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Hiyam is an interactive fiction platform where users play AI-powered, choice-driven simulation games across anime and reality-TV fandoms. The platform hosts a community-created library of 427+ games, with top titles like "JJK Love Island AU" reaching 2 million plays, and uses a "play score" ranking system to surface engaging content based on player retention.
- Gaming & eSports
- Media & Entertainment
- Artificial Intelligence
- Creator / Creative Economy
- Software Only
Funding
Raised to date
$500KRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
Founders
Founder details are not available yet.
Product
Problem
Fans of anime and reality TV franchises lack a dedicated space to immerse themselves in interactive, character-driven stories. Existing platforms rarely combine AI-powered narrative generation with community-created content, forcing users to juggle static fan fiction, generic chatbots, or single-player games that don’t adapt to their choices.
Solution
Hiyam provides a platform for AI-powered interactive fiction games, centered on community-created simulations that let players step into storylines as characters. The platform features a library of games across genres like romance, thriller, and reality TV, with a strong focus on Jujutsu Kaisen-themed scenarios. Users can dive into trending titles like "JJK Island Villa AU" (2M plays) or discover new and dark-horse games that are gaining traction. The platform organizes content through dedicated rankings—such as Top Sim, Top Story, and Top Moments—using a "play score" that measures player return rate to surface engaging experiences. Genres and fandom tags (e.g., Love Island, Naruto, My Hero Academia) help users filter stories that match their interests.
Target Audience
Primary users are anime and reality-TV fans, especially Jujutsu Kaisen enthusiasts, who want immersive roleplay and interactive storytelling. The platform also serves as a creative outlet for community members who build and publish their own simulation games.
Features
- AI-driven narrative engine that powers interactive, choice-based fiction across multiple genres
- Community-created game library with user-generated simulations and fan-fiction-style storylines
- "Play score" ranking system that highlights games based on player retention and repeat engagement
- Trending, new, and dark horse sections to surface popular and emerging titles
- Fandom-specific categorization across 78 fandoms (e.g., Jujutsu Kaisen, Love Island, Naruto) for easy discovery
- Creator challenge events with in-platform rewards (e.g., 20,000 Yams) to incentivize content creation