Yarn Spinner

A friendly dialogue system for Unity and Godot.

  • Free
  • Open source
  • Good for beginners
  • Jam-friendly

What it does

Yarn Spinner lets writers create branching conversations in a screenplay-like format and run them in Unity or Godot. It has been used in many well-known indie games.

Highlights

  • Screenplay-like dialogue format
  • Unity and Godot support
  • VS Code extension with previews
  • Free and open source

Is it right for me?

Skill level
Intermediate, Advanced
Useful for
Game jams, Indie developers, Students, Hobby projects
Game jams
A good fit — quick to pick up and use under time pressure.

Pairs well with

Bitsy

Game engines

Make tiny pixel-art exploration and story games in your browser.

  • Free
  • Open source
  • Good for beginners

Video essays about why great game design works.

  • Free resource
  • Good for beginners

ink

Story & game design

A scripting language for branching dialogue, from inkle.

  • Free
  • Open source
  • Good for beginners

Notion

Planning & teamwork

Docs, wikis and databases for game design documents.

  • Free + paid plans
  • Good for beginners