StoryNexus AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Game Development Tools

The best Game Development alternative to StoryNexus is Ren'Py, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to StoryNexus and many of them are Game Development Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Game Development Tool alternatives to StoryNexus are Inky by Inkle, Ink by Inkle, Tuesday JS and QuestJS.

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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.

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StoryNexus alternatives page was last updated Jul 29, 2023
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  1. Ren'Py icon

    Ren'Py

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    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.

    41 Ren'Py alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    v8.1 & v7.6 release

    Ren'Py Features

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

    Ren'Py VS StoryNexus

     
  2. 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 StoryNexus

     
  4. 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 StoryNexus

     
  5. Tuesday JS icon

    Tuesday JS

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    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...

    25 Tuesday JS alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

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

    Tuesday JS Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  No Coding Required
    3.  Visual Novel

    Tuesday JS VS StoryNexus

     

    • Tuesday JS is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to StoryNexus.

    • Tuesday JS is Free and Open SourceStoryNexus is Free and Proprietary
  6. 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.

    46 QuestJS alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    QuestJS screenshot 1

    QuestJS Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  No registration required

    QuestJS VS StoryNexus

     
  7. Dedalus icon

    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.

    24 Dedalus alternatives

    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

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  9. Chronicler icon

    Chronicler

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    Chronicler is an open source desktop application which allows users to create CYOA/MCG (choose your own adventure/multiple choice games) interactive fiction using a GUI not dissimilar to Twine (i.e. in the style of a flow chart).

    16 Chronicler alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Wine
    Chronicler screenshot 1

    Chronicler Features

    1.  Tree view
    2.  Visual-thinking
    3.  Planner

    Chronicler VS StoryNexus

     
  10. 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.

    44 Yarn Spinner alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Yarn Spinner screenshot 1

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  11. Moiki icon

    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.

    25 Moiki alternatives

    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

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    • Moiki is the most popular Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to StoryNexus.

    • Moiki is Free and ProprietaryStoryNexus is also Free and Proprietary
  12. TalkerMaker Deluxe icon

    TalkerMaker Deluxe

     6 likes
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    A FOSS Non-Linear Game Dialogue Editor.

    13 TalkerMaker Deluxe alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    TalkerMaker Deluxe VS StoryNexus

     
  13. articy:draft icon

    articy:draft

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    The first professional tool for story and game design

    Create, organize and communicate your game vision. Compose every aspect of your game design in just one highly visual and versatile solution.

    Develop interactive stories, deep and meaningful characters and item bibles coveri.

    19 articy:draft alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    articy:draft screenshot 1

    articy:draft Features

    1.  Visual planning
    2.  Idea management
    3.  Non linear editor

    articy:draft VS StoryNexus

     

    • articy:draft is the most popular commercial alternative to StoryNexus.

    • articy:draft is Paid and ProprietaryStoryNexus is Free and Proprietary
  14. Amulet icon

    Amulet

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    Amulet is a free Lua-based audio/visual toolkit suitable for small games and experimentation. It runs on Windows, Mac, Linux, HTML5 and iOS.

    77 Amulet alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Amulet VS StoryNexus

     
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