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Quest Viva
What it is
Quest Viva is a free, MIT-licensed open-source system for creating and playing text adventure games and gamebooks, also known as interactive fiction. Its point-and-click editor describes game elements in plain English, while visual blocks or direct scripting provide variables, conditionals, loops, functions, object types, and libraries. Games can include images, sounds, music, and YouTube video, with player interfaces customizable through HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. The editor runs in a browser or as a Windows, Mac, or Linux desktop app, and the same files work in either. Creators can publish to textadventures.co.uk, share a private link, host games on their own website, or provide a single HTML file. Published games run in browsers on phones, tablets, and computers without downloads or accounts. After loading, play continues if the network drops. Players can save in browser storage with multiple slots or save to a file. Browser-stored games should be backed up periodically.
For and against
For
- Point-and-click creation without programming
- Visual and text scripting options
- Supports images, audio, and video
- Runs on desktop or in browsers
- Players need no download or account
Against
- Browser-stored games need periodic backups
- Published games require an initial load
- Customization may require HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
The verdict
Quest Viva offers flexible creation and publishing paths for text adventures and gamebooks. Its browser-based play model is accessible, while backup responsibility remains important for browser-stored games.
Who it suits
It suits aspiring interactive-fiction creators, including people who want visual authoring or direct scripting across desktop and browser tools.
Plans and prices
Free and open source
MIT-licensed; create and sell games; modify source code and use it in closed-source commercial applications
Read 4 Oct 2026 · questviva.com
On the record
- Browser and desktop
- The editor is available in a browser or as a desktop app for Windows, Mac, and Linux; the same editor and game files work in either.questviva.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Editor
- Its point-and-click editor describes game elements in plain English, so users can build games without programming.questviva.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The maker documents embedding video from YouTube and publishing or hosting games through textadventures.co.uk or a creator's own website.questviva.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Media and customization
- Games can include images, sounds, music, and YouTube video, and the player interface can be customized with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.questviva.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Notable limit
- Games stored inside the browser itself should be backed up to disk periodically, and the editor reminds users to do so.questviva.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Offline play
- After a game loads, it runs in the browser and continues working if the network connection drops.questviva.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Player access
- Published games run in a web browser on phones, tablets, and computers, with no player download or account required.questviva.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Publishing
- Creators can publish games to textadventures.co.uk, share a private direct link, or host games on their own website or as a single HTML file.questviva.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Quest Viva is a free, open-source system for creating and playing text adventure games and gamebooks, also known as interactive fiction.questviva.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Saving
- Players can save progress to browser storage using multiple save slots or save a game to a file; no account is required.questviva.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Scripting
- Creators can use a visual block interface or write scripts directly, with variables, conditionals, loops, functions, object types, and libraries.questviva.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Security and compliance
- The maker's opened pages describe local browser saves and MIT open-source licensing; they do not state security certifications or compliance standards.questviva.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker points users to a tutorial, Discord, and GitHub Discussions for help, and GitHub Issues for bug reports and feature requests.questviva.com · read 4 Oct 2026
