TaleCast is a queer visual novel and audio drama app — a dedicated home for LGBTQ+ choices-based visual novels, audio dramas, and serialized novels, built by the community, for the community.
LGBTQ+ storytelling has always found a way — in fan communities, indie spaces, tucked into corners of platforms that tolerate rather than celebrate it. This community deserves better: a dedicated home, fair pay, and the confidence that your work will still be there next year. We're building that — by and for the community.
No ads. No algorithm deciding what you see. Just stories — in the format you want, at your own pace.
No ads at launch, none planned. Your experience isn't an inventory slot.
Save series, pick up on any device, and follow creators for new-episode alerts. Download unlocked episodes to listen offline — progress syncs when you're back.
Gem packs are sized to match content prices — buy what you need, no leftovers gathering dust.
Send a Spark tip to a creator you love — 100% goes to them. We don't take a cut.
Pay per unlock with gems, subscribe to the creators you love, bundle a few together, or grab an all-access pass. Every option is optional — TaleCast is fully usable without any of them.
For readers who want more. Founding members lock in $3.99/mo forever (regular $4.99).
One pass to every participating creator's subscriber content. Founding members lock in $9.99/mo forever (regular $12.99). Built for readers who follow a lot of creators.
Everything. One price. Founding members lock in $12.99/mo forever (regular $14.99).
Subscribe to an individual creator for their subscriber-only content. Creators set the price — $2.99–$4.99/mo for standard creators, up to $7.99/mo for established creators.
Bundle a handful of creators to save — the middle ground between one creator and full All-Access.
TaleCast has a dedicated Community tab — no ads, no promos, no algorithm-driven feed. Just readers and creators celebrating LGBTQ+ indie stories together.
Post discussions, share a story, or ask a question. Filter by Discussions, Spotlights, Events, or Season Finales.
Creators open Q&A threads for readers to ask directly — perfect after a finale or a big character reveal.
Wrap a season with a Finale post — a space for reactions, theories, and celebration, auto-highlighted on the feed.
Readers heart posts they love; creators and TaleCast can feature the best. No follower counts, no viral rankings — just warmth.
Tell us what you're here for and we'll come find you when the beta opens.
We're seeding the platform with creators first so you have something worth showing up for. Get on the waitlist and you'll hear from us when we're ready to open the doors.
We'll reach out as soon as reader beta opens. Thank you for the support — it genuinely means a lot.
TaleCast has zero claim on your work. Your stories, your art, your voice — they were yours before you uploaded and they're yours after. That holds whether you write, draw, or perform.
80¢ of every dollar readers spend goes straight to you. We keep 20% to run the platform — no tiers, no minimums, no fine print.
Every gem from a Spark tip goes to you. TaleCast takes nothing on tips — ever.
Publish audio dramas, branching visual novels, or serialized novels. Voice them with AI, record them yourself, or commission a human voice actor — all three formats are first-class, not an afterthought.
No geo-locked warnings, no inconsistent moderation. Here, queer stories are the foundation — not a content category.
Season publishing, episode previews, series status, author-page links, reader Q&As, and Season Finale drops.
Draft and edit episodes, chapters, and VNs with no signal — it all saves on-device and syncs when you reconnect. Only AI generation and catalog search need a connection.
Link your visual novel to another creator's — send an invite, and once they accept, your two worlds connect.
Three ways to build here — each with its own waitlist:
A marketplace where artists create and sell assets directly to TaleCast creators — cover art, character sprites, backgrounds, and visual novel assets for audio dramas, novels, and interactive stories. It's built, and it opens with the beta.
Create and sell cover art, promotional graphics, and visual assets for audio dramas, novels, and other stories creators are building on TaleCast.
Build a library of reusable visual novel assets — character sprites, backgrounds, and CGs — for visual novel creators to license and use.
Work directly with the creators who commission your art — no middleman, just you and the creators building their stories.
Same philosophy as everything on TaleCast — transparent payout rates and the tools you need to grow your art business.
The Artist Marketplace is built and ready — listings, commissions, protected payments and payouts are all in place, and it opens when the beta does. Join the list below and you'll know the moment artist applications open.
An interest list, not an application — applications open with the beta.
The marketplace is built: artists sell cover art, character sprites, backgrounds and VN assets directly to TaleCast creators, and take commissions through the platform. It opens with the beta — join this list and you'll be first to know when artist applications open.
We'll be in touch the moment the Artist Marketplace opens — and we'd genuinely like your input on it.
Creators write the script. You bring it to life. A commission marketplace where voice actors get paid to read for LGBTQ+ audio dramas, visual novels and novels — built, tested, and opening with the beta.
Voice a character in an audio drama, take a route in a visual novel, or narrate a serialized novel — for creators who wanted a human in the booth badly enough to pay for one.
Every commission arrives with the exact lines to read and an estimate of how long the read is. You know what you're agreeing to before you accept it — not after.
You keep 80%; we keep 20% to run the platform. The creator's payment is locked in escrow the moment the job is accepted, so the read is never the unpaid part.
Upload sample reels to your profile — warm narrator, villain monologue, whatever you do best. Creators listen before they commission, so your voice does the pitching.
Don't wait to be discovered. Open briefs list what creators are looking for, what it pays, and what the read involves — so you can go after the ones that suit your voice.
No synthesised or cloned reads — not from you, not from anyone else on the marketplace. Creators who want AI voices already have a tool for that; this is the other thing.
Voice actors apply once, upload sample reels, and a human at TaleCast listens before approving — it's free to apply, and you're an artist on the same terms as everyone else here: same agreement, same payouts, your work stays yours.
Building a reel, between gigs, or working already — all welcome. We're onboarding voices before the briefs start landing.
The voice marketplace is built: creators post a script, you record it, and you're paid in gems with the money held in escrow from the moment you accept. It opens with the beta — join this list and you'll be first to know when voice applications open.
We'll be in touch the moment voice applications open — and we'd genuinely like to hear what you'd want to read.
Four lists, one platform. Pick whichever sounds like you — you can join more than one, and every list gets in first the moment the doors open.
Launch date announced soon — join a list to hear it first.
You're here for the stories. No ads, no algorithm, pay only for what you actually read.
Join the reader waitlist → ✍️You write audio dramas, visual novels or novels. 80% revenue share, and your copyright never moves.
Join the author waitlist → 🎨You draw. Sell cover art, sprites, backgrounds and VN asset packs, or take commissions directly.
Join the artist waitlist → 🎙You perform. Take paid commissions with the script up front and the payment held in escrow.
Join the voice actor waitlist →Questions about the platform, partnerships, or something else? Drop us a line and we'll get back to you.
Thanks for reaching out. We'll be in touch soon.