring focused feedback loops, and applying purposeful training to your own goals.
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The Lean Startup
by Eric Ries
This book explains how startups can use validated learning, rapid experimentation, and the Build-Measure-Learn loop to build products people actually want, instead of following rigid business plans. In this world you practise identifying leap-of-faith assumptions, designing MVPs, reading actionable metrics, and deciding when to pivot or persevere.
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Principles: Life and Work
by Ray Dalio
Ray Dalio distills the life and management principles behind his personal journey and Bridgewater's success, covering radical truth, meaningful relationships, and systematic decision-making. In this world you practise embracing reality, using the 5-step process, weighing believability, and diagnosing problems to build your own effective machine.
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The Art of War
by Sun Tzu
A classic treatise on strategy, leadership, and the calculated use of force, translated by Lionel Giles. In this quiz world you practice reading its core teachings on planning, deception, terrain, timing, and espionage, sharpening how you assess situations and make decisions under pressure.
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The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness
by Eric Jorgenson
A collection of Naval Ravikant's tweets, essays, and interviews on building wealth through leverage and specific knowledge, and finding happiness through presence and acceptance. Players practice applying his principles: recognizing forms of leverage, judging long-term partnerships, and building daily habits for a calmer, clearer mind.
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The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results
by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan
This book explains why narrowing your focus to a single priority produces better results than juggling many goals, and dismantles common myths about willpower, balance, and multitasking. In this game world you practice asking the Focusing Question, time blocking your most important work, and building the habits that protect your ONE Thing.
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Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
by James Clear
This book explains how tiny, consistent changes compound into remarkable results, using the Four Laws of Behavior Change to build good habits and break bad ones. In this world you practice designing your environment, stacking habits, tracking progress, and using identity-based thinking to make lasting change stick.
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Think Faster, Talk Smarter: How to Speak Successfully When You're Put on the Spot
by Matt Abrahams
A practical guide to mastering impromptu speaking, from calming nerves to structuring thoughts on the fly. You'll practice frameworks for toasts, pitches, feedback, and apologies while learning to listen actively and speak with authentic confidence in any unplanned moment.
161 characters · Play
The MrBeast Production Academy
by Jimmy Donaldson
An internal playbook distilling a decade of lessons on making high-retention YouTube videos, from ideation and hooks to production logistics and team culture. In this world you practice spotting virality metrics, crafting strong hooks, structuring formats for retention, and running a production with clear communication and priorities.
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The Adweek Copywriting Handbook
by Joseph Sugarman
Sugarman breaks down the psychology behind persuasive writing, from crafting irresistible first sentences to triggering the 31 buying motivators that drive purchases. Players practice building buying atmospheres, overcoming objections, and structuring copy that flows like a slippery slide toward the sale.
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How it works
Three steps from a book you liked to a book you actually use.
Pick a book
One you have read, or one you keep meaning to. No upload needed: the world is already built and opens in your browser.
Walk its world
Every part of the book is a map. Every character quizzes you on one of its ideas, and a boss guards the big ones.
Come back until it sticks
Questions you miss return in rematches and boss fights. Spaced repetition, wearing a costume.
Why a game works where a highlighter fails
The mechanics are the study method. Active recall and repetition, with a reason to keep going.
Recall beats re-reading
Highlighting feels productive and fades in weeks. Pulling an idea out of your own head is what makes it stay. Every battle is that pull.
Ideas tested, not just underlined
The questions are about the argument of the book, not trivia, and each one comes with an explanation. Miss it and you learn it on the spot.
Ten minutes a day
A map is a short session. Progress, XP and streaks are saved to your account, so the book keeps working long after you finished it.
Two ways to play
Explore the overworld RPG, or climb the tower platformer where every correct answer refuels the climb. Same book, same questions.
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