Novelty AlternativesGame Development Tools and other similar apps like Novelty

Novelty is described as 'Free game maker tailored for making visual novels' and is a game development tool in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Novelty for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and Android Tablet apps. The best Novelty alternative is Ren'Py, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Novelty are Tuesday JS, Visual Novel Engine, Sottaceto and TyranoBuilder.

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Novelty alternatives page was last updated Mar 19, 2024
  1. Ren'Py icon
     64 likes

    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.

    39 Ren'Py alternatives
    v8.1 & v7.6 release

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Ren'Py Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Support for scripting
    3.  Single player
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Visual Novel
    6.  Python-based
    Ren'Py iconNovelty Icon

    Ren'Py VS Novelty

    Is Ren'Py a good alternative to Novelty?
     
    • Ren'Py is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Novelty.

    • Ren'Py is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Novelty.

    • Ren'Py is Free and Open SourceNovelty is Free and Proprietary
  2. Tuesday JS icon
     7 likes

    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...

    23 Tuesday JS alternatives
    Visualization script

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

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

    Tuesday JS Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  No Coding Required
    3.  Visual Novel
    Tuesday JS iconNovelty Icon

    Tuesday JS VS Novelty

    Is Tuesday JS a good alternative to Novelty?
     
    • Tuesday JS is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to Novelty.

    • Tuesday JS is Free and Open SourceNovelty is Free and Proprietary
  3. Visual Novel Engine icon
     1 like

    Visual Novel Engine is a cross-platform tool that lets you create visual novels through a simple, flexible and powerful tagging system, no programming skills required.

    12 Visual Novel Engine alternatives
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    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Steam

    Visual Novel Engine Features

    1.  Visual Novel
    Visual Novel Engine iconNovelty Icon

    Visual Novel Engine VS Novelty

    Is Visual Novel Engine a good alternative to Novelty?
     
    • Visual Novel Engine is the most popular Android alternative to Novelty.

    • Visual Novel Engine is the most popular commercial alternative to Novelty.

    • Visual Novel Engine is Paid and ProprietaryNovelty is Free and Proprietary
  4. Sottaceto icon
     2 likes

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

    10 Sottaceto alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet

    Sottaceto Features

    1.  Visual Novel
    Sottaceto iconNovelty Icon

    Sottaceto VS Novelty

    Is Sottaceto a good alternative to Novelty?
     
    • Sottaceto is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to Novelty.

    • Sottaceto is Free and Open SourceNovelty is Free and Proprietary
  5. TyranoBuilder icon
     4 likes

    Start making your own multi-platform video games right NOW, even if you know nothing about game programming or scripting! TyranoBuilder’s suite of intuitive drag-and-drop tools allows you to create high quality visual novels with speed and ease, and bring your creativity visions...

    30 TyranoBuilder alternatives
    TyranoBuilder screenshot 1

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Steam

    TyranoBuilder Features

    1.  Support for Android Things
    2.  Graphical component
    3.  Visual Novel
    TyranoBuilder iconNovelty Icon

    TyranoBuilder VS Novelty

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  6. Reebyte icon
     1 like

    Reebyte is a multi-platform standalone editor tool for visual novel creator and other creative interactive projects. Powerful and easy to use, where we are focused on people who doesn't have programming experience and want to create their own professional visual novel or...

    16 Reebyte alternatives
    Reebyte screenshot 1

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Steam

    Reebyte Features

    1.  Visual Novel
    Reebyte iconNovelty Icon

    Reebyte VS Novelty

    Is Reebyte a good alternative to Novelty?
     
  7. Naninovel icon
     6 likes

    Full-featured, writer-friendly and completely customizable visual novel engine.

    14 Naninovel alternatives
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    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • OSVR
    • HTC Vive
    • Self-Hosted
    • Apple TV
    • Playstation VR
    • Unity
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Gear VR
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Daydream
    • Xbox
    • Oculus Rift

    Naninovel Features

    1.  Visual Novel
    2.  Multiplatform
    3.  Graphs
    4.  Visual scripting
    5.  No Coding Required
    6.  Virtual Reality
    7.  Visual Programming
    Naninovel iconNovelty Icon

    Naninovel VS Novelty

    Is Naninovel a good alternative to Novelty?
     
    • Naninovel is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Novelty.

    • Naninovel is Paid and ProprietaryNovelty is Free and Proprietary
  8. SEEVN icon
     1 like

    SEEVN is a visual novel engine (VNE) that allows artists and writers to bring dynamic stories with multiple paths to life, using an easy to understand scene node editor. Let players make their own choices, enter information and arrive at different endings.

    12 SEEVN alternatives
    SEEVN screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet

    SEEVN Features

    1.  Visual Novel
    SEEVN iconNovelty Icon

    SEEVN VS Novelty

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  9. LVNAuth icon
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    LVNAuth is a desktop application that lets you create and view visual novels. Manage your visual novel, from beginning to end, using LVNAuth's GUI editor. A command system: You can start or stop actions in your visual novel by using some simple commands.

    18 LVNAuth alternatives
    LVNAuth screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    LVNAuth iconNovelty Icon

    LVNAuth VS Novelty

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  10. Squeaker icon
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    Squeaker is a non-linear multi-language dialogue tree editor. Squeaker makes it easy to focus on composing and editing a game's script while keeping it all organized.

    28 Squeaker alternatives
    Squeaker screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Squeaker iconNovelty Icon

    Squeaker VS Novelty

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  11. Kocho icon
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    Kocho is a free offline visual novel maker & player which allows you to play, create and share your own visual novel games in an easy way.

    12 Kocho alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    Kocho Features

    1.  Visual Novel
    Kocho iconNovelty Icon

    Kocho VS Novelty

    Is Kocho a good alternative to Novelty?
     
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