A Visual Novel Engine (VNE) is a software application (or website) used to create interactive story-based games. It typically allows a user to create visual novel-style games with rich interactive content, including music, sound effects, animations, text, and visuals. VNEs provide an easy-to-use interface and tools for developers to quickly create and deploy games with minimal coding knowledge. They also provide features like branching storylines, character customization, and in-game choices, allowing developers to create complex stories with multiple endings. VNEs are often used to create visual novels, choose-your-own-adventure games, and other interactive narrative experiences.
Ren'Py
TyranoBuilder
Novelty
Sottolio
Sottaceto
Visual Novel Maker
The last discontinued version was released on December 14, 2010. See http://www.visualnovelty.com/download.html