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== Other engines ==
== Other engines ==
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! Name !! Last Update
! Name !! Last Update !! Platforms || Access
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| [https://lemmasoft.renai.us/forums/viewtopic.php?f=57&t=8030&p=109888#p109888 BASS] ||  
| [https://lemmasoft.renai.us/forums/viewtopic.php?f=57&t=8030&p=109888#p109888 BASS] ||  
|-
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| [https://fr33mind.github.io/Belle/about.html Belle] || 2017
| [https://fr33mind.github.io/Belle/about.html Belle] || 2017 || Web || Open Source
|-
|-
| [https://cs2.suki.jp/ CatSystem2] || 2016
| [https://cs2.suki.jp/ CatSystem2] || 2016 || Windows || Free/Commercial
|-
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| [https://cloudnovel.net/ CloudNovel] ||
| [https://cloudnovel.net/ CloudNovel] || || Web || Gated
|-
|-
| [https://home.dorian.live/ Dorian] || 2022
| [https://home.dorian.live/ Dorian] || 2022 || iOS, Android || Gated
|-
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| [https://intale.app/ Intale] || 2021
| [https://intale.app/ Intale] || 2021 || iOS, Android || Free
|-
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| [https://ramifygames.com/jstory/ jStory] ||  
| [https://ramifygames.com/jstory/ jStory] || ||  || Gated
|-
|-
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_visual_novel_engines#KiriKiri KiriKiri] || 2010
| [https://github.com/krkrz/krkrz KiriKiri Z] || 2017 || Windows, Android (Kirikiroid2) || Open Source
|-
|-
| [https://www.kocho.io/ Kocho] || 2021
| [https://www.kocho.io/ Kocho] || 2021 || iOS, Android || Free
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|-
| [https://github.com/FGRE/libnpengine libnpengine] || 2019
| [https://github.com/FGRE/libnpengine libnpengine] || 2019 ||  ||
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|-
| [https://www.livemaker.net/ LiveMaker] ||  
| [https://www.livemaker.net/ LiveMaker] || 2018 || Windows || Free
|-
|-
| [https://github.com/Slynchy/March22-Unity March22-Unity] || 2019
| [https://github.com/Slynchy/March22-Unity March22-Unity] || 2019 || Unity || Open Source
|-
|-
| [https://www.deviantart.com/matag/posts/journals MATAG.Tokyo] || 2016
| [https://monogatari.io/ Monogatari] || 2022 || Web || Open Source
|-
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| [https://monogatari.io/ Monogatari] || 2022
| [http://www.visualnovelty.com/ Novelty] || 2010 || Windows || Free
|-
|-
| [http://www.visualnovelty.com/ Novelty] || 2010
| [https://www.nscripter.com/ nScripter] || 2018 || Windows
|-
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| [https://www.nscripter.com/ nScripter] ||  
| [https://github.com/anonl/nvlist NVList] || 2021 || Multiple || Open Source
|-
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| [https://github.com/anonl/nvlist NVList] || 2022
| [http://www.vnengine.com/ Om3ga Visual Novel Engine] || 2018 ||  || Free
|-
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| [http://www.vnengine.com/ Om3ga Visual Novel Engine] || 2018
| [https://lunafromthemoon.itch.io/renjs RenJS] || 2022 || Web || Free
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| [https://lunafromthemoon.itch.io/renjs RenJS] || 2022
| [https://www.richcast.com RichCast] || 2022 || Windows, Mac ||  
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| [https://www.richcast.com RichCast] || 2022
|-  
|-  
| [https://wcu.itch.io/seevn SEEVN 2] || 2020
| [https://wcu.itch.io/seevn SEEVN 2] || 2021 || Windows, macOS, Linux || Free
|-
|-
| [https://github.com/ktabata/suika2 Suika2] || 2022
| [https://github.com/ktabata/suika2 Suika2] || 2022 || Windows, Mac, iOS, Android || Open Source
|-
|-
| [https://talefab.com/ Talefab.com] || 2021
| [https://talefab.com/ Talefab.com] || 2021 || Web || Free
|-
|-
| [https://kirilllive.github.io/tuesday-js/ Tuesday JS visual novel engine] || 2022
| [https://kirilllive.github.io/tuesday-js/ Tuesday JS visual novel engine] || 2022 || Multiple || Open Source
|-
|-
| [https://twinery.org/ Twine] || 2022
| [https://twinery.org/ Twine] || 2022 || Windows, macOS, Linux || Open Source
|-
|-
| [https://docs.xgasoft.com/vngen/index/ VNgen] || 2020
| [https://docs.xgasoft.com/vngen/index/ VNgen] || 2020 ||  || Commercial
|}
|}


== Defunct engines ==
== Defunct engines ==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_visual_novel_engines#KiriKiri KiriKiri 2] (Replaced by KiriKiri Z)
* [https://www.deviantart.com/matag/posts/journals MATAG.Tokyo]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060806230137/http://www.bladeengine.com/ Blade Visual Novel Engine]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060806230137/http://www.bladeengine.com/ Blade Visual Novel Engine]
* [https://docs.xgasoft.com/legacy/ Edge Visual Novel Engine]
* [https://docs.xgasoft.com/legacy/ Edge Visual Novel Engine]

Revision as of 13:17, 3 July 2022

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Visual novel engines refer to engines such as Ren'Py, NaniNovel, or VNMaker, which are focused around the creation of visual novels or visual novel adjacent games, rather than general purpose game engines such as Unity or Godot.

Popular engines

Other engines

Name Last Update Platforms Access
BASS
Belle 2017 Web Open Source
CatSystem2 2016 Windows Free/Commercial
CloudNovel Web Gated
Dorian 2022 iOS, Android Gated
Intale 2021 iOS, Android Free
jStory Gated
KiriKiri Z 2017 Windows, Android (Kirikiroid2) Open Source
Kocho 2021 iOS, Android Free
libnpengine 2019
LiveMaker 2018 Windows Free
March22-Unity 2019 Unity Open Source
Monogatari 2022 Web Open Source
Novelty 2010 Windows Free
nScripter 2018 Windows
NVList 2021 Multiple Open Source
Om3ga Visual Novel Engine 2018 Free
RenJS 2022 Web Free
RichCast 2022 Windows, Mac
SEEVN 2 2021 Windows, macOS, Linux Free
Suika2 2022 Windows, Mac, iOS, Android Open Source
Talefab.com 2021 Web Free
Tuesday JS visual novel engine 2022 Multiple Open Source
Twine 2022 Windows, macOS, Linux Open Source
VNgen 2020 Commercial

Defunct engines

Guides

External links


Engines
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