Data report · July 2026
What 209 Interactive Romance Stories Reveal: The Ouba Trope Report, 2026
In Ouba's catalog of 209 published interactive-romance stories as of July 2026, the most common specific trope is enemies-to-lovers, tagged on 44 stories, or 21% of the catalog, ahead of slow-burn (12%), werewolf romance (10%), and arranged marriage (9%). Around a quarter of the catalog (24%) is tagged mature. These figures come from a tag-frequency count of Ouba's own published catalog at ouba.art, not an industry-wide survey.
Catalog at a glance
Ouba is a reader-first AI interactive-fiction platform where you read and steer authored, branching romance stories. This report describes what is published in that catalog. The base romance tag covers 56% of the catalog and love 44%; the table further down ranks the most common specific tropes underneath them.
| Published stories | 209 |
|---|---|
| Creators | 17 |
| General-audience | 158 (76%) |
| Tagged mature | 51 (24%) |
| Average tags per story | 14 |
Most common tropes
Share of the 209-story published catalog carrying each tag. Stories carry about 14 tags each, so shares overlap and add up to more than 100%.
| Trope | Stories | Share of catalog |
|---|---|---|
| Enemies-to-lovers | 44 | 21% |
| Humor / comedy | 42 | 20% |
| Teen fiction | 35 | 17% |
| Slow-burn | 25 | 12% |
| Drama | 24 | 11% |
| Werewolf / shifter | 20 | 10% |
| Fantasy | 19 | 9% |
| LGBT / queer | 19 | 9% |
| Arranged marriage | 18 | 9% |
| Billionaire / CEO | 15 | 7% |
| Mafia | 15 | 7% |
Methodology
Every published story on Ouba carries reader-facing tags chosen by its creator. On July 2, 2026 we counted tag frequency across all 209 published stories in the catalog. Each percentage is that tag's share of the published catalog; because a story averages 14 tags, the shares overlap and sum to more than 100%. The figures describe what is published and tagged on Ouba, and are not a claim about reader behavior across the wider AI-interactive-fiction category. The source is Ouba's own catalog at ouba.art; browse it in full on the stories page.
FAQ
How many interactive romance stories does Ouba have?
As of July 2026, Ouba's public catalog holds 209 published interactive-romance stories from 17 creators, all free to read and steer in a browser at ouba.art. About 76% are general-audience and 24% are tagged mature.
How was this trope report measured?
Every published story on Ouba carries reader-facing tags set by its creator. We counted tag frequency across all 209 published stories as of July 2, 2026. Percentages are each trope's share of the published catalog; stories carry about 14 tags on average, so the shares overlap and add up to more than 100%. The source is Ouba's own catalog, not a third-party survey.
Is enemies-to-lovers really the most popular trope?
In Ouba's catalog it is the most common specific trope, appearing on 44 of 209 published stories (21%), after the umbrella romance and love tags. This reflects what creators have published and tagged on Ouba, not a measured claim about reader behavior across the whole AI-interactive-fiction category.
Read the stories behind the numbers
- Enemies-to-lovers AI stories — the catalog’s most common specific trope, read and steer as the protagonist.
- Slow-burn interactive fiction — second on the list, built for the wait.
- The full public catalog — all 209 stories, free to read.