CloudNovel Alternatives

CloudNovel is described as 'Website that allows you to create, share, and play visual novels. It uses a simple drag-and-drop GUI so no actual coding is involved. CloudNovel supports layered images, flags/variables, screens, etc' and is an website. There are more than 10 alternatives to CloudNovel, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac and Android apps. The best CloudNovel alternative is Scratch, which is both free and Open Source. Other great sites and apps similar to CloudNovel are LÖVE, Twine, Ren'Py and RPG Maker.

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  1. Scratch icon

    Scratch

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    Scratch is a programming language that makes it easy to create your own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art -- and share your creations on the web. As young people create and share Scratch projects, they learn important mathematical and computational ideas...

    75 Scratch alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    Scratch screenshot 1
     

    • Scratch is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to CloudNovel.

    • Scratch is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to CloudNovel.

    • Scratch is Free and Open SourceCloudNovel is Freemium and Proprietary
  2. LÖVE icon

    LÖVE

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    Hi there! LÖVE is an awesome framework you can use to make 2D games in Lua. It's free, open-source, and works on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Android and iOS.

    103 LÖVE alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • FreeBSD
    LÖVE screenshot 1
     

    • LÖVE is the most popular Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to CloudNovel.

    • LÖVE is Free and Open SourceCloudNovel is Freemium and Proprietary
    • LÖVE is LightweightCloudNovel is not according to our users
  4. Twine icon

    Twine

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    Twine is an open-source tool for telling interactive, nonlinear stories.

    52 Twine alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    The interface when a new story is made.
     
  5. Ren'Py icon

    Ren'Py

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    a visual novel engine that helps you use words, images, and sounds to tell interactive stories that run on computers, mobile devices, and the web.

    46 Ren'Py alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    v8.1 & v7.6 release
     
  6. RPG Maker icon

    RPG Maker

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    Suite for building 2D top-down role-playing games with detailed map, tile, and sprite editors, traditional turn-based mechanics, dialog and encounter tools, custom scripting, asset support, and publishing options, suitable for both beginners and advanced users.

    75 RPG Maker alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam
    RPG Maker VX Ace
     

    • RPG Maker is the most popular commercial alternative to CloudNovel.

    • RPG Maker is Paid and ProprietaryCloudNovel is Freemium and Proprietary
    • RPG Maker is LightweightCloudNovel is not according to our users
  7. Tuesday JS icon

    Tuesday JS

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    Tuesday is a free open source engine for creating visual novels, interactive stories and text-based adventure games. Written in JavaScript without using any third party libraries. There is support for the Apache Cordova framework for building native mobile and desktop...

    28 Tuesday JS alternatives

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Visualization script
     

    • Tuesday JS is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to CloudNovel.

    • Tuesday JS is Free and Open SourceCloudNovel is Freemium and Proprietary
  9. Visual Novel Maker icon

    Visual Novel Maker

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    A revolutionary new tool for Visual Novel Creation aimed towards aspiring artists and writers to bring their stories to life.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Visual Novel Maker screenshot 1
     
  10. Alice icon

    Alice

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    Alice is an innovative 3D programming environment that makes it easy to create an animation for telling a story, playing an interactive game, or a video to share on the web. Alice is a teaching tool for introductory computing.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Alice screenshot 1
     
  11. Novelty icon

    Novelty

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    Novelty is a free game maker tailored for making visual novels.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Interface. Drag and drop. What you see is what you get.
     
  13. Sottaceto icon

    Sottaceto

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    Game engine to make in a simple way Visual Novels for Android just writing the script in a XML file.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     

    • Sottaceto is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to CloudNovel.

    • Sottaceto is Free and Open SourceCloudNovel is Freemium and Proprietary
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    Gamesalad

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    GameSalad Creator is an authoring tool developed by GameSalad, Inc. (formerly Gendai Games) aimed primarily at non-programmers for composing games in a drag-and-drop fashion, utilizing visual editors and a behavior-based logic system.

    89 Gamesalad alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Gamesalad screenshot 1
     
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