OpenBST Alternatives

OpenBST is described as 'Application that allows you to easily read and create branching stories and text adventure games using simple text files with an extremely easy to use syntax' and is an app. There are nine alternatives to OpenBST for Windows, Linux, Mac and Web-based. The best OpenBST alternative is Dream Novel, which is free. Other great apps like OpenBST are Twine, Monogatari, WrittenRealms and Inky by Inkle.

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  1. Dream Novel icon
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    Dream Novel is an AI-powered visual novel platform where every story adapts to your choices. Create dynamic, branching narratives with evolving characters and immersive worlds - no two playthroughs are the same.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
    • Dream Novel is the most popular Web-based alternative to OpenBST.

    • Dream Novel is the most popular free alternative to OpenBST.

    • Dream Novel is Free and ProprietaryOpenBST is Free and Open Source
    • Dream Novel is Lightweight and Privacy focusedOpenBST is not according to our users
  2. Twine icon
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    Twine is an open-source tool for telling interactive, nonlinear stories.

    52 Twine alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
    • Twine is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to OpenBST.

    • Twine is the most popular Open Source alternative to OpenBST.

    • Twine is Free and Open SourceOpenBST is also Free and Open Source
    • Twine is LightweightOpenBST is not according to our users
  3. Monogatari icon
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    Monogatari is a simple web visual novel engine, created to bring Visual Novels to the web.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    WrittenRealms lets you build and play narrative adventure games. Features a rich combat system with four playable classes, each with distinct skills and character customizations.

    16 WrittenRealms alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  5. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  6. Yarn Spinner icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. StoryNexus icon
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    StoryNexus: The choice is yours. StoryNexus gives you free access to hundreds of interactive worlds, from science fiction to romance, from gothic fantasy to historical adventure.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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