Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
United States
Jawa AlternativesGame Development Tools and other similar apps like Jawa
Sites and apps similar to Jawa include Twine, which is free and open source. Other options are Adventure Game Studio, Inky by Inkle, Construct 3 and Ink by Inkle. Game Development Tools like Jawa are a crowded field, with more than 25 alternatives for Windows, Linux, Mac, self-hosting and Android.
Alternatives list
Adventure Game Studio (AGS) - is the IDE and the engine meant for creating and running videogames of adventure (aka "quest") genre. It has potential, although limited, support for other genres as well.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
United Kingdom
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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
- United Kingdom
56 Construct 3 alternativesBrowser-based 2D game creation engine using a visual event-driven system, integrates JavaScript for advanced development, requires no installation or prior programming, supports exporting to HTML5, mobile platforms, Xbox One, and enables real-time editing on any device.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
- Online
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
- United Kingdom
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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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- United Kingdom
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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- United Kingdom
Platforms
- Self-Hosted
Wintermute Engine Development Kit is a set of tools for creating and running graphical “point&click” adventure games, both traditional 2D ones and modern 2.5D games (3D characters on 2D backgrounds).
Platforms
- Windows
Germany
EU
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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Android
- iPhone
- iPad
- Online
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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 (MIT)
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
- Online
- Self-Hosted
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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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- United Kingdom
