Undum AlternativesGame Development Tools and other similar apps like Undum

Undum is described as 'Remember those Choose Your Own Adventure, or Fighting Fantasy books? Where you got to choose what your character does next? Well if you think of that in a web-page you have hypertext interactive fiction, or HIF' and is a game development tool in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Undum for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Web-based, Linux, Self-Hosted and Mac apps. The best Undum alternative is Twine, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Undum are Dream Novel, Inky by Inkle, Ink by Inkle and QuestJS.

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  1. Twine icon
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    Twine is an open-source tool for telling interactive, nonlinear stories.

    52 Twine alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
    • Twine is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Undum.

    • Twine is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Undum.

    • Twine is Free and Open SourceUndum is also Free and Open Source
    • Twine is LightweightUndum is not according to our users
  2. Dream Novel icon
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    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.

    33 Dream Novel alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  3. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  5. Dedalus icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
    • Dedalus is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Undum.

    • Dedalus is Free and Open SourceUndum is also Free and Open Source
  6. Chronicler icon
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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).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Wine
     
  7. ifSpace icon
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    An interactive Fiction Space Engine and application for creating and playing Interactive Fiction games (e.g.: Colossal Cave, Zork, Choose your path books) with no coding required.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  8. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. Moiki icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

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

    • Moiki is Free and ProprietaryUndum is Free and Open Source
  10. Inform icon
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    A minimal text adventure engine.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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