Monogatari

Simple Web Visual Novel Engine

Overview

Monogatari is a simple visual novel engine designed for web browsers. With responsive design and Progressive Web App (PWA) support, it works on all devices.

Details

Monogatari is designed based on the "web-first" philosophy. Your visual novel is a web page first and a game later.

Key Features:

• Simple syntax
• Responsive design
• PWA support (offline play possible)
• Released as UMD module
• Desktop apps via Electron
• Mobile apps via Cordova
• Load/save functionality
• Animation support

Pros and Cons

Pros

• Free and open source (MIT license)
• Leverages modern web technologies
• Responsive design
• Installable as PWA
• Simple and easy to learn

Cons

• Requires basic web technology knowledge
• Performance inferior to native apps
• Limited Japanese documentation

Key Links

• Official Website
• Documentation
• Tutorial
• GitHub

Example Code

Basic Monogatari script example:

monogatari.script({
    'Start': [
        'show scene room with fadeIn',
        'show character y normal at center with fadeIn',
        'y Hello! It\'s a beautiful day today.',
        {
            'Choice': {
                'Dialog': 'y What shall we do today?',
                'Walk': {
                    'Text': 'Go for a walk',
                    'Do': 'jump Walk'
                },
                'Stay': {
                    'Text': 'Stay home',
                    'Do': 'jump Stay'
                }
            }
        }
    ],
    'Walk': [
        'y Great! Let\'s go for a walk together.',
        'end'
    ],
    'Stay': [
        'y Let\'s relax at home.',
        'end'
    ]
});