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Write and Play Interactive Fiction with Open Source Software

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May 17, 2018

One of the best ways to create your own interactive stories was using the inklewriter web service. It offers an excellent way for writers to create interactive stories with the minimum of hassle. Unfortunately, they are shutting down the service in August 2018. However, there are some awesome open source tools that will let you exercise your creative juices and create some fun interactive tales. Here’s our recommended open source solutions for writing interactive fiction. Many are powerful and sophisticated tools with specially designed programming languages that use a form of natural language and are therefore easy to learn. Some of the applications don’t require you to write any code to create a story. Developing games can almost be as much fun as playing them.

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