RESOURCES - TOOLS
Tools to design, write and publish your own narrative games and interactive stories. This list is subject to change as I go through cool recommendations.
Check References for resources on writing, narrative design, narrative structure, and more.
WRITE TO PUBLISH
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Twine, website (open source tool for writing non-linear stories)
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Twine 2.0 tutorials, official Youtube channel and non-official Youtube channel
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Philome.la, website (free Twine hosting with Twitter account)
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Sub-Q, website (Twine stories online publisher)
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Adventure Cow, website (Twine hosting, also provide their own engine StoryLab)
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Quest, website (textadventures.co.uk's open source tool for writing non-linear stories)
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QuestKit, website (open source toolkit for Quest)
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Squiffy, online tool (Quest's online little brother)
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ActiveLit, website (Quest's adaptation for teachers, students and group projects)
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Textadventures.co.uk, website (free Quest, Squiffy and ActiveLit hosting and sharing)
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ChoiceScript, website (Choice of Games script for non-linear stories)
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Choice of Games' Hosted Games, website (Choice of Games publication of guest material)
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Do Contract, website (free contract generator for gamedevs, legally sound for North America)
OTHER (free) TOOLS FOR INTERACTIVE FICTION
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Adrift, website (interactive fiction)
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Another IF Engines List, Google sheet (that's probably all existing engines)
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Deig, website (engine for dialogue-based 2D adventure games)
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Inform 7, website (interactive fiction)
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Inkle Writer, website (book-like non-linear stories)
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Polyglot Gamedev Project, spreadsheet (free localisation resources)
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Ren.py, website (visual novel engine for linear stories)
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Storyboarder, website (storyboarding software)
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Storyspace, website (interactive fiction)
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Texture, website (interactive fiction)
OTHER WRITING TOOLS
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CNRTL, website (French lexical dictionaries and metalexical tools)
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The Borksheet, spreadsheet (template to write barks)
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Die Gute Fabrik, website (dialogue writing workshop with step by step tools)
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Grammarly, website (English proofreading tool)
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Merriam-Webster, website (English dictionaries and thesaurus)
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Scrivener, website (tool to structure and organize writing material)
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Thesaurus, website (English thesaurus)
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WordNet, website (English thesaurus)
Feel free to share any cool resource you believe should be added to the list!
If you wish to hire me for a course in writing, narrative design or narrative structure, you can contact me now.