ChoiceScript Alternatives

ChoiceScript is described as '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' and is an app in the news & books category. There are more than 25 alternatives to ChoiceScript for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Web-based, Mac and Self-Hosted apps. The best ChoiceScript alternative is Twine, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like ChoiceScript are Inky by Inkle, Ink by Inkle, QuestJS and Dedalus.

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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

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

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

    • Twine is Free and Open SourceChoiceScript is also Free and Open Source
    • Twine is LightweightChoiceScript is not according to our users
  2. Ink by Inkle icon
     9 likes

    ink 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)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. QuestJS icon
     2 likes

    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 (MIT)

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    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  4. Dedalus icon
     2 likes

    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 ChoiceScript.

    • Dedalus is Free and Open SourceChoiceScript is also Free and Open Source
  5. Chronicler icon
     12 likes

    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
     
  6. ifSpace icon
     2 likes

    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 (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  7. Moiki icon
     1 like

    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 ChoiceScript.

    • Moiki is Free and ProprietaryChoiceScript is Free and Open Source
  8. Inform icon
     14 likes

    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
     
  9. Yarn Spinner icon
     3 likes

    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 (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. StoryNexus icon
     1 like

    StoryNexus: The choice is yours. StoryNexus gives you free access to hundreds of interactive worlds, from science fiction to romance, from gothic fantasy to historical adventure.

    44 StoryNexus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  11. ADRIFT icon
     6 likes

    ADRIFT Developer is a Windows application that allows you to create complex interactive fiction games quickly and easily. It allows you to concentrate on the story by making everything else easy, such as having all options available in dropdown lists, rather than you having to...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
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