articy:draft X
7.4#4 in game narrative design softwareFrom €69.99 a yearFree planAPImacOSSelf-hostedWindows
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Quest Viva
6.3#18 in game narrative design softwareFree planFree planWebLinuxmacOSWindows
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| Fact | articy:draft X | Quest Viva |
|---|---|---|
| Integrations | The product provides dedicated Unity and Unreal integrations, along with JSON, Excel, Word, and XML exports. | The maker documents embedding video from YouTube and publishing or hosting games through textadventures.co.uk or a creator's own website. |
| Purpose | articy:draft X is a narrative design and game writing tool for creating and managing interactive stories. | Quest Viva is a free, open-source system for creating and playing text adventure games and gamebooks, also known as interactive fiction. |
| Scripting | Global variables, conditions and instructions can control story flow and player choices. | Creators can use a visual block interface or write scripts directly, with variables, conditionals, loops, functions, object types, and libraries. |
articy:draft X plans
- articy:draft X FREEFree
- articy:draft X Monthly subscription€6.99 a month
- Single User Monthly subscription€7.98 a month
- Team bundles€56 a month
- articy:draft X Annual subscription€69.99 a year
- Single User Annual subscription€79.99 a year
Quest Viva plans
- Free and open sourceFree
Pick articy:draft X if…
articy:draft X suits game writers and narrative designers building branching stories, especially those working with Unity or Unreal. Teams needing shared project access can consider the multi-user options.
Pick Quest Viva if…
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.