Links for Twine Beginners

I use Twine to create short text-based games. I believe it’s a wonderful starting point for devs who don’t want or need graphics for their projects, or those who prefer interactive fiction. Here is a list of the sites and playlists I consult when making my games; hopefully they can help you with yours!

Getting Started

• Harlowe 2.1.0 Manual - Manual for Twine’s default story format.
• SugarCube - Documentation for the SugarCube story format.
• Twine Cookbook - Advanced Twine tricks.
• Twine Q&A - Look up questions and answers, or submit your own.
• Twine Wiki - This should be obvious, but if you need help you should always check the wiki first!
• What is Twine? (For Developers) - Intro for beginners. Lists several examples of Twines.

Writing Your Story

• 750 Words - Motivation for writing 750 words a day! Also analyzes your writing style.
• The Alphabetizer - Alphabetizes lists.
• Capitalize My Title - Capitalize titles.
• Dictionary.com - Dictionary site. Has a thesaurus.
• Hemingway Editor - Checks your text for adverbs, passive voice and hard to read sentences.
• Written? Kitten! - Shows a cute animal for every X words you write.

Changing Your Story’s Appearance

• Color Blender - Enter 2 colors and get one that’s between them.
• ColorHexa - Color encyclopedia.
• CSS Color Names - Shows colors and their names.
• furkle’s Twine 2 Harlowe CSS Tutorial - What it says on the tin.
• Google Fonts - Fonts.
• HTML Color Codes - Color picker, color names and more.
• Paletton - Color palette maker.
• Pixlr Editor - In-browser image editor. (If your story needs images.)
• W3Schools - Tutorials on HTML, CSS and JavaScript.

Hosting Your Story

• itch.io - Store for indie games. Has a Twine tag.
• philome.la - Hosts Twine stories for free. Requires a Twitter account.

Video Tutorials

• Adam Hammond’s “A Total Beginner’s Guide to Twine 2.1” - Tutorials for SugarCube. Has complementary written guides.
• Dan Cox’s Tutorials - Tutorials for Harlowe, Snowman, and SugarCube.
• OhioFi’s Twine Lessons - Short tutorials for Harlowe. There’s also written lessons.
• VegetarianZombie’s “Introduction to Twine” - Tutorials for Harlowe and SugarCube.