Quest enables you to develop text adventure games or gamebooks that can be played on any device. Your creations can be accessed via a web browser, or downloaded to a computer, and require no coding skills. The tool provides easy-to-read formatting, and a comprehensive tutorial.
You can create different kinds of games such as text adventure games (like Zork, or Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) and gamebooks (like Choose Your Own Adventure). When you have finished creating your game, it can be played in a web browser or downloaded to a PC. You can add visual and audio elements to enhance the gaming experience such as pictures, maps, music, sound effects, and even videos from YouTube or Vimeo.
Quest supports multiple languages including English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Romanian, or Esperanto. You also have the option to create your own translation if you prefer. Once you have completed your game, you can upload it to their website. Your game can then be played online by anyone who has a web browser with no need to download any software.
Even though Quest is designed to be simple, it has a significant amount of power if you need it. You can create a custom user interface with HTML and JavaScript to change the look and feel of your game. You can also create and share libraries of advanced functionality with other developers if you choose.
Finally, Quest is licensed under Ms-PL (similar to MIT), which means that you can download and modify the Quest source code as you wish. You can even use it to create a closed source commercial application. Overall, Quest is an excellent game platform that is easy to use and provides you with everything you need to create a great game.
Version 5.5: Quest has been completely rewritten. It is now free and open source, and much more powerful.
Version 4.1.2: New Quest Packager lets you create stand-alone games
Version 4.04: Redesigned visual editor QDK so it is now even easier to create your own games.
Version 4.03: Redesigned visual editor QDK so it is now even easier to create your own games.
Version 4.02: Redesigned visual editor QDK so it is now even easier to create your own games.
Version 3.53: N/A