ifSpace AlternativesGame Development Tools and other similar apps like ifSpace

ifSpace is described as 'An interactive Fiction Space Engine and application for creating and playing Interactive Fiction games (e.g.: Colossal Cave, Zork, Choose your path books) with no coding required' and is a game development tool in the games category. There are more than 25 games similar to ifSpace for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Web-based, Self-Hosted and Mac apps. The best ifSpace alternative is Twine, which is both free and Open Source. Other ifSpace like games are Inky by Inkle, Ink by Inkle, IFDB.org and QuestJS.

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An interactive Fiction Space Engine and application for creating and playing Interactive Fiction games (e.g.: Colossal Cave, Zork, Choose your path books) with no coding required.

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ifSpace alternatives page was last updated Aug 21, 2023
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  1. Twine icon

    Twine

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

    45 Twine alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    The interface when a new story is made.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Distraction-free

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No Coding Required
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Portable
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    8.  Non linear editor
    9.  Browser-based

    Twine VS ifSpace

     

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

    • Twine is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to ifSpace.

    • Twine is Free and Open SourceifSpace is also Free and Open Source
    • Twine is LightweightifSpace is not according to our users
  2. Inky by Inkle icon

    Inky by Inkle

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    editor that uses the Ink narrative scripting language and allows you to play and test your interactive (game) narrative stories on the fly.

    47 Inky by Inkle alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Inky by Inkle screenshot 1

    Inky by Inkle Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Support for scripting
    5.  Interactive storytelling
    6.  Visual Novel
    7. Unity icon  Unity Integration

    Inky by Inkle VS ifSpace

     
  4. Ink by Inkle icon

    Ink by Inkle

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    ink is a scripting language built around the idea of marking up pure-text with flow in order to produce interactive scripts.

    48 Ink by Inkle alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Ink by Inkle screenshot 1

    Ink by Inkle Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Support for scripting
    4.  Works Offline
    5. Unity icon  Unity Integration
    6.  Visual Novel

    Ink by Inkle VS ifSpace

     
  5. IFDB.org icon

    IFDB.org

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    IFDB is a Wiki-style community project: members can add new game listings, write reviews, exchange game recommendations, and more.

    7 IFDB.org alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    IFDB.org screenshot 1

    IFDB.org Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Interpreter
    4.  Wiki

    IFDB.org VS ifSpace

     
  6. QuestJS icon

    QuestJS

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    Quest 6 is a full re-write of Quest, an interactive fiction app, to pure JavaScript. It's a framework for creating parser-based text adventures.

    46 QuestJS alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    QuestJS screenshot 1

    QuestJS Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  No registration required

    QuestJS VS ifSpace

     
  7. Dedalus icon

    Dedalus

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    Dedalus is an authoring system for generating Choose Your Own Adventure (CYOA) narrative. It is similar to other creation tools like Twine, Undum or Varytale.

    24 Dedalus alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    Dedalus screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Multiple links within the Readme are 404'd, including the example game's page and the starter pack download. Also, the GitHub hasn't been updated since 2019.

    Dedalus Features

    1.  No registration required

    Dedalus VS ifSpace

     

    • Dedalus is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to ifSpace.

    • Dedalus is Free and Open SourceifSpace is also Free and Open Source
  9. Chronicler icon

    Chronicler

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    Chronicler is an open source desktop application which allows users to create CYOA/MCG (choose your own adventure/multiple choice games) interactive fiction using a GUI not dissimilar to Twine (i.e. in the style of a flow chart).

    16 Chronicler alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Wine
    Chronicler screenshot 1

    Chronicler Features

    1.  Tree view
    2.  Visual-thinking
    3.  Planner

    Chronicler VS ifSpace

     
  10. Yarn Spinner icon

    Yarn Spinner

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    Yarn Spinner is a tool for creating interactive dialogue for games. Write your conversations in Yarn, a simple programming language that's designed to be easy for writers to learn, while also powerful enough to handle whatever you need.

    44 Yarn Spinner alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Yarn Spinner screenshot 1

    Yarn Spinner VS ifSpace

     
  11. Moiki icon

    Moiki

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    Moiki is a web-based platform that facilitates the creation, sharing, and exporting of interactive stories. The stories can be played on a range of devices including computers, mobiles, and tablets. Moiki provides a dynamic and immersive format for an engaging user experience.

    25 Moiki alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Online
    Moiki screenshot 1

    Moiki Features

    1.  No Coding Required
    2.  Single player
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Export to HTML
    5.  Interactive storytelling

    Moiki VS ifSpace

     

    • Moiki is the most popular Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to ifSpace.

    • Moiki is Free and ProprietaryifSpace is Free and Open Source
  12. Inform icon

    Inform

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    Inform is a free app for creating works of interactive fiction, available for MacOS, Windows, Linux and Android. Inside it is a powerful programming language based on English language text. This redesigned website is part of the preparations for open-sourcing the software.

    23 Inform alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Source text on one side, with compiled game in other tab.

    Inform Features

    1.  No Coding Required
    2.  Natural Language Processing

    Inform VS ifSpace

     
  13. Undum icon

    Undum

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    Remember those Choose Your Own Adventure, or Fighting Fantasy books? Where you got to choose what your character does next? Well if you think of that in a web-page you have hypertext interactive fiction, or HIF.

    24 Undum alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    Undum screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Single player
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Client-side
    6.  Support for HTML5

    Undum VS ifSpace

     

  14. gist-txt

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    A minimal text adventure engine.

    11 gist-txt alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online

    gist-txt Features

    1.  Idea

    gist-txt VS ifSpace

     
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