Quest
Create text adventure games. Share them with everybody. Free
free for Windows 7, Windows Vista or Windows XP
Quest lets you make text adventure games (interactive fiction) that can be played anywhere. Your game can be played in a web browser, downloaded to a PC, or even turned into an iPhone or Android app.
Easy to create your own game
No programming knowledge is required. Everything about your game is displayed in plain English, and a full tutorial is included. If you’ve ever wanted to create your own game, but have been put off by complicated programming languages, Quest is a great way to get started.
Graphics, sounds, video
Add pictures to your game, music and sound effects – even video from YouTube or Vimeo.
Share your game
Share your game with friends, and the world, by uploading it to this website. It’s the number one destination for text adventure games on the web, serving hundreds of games every day. There’s no need for players to download any software – games can be played in any web browser.
Games in any language
Create games in English, French, German, Spanish or Dutch – or create your own translation.
Advanced Features
Quest is a powerful game platform. It’s designed to be easy to learn, but it has huge power if you need it. You can even create your own user interface with HTML and Javascript, to completely customise the look and feel of your game. You can create and share libraries of advanced functionality. Quest is free open source software, licenced under Ms-PL (similar to MIT), which means you can download and modify the Quest source code, and even use it in closed source commercial applications.
Developing Quest
My name is Alex Warren and I am the creator of Quest. I’m currently working on it full-time. In the near future, my plan is to make it easier to embed games in your blog or website, and to play games on the iPhone and iPad. I’m also keen to develop Quest as an educational tool.
To keep up to date:
- Join the mailing list for release announcements
- Follow @TextAdv on Twitter for Quest announcements and game releases
- Follow @alexwarren on Twitter for Quest announcements and other thoughts
If you like Quest, please consider making a donation.
If you would like to help developing Quest, please see the Quest CodePlex site.
Your download includes everything you need to create your own text adventure games, and a full tutorial to get you started.
Want to learn more first? Read the Quest 5 Documentation wiki.
Feedback, questions or problems?
- Post questions or problems on the Quest 5 Forum
- Post suggestions at Uservoice
- Add bugs to the Issue Tracker
- Email me at alex@axeuk.com