LÖVE

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 OS X Windows Linux Android iPhone BSD iPad FreeBSD

renpy

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.

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux

Inform

Inform is a design system for interactive fiction based on natural language.

Free Mac OS X Windows Linux

writers cafè

A powerful but fun writers environment that includes the StoryLines structuring tool, a notebook, journal, writing quotations, scrapbook organiser, a 60-page e-book and more.

Commercial Mac OS X Windows Linux

oStorybook

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 OS X Windows Linux

ChoiceScript

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.

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux Web Self-Hosted

Chronicler

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).

Free Open Source Windows Linux

articy:draft

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.

Commercial Windows

Inklewriter

Inklewriter is a free tool by inkle, designed to allow anyone to write and publish interactive stories.

Free Web

ADRIFT

ADRIFT Developer is a Windows application that allows you to create complex interactive fiction games quickly and easily.

Free Mac OS X Windows Linux Web

Plotline

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 OS X Windows Linux

Quest

Quest lets you create sophisticated text-based games, without having to program. Make text adventures, role-playing games, training materials, simulations, or...

Free Windows

TalkerMaker Deluxe

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

textadventures.co.uk

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

iSpring TalkMaster

Create interactive conversation simulations to train your employees for real-life conversations with clients and associates. Add the appropriate characters and...

Commercial Windows

Squiffy

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

Amulet

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

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux

gist-txt

A minimal text adventure engine.

Free Open Source Web

Dedalus

Dedalus is an authoring system for generating Choose Your Own Adventure (CYOA) narrative.

Free Open Source Self-Hosted