User:Thijshijsijsjss/Prototypes/Twine

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Twine is an open-source tool for creating text based interactive fiction, with CSS and JS support and direct HTML exports. I have made some tests with it many years ago, none of which really went anywhere. It is easy to use, but also limited in interactivity and style and in turn, limited in what stories it can tell. However, as some reference material had been made in Twine (in particular Queers in Love at the End of the World), I figured it would be good to give it another try.

Screenshot of Twine board for very small test project

I made a small test (again, one that didn't really go anywhere. But that's okay) with some variables, conditionals and hooks. It seems to be a decently flesibile system, and one that really has a low barrier to entry. However, sometimes it can feel like 'having played one Twine game is like having played them all'. True or not, this is a little how I felt during the creation process.