Reddit story videos are one of the most-watched faceless formats on TikTok and YouTube Shorts: a juicy Reddit post read aloud over a calming, satisfying gameplay background, with bold captions appearing on every word so viewers stay to the end. The dual layer (a story for the ears, satisfying motion for the eyes) is what makes them so sticky.
On EmpirioLabs you can make one from a single line. Give it a topic and it writes the story, or paste your own post and it reads it word for word. It generates a natural voiceover, runs it over a satisfying gameplay background, transcribes the audio, and burns in karaoke-style captions, all in one step.
See it in action
What you need
Just a topic, or your own story pasted in. No camera, no editing, no voice acting. The background is a satisfying pressure-washing gameplay loop by default, and you can switch it to a runner or driving style instead.
How to make one
1. Open the Composer
In the EmpirioLabs playground, open Templates, switch to the Compose tab, and pick Reddit Story.
2. Give it a story
Type a topic like "the pettiest revenge I ever got" and let the AI write the story, or switch to Script and paste a real Reddit post to have it read word for word.
3. Pick the look and voice
Choose the gameplay background, the voice, and whether to pop in images. Reddit stories look cleanest with no pop-ins: just the gameplay and captions.
4. Generate
Review the storyboard, then render. You get a finished vertical video with the voiceover, the satisfying background, and synced captions.
Using it via the API
curl -X POST https://api.empiriolabs.ai/v1/videos/compose \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $EMPIRIOLABS_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"recipe":"reddit-story-time","mode":"plan","brief":"AITA for leaving the family trip early"}'The plan returns an editable storyboard. Send it back with "mode":"render" to get the finished video.
Try it now
Make your first Reddit story video in the EmpirioLabs Composer, and see the full template list on the generation templates page.
