FREE TO USE
We are proud to say CloudNovel is a free to use online visual novel maker. We only charge if you want to use our cloud storage or export your visual novels offline for Windows or Mac.AVAILABLE ON WEB, MOBILE, AND DESKTOP
CloudNovel visual novels run on all modern internet browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, etc), as well as the ability to export to Windows or Mac OSX.NO PROGRAMMING, EASY DRAG AND DROP
CloudNovel requires zero programming skills, we are a pure GUI visual novel maker with no scripting language. Everything is edited visually with easy-to-use, drag and drop, intuitive menus.
CloudNovel’s Features
CloudNovel has many features that allow for advanced visual novel gameplay including the use of flags (variables), screens, and a visual animation timeline editor for advanced animations in your visual novel gameplay. Best of all, there is zero coding!
NO PROGRAMMING
CloudNovel requires no programming, everything is controlled by a graphic user interface with easy to use, drag and drop, intuitive menus. The only code you need to know is <i> and <b>
SCENES FLOWCHART/MAP
Plan out your visual novel visually in your project’s scene flowchart. Your story will be controlled from your visual novel’s scenes flowchart where you can connect scenes to create complex paths and routes in your visual novel story.
ANIMATION TIMELINE EDITOR
Our animation timeline editor allows for cool special effects and animations for your visual novel. You can animate characters, backgrounds, or even make cool camera animation effects like panning or zooming.
FLAGS OR “VARIABLES”
We allow the use of creating flags (more commonly known as “variables”) to set custom character names, health and mana statistics, turn based battle system, and much more advanced features in your visual novel game.
SCREENS CREATOR
With the ability to create custom screens, you can make inventory systems, main menus, CG gallery screens, extra bonus rooms, maps, and much more..
ONLINE COLLABORATION
Because CloudNovel is an online visual novel engine, you can add multiple people as collaborators to your visual novel project. Just like google drive!
LAYERED ASSETS
Within our scene editor our assets are organized by layers just like layers within a paint program like Paint Tool SAI or Adobe Photoshop.
ONLINE 24/7
CloudNovel is run on Digital Ocean, a premier Cloud service provider. Our down time is next to zero and we are always online, so you can access CloudNovel 24/7.
Join us! Create your visual novel today!
1000+ FREE ART RESOURCES
Choose from over 1000+ art resources to make your visual novel game
We have over a thousand art resources (characters, backgrounds, etc) to choose from to start making your visual novel game. We also come with character generators if you want to create your own characters or backgrounds for your visual novel, and you don’t want to draw it yourself.
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Latest News
Here is our latest blog posts!
CloudNovel Engine Development is Paused
Hello everyone This is Sonya, your princess and CEO. I have an important announcement. Starting today we are halting development on the CloudNovel visual novel engine. After 4 years of[…]
Read moreKickstarter Advice from Sonya
Sonya’s advice on launching a Kickstarter campaign for your visual novel: Start marketing months ahead of when you launch your kickstarter Prepare a press kit Release your demo as soon[…]
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Winners of the Ocean Paradise Jam
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Read moreOur Team
CloudNovel was founded on July 1st 2015 by Sonya Fung. You also may know her as the creator of Café Rouge Otome online flash game that was released in 2012.
Sonya Fung
CEO
DAX
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