The flagship series
Try Not to Die
You make the choices — but you don’t control the consequences. Most paths end in death. Survival depends on the decisions you make. A growing, collaborative interactive series spanning horror, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and more.
New to the series? Start here
You don’t need to read these in order — each of these is a great way in.
How it works
Interactive novels
You reach decision points and choose what happens next. Different choices lead to different endings — and a lot of ways to die.
Full-length vs. Flash Fatalities
Full-length titles are complete branching adventures. Flash Fatalities are shorter, faster interactive novellas — bite-sized and lethal.
Interactive vs. Survivor audio
Some titles offer two audiobook experiences: the Interactive version lets you make the choices by ear; the Survivor version follows one path start to finish.
Adult & Extreme Horror
Some entries are for mature readers only and are clearly labeled Adult throughout the site.
Reading order
Numbered full-length titles. New entries fill in as they’re published.
- 1Try Not to Die at Grandma's House
- 2Try Not to Die in Brightside
- 3Try Not to Die in the Pandemic
- 4Try Not to Die in the Wizard's Tower
- 5Try Not to Die in the Wild West
- 6Try Not to Die at Ghostland
- 7Try Not to Die at Dethfest
- 8Try Not to Die Back at Grandma's House
- 9Try Not to Die on Slashtag
- 10Try Not to Die in a Dark Fairy Tale
- 11Try Not to Die at Meadow Spire Mall
- 12Try Not to Die in the Shadowlands
- 13Try Not to Die in This Damned House
- 14Try Not to Die in Arcranium
- 15Try Not to Die Escaping the Cult
- 16Try Not to Die Super High
- 17Try Not to Die in Brownsville
- 18Try Not to Die in the UK
- 19Try Not to Die by Your Own Hand
- 20Try Not to Die in Roswell and Beyond
- 21Try Not to Die with Satan Inside
- 22Try Not to Die in Slattery Falls
- 24Try Not to Die on Werewolf Island
- 25Try Not to Die in Port Luck
- 26Try Not to Die: Safe Word "Bluejay"
- 27Try Not to Die in a Video Game
