Ink by Inkle AlternativesGame Development Tools and other similar apps like Ink by Inkle

Ink by Inkle is described as 'Ink is a scripting language built around the idea of marking up pure-text with flow in order to produce interactive scripts' and is a game development tool in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Ink by Inkle for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and Self-Hosted apps. The best Ink by Inkle alternative is Twine, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Ink by Inkle are Ren'Py, Inky by Inkle, Inklewriter and TilBuci.

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

    52 Twine alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
    • Twine is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Ink by Inkle.

    • Twine is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Ink by Inkle.

    • Twine is Free and Open SourceInk by Inkle is also Free and Open Source
    • Twine is LightweightInk by Inkle is not according to our users
  2. Ren'Py icon
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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
     
  3. Inky by Inkle icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. Inklewriter icon
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    an easy-to-use online tool to write basic interactive stories that can be shared or converted to the ink scripting language and then integrated with Unity.

    12 Inklewriter alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
    • Inklewriter is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Ink by Inkle.

    • Inklewriter is Free and Open SourceInk by Inkle is also Free and Open Source
  5. TilBuci icon
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    TilBuci is a free, open source tool to create interactive content. From a visual web interface, you can gather your media, texts, and all content in the form of interactive "movies" that can be exported as websites, embedded via iframes, made available as PWA apps or...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Linux
    • Windows
    • Mac
     
  6. QuestJS icon
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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.

    47 QuestJS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  7. Dedalus icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
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    A free visual novel creation tool — perfect for commercial use. Easily publish your game across all platforms, including PC, web browsers, smartphones (iPhone & Android), and tablets.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
     
  9. Pixi’VN icon
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    Pixi’VN is a very versatile and powerful visual novel/2D game engine. It is based on JavaScript/TypeScript and uses the PixiJS library for rendering.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
    • Typescript
    • Node.JS
     
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    Finally in full framfork using Javascript and ink

    Ink by Inkle Icon
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    • Pixi’VN is Free and Open SourceInk by Inkle is also Free and Open Source
    • Pixi’VN is LightweightInk by Inkle is not according to our users
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    A revolutionary new tool for Visual Novel Creation aimed towards aspiring artists and writers to bring their stories to life.

    22 Visual Novel Maker alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • Visual Novel Maker is the most popular commercial alternative to Ink by Inkle.

    • Visual Novel Maker is Paid and ProprietaryInk by Inkle is Free and Open Source
  11. Chronicler icon
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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).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Wine
     
  12. ifSpace icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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