Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online


Squiffy is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is Twine, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Squiffy and 11 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Squiffy are Inky by Inkle, Ink by Inkle, QuestJS and Inform.


editor that uses the Ink narrative scripting language and allows you to play and test your interactive (game) narrative stories on the fly.

ink is a scripting language built around the idea of marking up pure-text with flow in order to produce interactive scripts.


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.



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.

ChoiceScript is a simple programming language for writing multiple-choice games (MCGs) like Choice of the Dragon. Writing games with ChoiceScript is easy and fun, even for authors with no programming experience.
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...




Adventuron is a text-adventure authoring tool, used to create games playable on desktop, mobile as well as old computers including Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum. Featuring a web-based code editor with autocompletion and a fast development workflow that lets you play as...




TADS 3 is a robust, modern programming environment specially designed for creating Interactive Fiction.





