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Story Machine

2D adventure games built with drag and drop.

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3D & GamingFreeWe checked the prices on trystorymachine.com on 28 Sep 2026.

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What is Story Machine?

2D adventure games built with drag and drop.

Who is Story Machine best for?

Story Machine is best for designers and small studios who want to build and ship 2D adventure games without code.

  • Adventure games and visual novels

    Branching dialog with variables, conversations written like a film script and clickable regions of any shape cover the core of story-driven games.

  • Designers who do not code

    Game logic is built by stacking more than fifty ready-made actions instead of writing code or wiring node graphs.

  • Indie releases on Steam and Switch

    It builds for Windows, Mac, Linux, Nintendo Switch and the web, supports Steam Deck and the Steamworks SDK, and games such as Beacon's Bluff shipped on Steam with it.

  • Quick playable demos

    A game can be deployed to storymachines.net in one step and played in a browser.

How much does Story Machine cost?

Story Machine is in beta, with builds shared through the maker's Discord community, and its site lists no price, paid tier or checkout.

Robot Invader, the studio behind Story Machine, shares beta builds with members of its Discord server; the homepage and docs mention no price, licence fee or download store. Plans and current prices are on trystorymachine.com.

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Questions about Story Machine

What is Story Machine?

2D adventure games built with drag and drop.

Who is Story Machine for?

Story Machine is best for designers and small studios who want to build and ship 2D adventure games without code.

Is Story Machine free?

Yes. Story Machine has a free plan.

Where can I try Story Machine?

On its official website, trystorymachine.com.

How do I get Story Machine?

Through its Discord. Story Machine is in beta, and Robot Invader shares builds with members of its Discord server rather than through a download page. The documentation is an early preview and warns that many things will change before release.