Tool fileDesk: Text
AI Dungeon review
Quick answer
Deep text-adventure tools and a published context table, with small context on the free tier.
Free: Free story models with 2k-4K context. Paid: Journey $14.99/month.
Best for: Text adventure and interactive fiction.
At a glance
- Platforms: Web, iOS, Windows
- Allows: Mature setting for adult stories, Freeform text adventures, Community scenarios
- Content rules: Mature setting does not limit sexual or violent output; a filter blocks sexual content involving minors.
- Privacy and training: Stories are encrypted with server-held keys; Improve the AI training on by default for new users. (third-party)
- Age verification: Users confirm they are 18+ when they turn on the Mature setting; no other check is described.
AI Dungeon
- Official site
- aidungeon.com
- Free tier
- Free story models with 2k-4K contextPrice page (opens in new tab), checked
- From
- Journey $14.99/month (Legend $29.99, Mythic $49.99, Ultimate $99.99)Price page (opens in new tab), checked
- Best for
- Text adventure and interactive fiction
- Platforms
- Web · iOS · Windows
- Models and context
- Free models have 2k-4K context; paid tiers give 8k, 16k, 32k or 64k, with DeepSeek and Ultra models.
- Characters and tools
- Hundreds of community scenarios, Story Cards, Plot Components, and Do/Say/Story actions.
- Content rules
- Mature setting does not limit sexual or violent output; a filter blocks sexual content involving minors.Content moderation FAQ (opens in new tab), checked
- Message limits
- Pricing page lists free story models as unlimited; paid tiers add monthly credits for larger models.Price page (opens in new tab), checked
- Privacy and training
- Stories are encrypted with server-held keys; Improve the AI training on by default for new users. (third-party)
- Age verification
- Users confirm they are 18+ when they turn on the Mature setting; no other check is described.
- User reports
- Steam rating Mixed from 810 reviews; no Trustpilot page found. (third-party)
- Last checked
- by Margot Vale
Strengths
- Free tier with several story models
- Published context size per tier
- Unpublished content is not moderated
- Long-running story tools such as Story Cards
Weaknesses
- Small context on free and low tiers
- Age check is only a self-confirmation
- Encryption keys are held on the server
- Default training setting changed for new users (third-party)
Our notes
AI Dungeon by Latitude is a text adventure and story tool with Safe, Moderate and Mature content settings. The Mature setting does not limit adult output, but a filter blocks sexual content involving minors. The free tier uses small-context models, and paid tiers raise context up to 64K tokens.
Check log
The vendor pages we read, the date we read them and what they said. These are document checks of published pages.
| Date | Checked | Found |
|---|---|---|
| Price page (opens in new tab) | Price: Journey $14.99/month (Legend $29.99, Mythic $49.99, Ultimate $99.99)Free tier: Free story models with 2k-4K contextMessage limits: Pricing page lists free story models as unlimited; paid tiers add monthly credits for larger models. | |
| Content moderation FAQ (opens in new tab) | Content rules: Mature setting does not limit sexual or violent output; a filter blocks sexual content involving minors. |
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