Narrat AlternativesGame Development Tools and other similar apps like Narrat

Narrat is described as 'Ive game engine for text-based games. Game dialogue info is written in files with a similar syntax to Ren'Py (.rpy files). Those files get loaded by the game engine which plays through them' and is a game development tool in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Narrat for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and Self-Hosted apps. The best Narrat alternative is Inky by Inkle, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Narrat are Ink by Inkle, QuestJS, Dedalus and Yarn Spinner.

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Narrat alternatives page was last updated Aug 29, 2024
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  1. 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 Narrat

     

    • Inky by Inkle is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Narrat.

    • Inky by Inkle is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Narrat.

    • Inky by Inkle is Free and Open SourceNarrat is also Free and Open Source
  2. 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 Narrat

     
  4. 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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    QuestJS screenshot 1

    QuestJS Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  No registration required

    QuestJS VS Narrat

     
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    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.

    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 Narrat

     

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

    • Dedalus is Free and Open SourceNarrat is also Free and Open Source
  6. 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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Yarn Spinner screenshot 1

    Yarn Spinner VS Narrat

     
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    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.

    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 Narrat

     

    • Moiki is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to Narrat.

    • Moiki is Free and ProprietaryNarrat is Free and Open Source
  9. Arrow (Game Narrative Design Tool) icon

    Arrow (Game Narrative Design Tool)

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    Arrow is the free, open-source and feature-rich tool for game narrative design, text-adventure development, and creation of interactive nonlinear storytelling documents.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    Arrow (Game Narrative Design Tool) screenshot 1

    Arrow (Game Narrative Design Tool) Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  No Coding Required
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Interactive storytelling

    Arrow (Game Narrative Design Tool) VS Narrat

     
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    ADRIFT

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    ADRIFT Developer is a Windows application that allows you to create complex interactive fiction games quickly and easily. It allows you to concentrate on the story by making everything else easy, such as having all options available in dropdown lists, rather than you having to...

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • AU flagAustralia

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    ADRIFT Developer

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  11. 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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    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 Narrat

     
  12. 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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    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 Narrat

     
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    ifSpace

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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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    ifSpace screenshot 1

    ifSpace Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Single player
    4.  No Coding Required
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Interactive storytelling
    7.  Mobile friendly
    8.  Interpreter
    9.  Fanfiction

    ifSpace VS Narrat

     
  14. ADLENGINE icon

    ADLENGINE

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    Adliberum Engine is a multiplayer compatible role-playing text adventure engine. Complete with real-time world-building commands; craft text powered games and scenarios alone or with others. Complete with world editing commands; create worlds, games and puzzles that you can...

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
    ADLENGINE screenshot 1

    ADLENGINE VS Narrat

     
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