Dedalus Alternatives

Twine

Twine is an open-source tool for telling interactive, nonlinear stories. You don't need to write any code to create a simple story with Twine, but you can extend...

Features:

• IDE
• Non linear editor

Inform

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...

Features:

• IDE
• Natural Language Processing
• No coding required

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...

Features:

• Scripting language
• Writing tool

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...

Features:

• Gaming
• Planner
• Tree view
• Visual-thinking

Quest

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

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...

Ink by Inkle

ink is a popular open source scripting language for branching stories, designed for writers.

Undum

Undum is a game framework for building a sophisticated form of hypertext interactive fiction.

Jawa

JAWA is an online tool which makes it possible to create, free, easily and quickly, point'n'click type investigation / adventure games, playable directly in the...