45 Like LÖVE Good alternative? YES NO Hi there! LÖVE is an *awesome* framework you can use to make 2D games in Lua. It's free, open-source, and works on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Android and iOS. Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone BSD iPad FreeBSD No features added Add a feature
34 Like Ren'Py Good alternative? YES NO Ren'Py is a free and cross-platform visual novel engine that helps you use words, pictures, and sounds to tell stories with the computer. Its easy and efficient... Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux No features added Add a feature
13 Like Inform Good alternative? YES NO Inform is a design system for interactive fiction based on natural language. It is a radical reinvention of the way interactive fiction is designed, guided by... Free Mac Windows Linux Natural Language Processing Add a feature
8 Like ChoiceScript Good alternative? YES NO 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... Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web Self-Hosted Scripting language Add a feature
8 Like oStorybook Good alternative? YES NO oStorybook is a free, open source novel-writing software for creative writers, novelists and authors which will help you to keep an overview of multiple plot-lines while... Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux No features added Add a feature
6 Like Inklewriter Good alternative? YES NO Inklewriter is a free tool by inkle, designed to allow anyone to write and publish interactive stories. It’s perfect for writers who want to try out interactivity, but... Free Web No features added Add a feature
7 Like Chronicler Good alternative? YES NO 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... Free Open Source Windows Linux Tree view Add a feature
3 Like Plotline Good alternative? YES NO Desktop application to create organize characters, plotlines, scenes, and chapters. Includes a distraction-free editor so you can write your novel in peace!. Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Distraction free writing Syntax Highlighting Add a feature
3 Like TalkerMaker Deluxe Good alternative? YES NO A fairly bare-bones FOSS alternative to applications like ChatMapper and articy:draft to allow for people who don't necessarily have the money to license those... Free Windows No features added Add a feature
2 Like Squiffy Good alternative? YES NO 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... Free Open Source Web Self-Hosted No features added Add a feature
3 Like textadventures.co.uk Good alternative? YES NO textadventures.co.uk is a community of interactive fiction game makers and players. All games here are either playable in your web browser, or as an app for your... Free Web No features added Add a feature
1 Like gist-txt Good alternative? YES NO A minimal text adventure engine. Free Open Source Web No features added Add a feature
4 Like Quest Good alternative? YES NO Quest lets you create sophisticated text-based games, without having to program. Make text adventures, role-playing games, training materials, simulations, or... Free Windows No features added Add a feature
5 Like articy:draft Good alternative? YES NO 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... Commercial Windows Non linear editor Add a feature
1 Like Dedalus Good alternative? YES NO Dedalus is an authoring system for generating Choose Your Own Adventure (CYOA) narrative. Free Open Source Self-Hosted No features added Add a feature
