Yarn Spinner
yarnspinner.devNarrative game tools for writers, programmers, and everyone in between.
Gamesnarrative-gamesdialoguegame-developmentunitygodotunreal-engineopen-source
About
Yarn Spinner is an open-source toolkit for creating dialogue and branching narratives in video games. It provides a scripting language, editor integrations (VS Code), and official engine plugins for Unity, Godot, and Unreal Engine. The toolset covers the full narrative workflow from writing and localization to UI presentation and animation.
Problem
Writing, integrating, and managing branching dialogue in game engines is complex and fragmented across disciplines.
For
game developers, writers, and game designers building narrative games
How it works
Developers write dialogue in the Yarn scripting language using VS Code, then import it into their game engine via official integrations that connect narrative directly to game logic.
Business model
open-source
Status
launched