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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
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Twine Alternatives
Apps similar to Twine include Ren'Py, which is free and open source. Other options are Dream Novel, StoryFlow Editor, Inky by Inkle and Tuesday JS. Game Development Tools like Twine are a crowded field, with more than 50 alternatives for Windows, Linux, Mac, the web and self-hosting.
Alternatives list
- 52 Ren'Py alternatives
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
France
EU
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StoryFlow Editor is a visual node-based tool for designing branching narratives and dialogue systems. If you're building a narrative-heavy game and tired of juggling spreadsheets, docs and text files, this is built for you.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Steam
- itch.io
Norway
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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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
United Kingdom
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...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Self-Hosted
Russia
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52 Ink by Inkle alternativesink is a scripting language built around the idea of marking up pure-text with flow in order to produce interactive scripts.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- United Kingdom
Drafft is a multi-platform, offline-first editor for interactive narrative systems and game design data. Design and structure dialogue trees, scripts, variables, quests, items, game design documents, and more.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Argentina
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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.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Online
United States
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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Online
- Self-Hosted
Build text adventure games, role-playing games, training materials, simulations, and interactive fiction without having to program.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
- Online
- United Kingdom
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A revolutionary new tool for Visual Novel Creation aimed towards aspiring artists and writers to bring their stories to life.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- United Kingdom
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Pixi’VN is a very versatile and powerful visual novel/2D game engine. It is based on JavaScript/TypeScript and uses the PixiJS library for rendering.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (LGPL-2.1)
Application type
Platforms
- Self-Hosted
- JavaScript
- Typescript
- Node.JS
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