Twine Alternatives

Twine is described as 'Open-source tool for telling interactive, nonlinear stories' and is a popular app in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Twine for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and Self-Hosted apps. The best Twine alternative is Ren'Py, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Twine are Inky by Inkle, Ink by Inkle, Tuesday JS and QuestJS.

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Twine alternatives page was last updated Aug 21, 2024
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  1. Ren'Py icon
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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

    • 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 VS Twine

     
    • Most users think Ren'Py is a great Twine alternative.

    • Ren'Py is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Twine.

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

    • Ren'Py is Free and Open SourceTwine is also Free and Open Source
  2. Inky by Inkle icon
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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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    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 Twine

     
  3. Ink by Inkle icon
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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

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    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 Twine

     
  4. Tuesday JS icon
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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...

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

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

    Tuesday JS Features

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

    Tuesday JS VS Twine

     
    • Tuesday JS is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to Twine.

    • Tuesday JS is Free and Open SourceTwine is also Free and Open Source
  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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux

    QuestJS Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  No registration required

    QuestJS VS Twine

     
  6. ChoiceScript icon
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    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.

    25 ChoiceScript alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

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

    ChoiceScript VS Twine

     
    Comments about ChoiceScript as an Alternative to Twine
    kirstysingleton
    Positive Jul 12, 2015
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    With use of Chronicler, you can have the best of both worlds - the visual side of Twine, but with the CYOA style of Choicescript.

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    • Almost everyone thinks ChoiceScript is a great Twine alternative.

    • ChoiceScript is Free and Open SourceTwine is also Free and Open Source
  7. Squiffy icon
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    Squiffy is a tool for creating multiple choice interactive fiction. It's written entirely in JavaScript - the compiler uses Node.js and the games it generates run in a web browser so it can run on any system with a modern browser.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

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  8. articy:draft icon
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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

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows

    articy:draft Features

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

    articy:draft VS Twine

     
    Comments about articy:draft as an Alternative to Twine
    Guest
    Positive Mar 27, 2023
    0

    Easy to use and very powerful.

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

    • articy:draft is Paid and ProprietaryTwine is Free and Open Source
  9. Quest icon
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    Build text adventure games, role-playing games, training materials, simulations, and interactive fiction without having to program.

    26 Quest alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online

    Quest Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Support for scripting
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  No Coding Required
    5.  Interactive storytelling

    Quest VS Twine

     
  10. 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.

    44 Yarn Spinner alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Yarn Spinner VS Twine

     
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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.

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online

    WrittenRealms VS Twine

     
  12. 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.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Online

    StoryNexus Features

    1.  Browser-based

    StoryNexus VS Twine

     
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