Quest Viva
Quest Viva is a free, open-source system for making and playing text adventures and gamebooks, also called interactive fiction.
What Quest Viva is
Quest Viva is a free, open-source system for making and playing text adventures and gamebooks, also called interactive fiction. Its point-and-click editor lets creators describe game elements in plain English, with no programming needed to begin. For more control, they can use visual scripting blocks or write scripts with variables, conditionals, loops, functions, object types, and libraries. Games can include images, sounds, music, and YouTube video, and creators can customize the player interface with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. The editor runs in a browser or as a Windows, Mac, or Linux desktop app; the same editor and game files work in either. Creators can publish on textadventures.co.uk, share a private link, host a game on their own site, or make a single HTML file. Players use a browser, need no account or download, and can keep playing after a game has loaded even if the connection drops. Progress can be saved to browser storage or a file. Browser-stored games should be backed up to disk periodically.
Good
- Plain-English editor requires no programming to start.
- Browser and desktop editors use the same game files.
- Games can be published, privately shared, or self-hosted.
- Players need no download or account.
Watch out
- Browser-stored games should be backed up to disk.
- No free trial is listed; the software has a free plan.
Who it suits
Quest Viva suits people who want to create interactive fiction, from plain-English editing to more detailed scripting. Its no-cost MIT-licensed plan also allows creators to sell games and use modified source code in closed-source commercial applications.
Verdict
Quest Viva offers a free route to building and sharing interactive fiction, with both visual tools and scripting options. Remember to back up games saved in browser storage.
Plans and prices
From Quest Viva's own pricing page, checked 4 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free and open source | Free | MIT-licensed; create and sell games; modify source code and use it in closed-source commercial applications |
The facts
Each one read from Quest Viva's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- Browser and desktop
- The editor is available in a browser or as a desktop app for Windows, Mac, and Linux; the same editor and game files work in either.checked 4 Oct 2026
What it does
- Editor
- Its point-and-click editor describes game elements in plain English, so users can build games without programming.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The maker documents embedding video from YouTube and publishing or hosting games through textadventures.co.uk or a creator's own website.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Media and customization
- Games can include images, sounds, music, and YouTube video, and the player interface can be customized with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Notable limit
- Games stored inside the browser itself should be backed up to disk periodically, and the editor reminds users to do so.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Offline play
- After a game loads, it runs in the browser and continues working if the network connection drops.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Player access
- Published games run in a web browser on phones, tablets, and computers, with no player download or account required.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Publishing
- Creators can publish games to textadventures.co.uk, share a private direct link, or host games on their own website or as a single HTML file.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Quest Viva is a free, open-source system for creating and playing text adventure games and gamebooks, also known as interactive fiction.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Saving
- Players can save progress to browser storage using multiple save slots or save a game to a file; no account is required.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Scripting
- Creators can use a visual block interface or write scripts directly, with variables, conditionals, loops, functions, object types, and libraries.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Security and compliance
- The maker's opened pages describe local browser saves and MIT open-source licensing; they do not state security certifications or compliance standards.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker points users to a tutorial, Discord, and GitHub Discussions for help, and GitHub Issues for bug reports and feature requests.checked 4 Oct 2026
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