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Novelworks - No-Code Visual Novel Editor
Create beautiful stories without code. See your characters and you background come to life before your eyes! An interface and a no-code logic designed for and by artists, not developers :)

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Single-player
Profile Features Limited 
Languages:
Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English ✔

Early Access Software

Get involved with this software as it develops.

Note: This Early Access software is not complete and may or may not change further. If you are not excited to use this software in its current state, then you should wait to see if it progresses further in development. Learn more

What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access?

“This is released in early access because I think it's important to build tools through real problem solving. A tool that grows with its users. The update will be heavily influenced by the feedback of Novelworks users.”

Approximately how long will this software be in Early Access?

“We are planning on 6 months until the full release of the tool. After these 6 months, we will still update the tool in various ways.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“Anything that didn't work well during the early access will be removed. We cannot predict exactly how it will turn out, but here are some of the next step already in the scope :

- Outfits customization for your characters
- camera effects, parallax, animations in one click
- Pre-made features such as “phone”, “player character customization”, export a .exe build ”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“You can expect all the features that are listed in the description to be already working and stable (obviously, excluding the “coming soon”)
With this version, you can already create a simple story with multiple endings, variables, conditions, choices and events or a small exploration point & click game. ”

Will this software be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“The price will not change and stay the same forever (promotions excluded) to keep the tool affordable. ”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“By listening to feedback, answering the community, Discord... The community will be heavily involved, as I said earlier, because we are building a tool for them.”
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About This Software

A downloadable tool to effortlessly create a visual novel.

NovelWorks is a no-code Visual Novel editor, meaning that even beginners can use it.
Features are built into the editor, ready to use in one click.. 

It gives creators and artists with no coding background the power to bring their stories to life, without having to rely on AI coding assistants.

Designed for and by artists, not developers. The interface is intuitive and easy to read and understand. You’ll feel comfortable quickly ! 

Features

  • Visual editing. Build your scenes directly on the game screen. What you see is what the player gets.

  • Characters. Add expressions, avatars and name colors to each character.

  • Choices and endings. Create choices, variables and conditions to give your story multiple endings.

  • Point and click. Draw clickable zones on your backgrounds to explore, examine and unlock.

  • Inventory. Let the player pick up and use items. Turn it on in one click.

  • Story map. See your whole story at a glance. Create and link scenes directly on the map.

  • Game UI. Design your title screen, dialogue box and menus with your own fonts, colors and images.

  • Writer tools. Import a script, search and replace, add notes and track your progress.

  • Safe work. Undo anything. Your project is saved automatically.

  • Web export. Export your game in one click, ready browser and playable on phones.

  • Coming next: save & load for players, dialogue history, Auto & Skip.

Those are what we considered to be the basic features. But this is not the final destination. We are improving the software and working on new features everyday. 

Credits

All the credits are listed in the software menu. 

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

AI-assisted coding tools have been used to speed up developing time. No AI-generated illustrations were used.

System Requirements

Windows
macOS
    Minimum:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 10 64-bit
    • Processor: 64-bit dual-core, 2 GHz
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Any GPU with up-to-date drivers
    • Storage: 500 MB available space
    • Additional Notes: Mouse and keyboard. A modern web browser to test exported games.
    Recommended:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 11 64-bit
    • Processor: Quad-core
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Storage: 1 GB available space
    • Additional Notes: Plus space for your game's pictures.
    Minimum:
    • OS: macOS 12 Monterey
    • Processor: Apple Silicon (M1 or later) or 64-bit Intel
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Any
    • Storage: 500 MB available space
    • Additional Notes: Native on Apple Silicon and Intel.
    Recommended:
    • OS: macOS 14 Sonoma or later
    • Processor: Apple Silicon
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Storage: 1 GB available space
    • Additional Notes: Plus space for your game's pictures.