AI characters that actually play along. And the ones that don’t.
I have run tabletop roleplaying groups for ten years. Since 2023 I test AI character apps by the same standards: does the character stay in role, does it remember after a week, what does the fun really cost? Every app gets a grade from A to F.
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Why AI Character Guide?
For ten years I ran tabletop roleplaying groups and moderated a roleplay forum. You learn fast whether a character is alive or just reciting lines. When friends started asking in 2023 which AI character app was “the good one”, I began paying for all of them and playing them through.
Every app gets the same three scenes, the same memory test after a week and the same price check at the checkout. No press accounts, no free access from vendors.