A downloadable game

STORYDEV VN FRAMEWORK


Create your story.

Import your characters.

Build your choices.

Publish your Visual Novel.


StoryDev VN is a creator-focused Visual Novel framework built entirely around GDevelop.


It provides the systems normally required for a complete VN or dating sim while giving the Story Dev a simple scripting workflow for creating scenes, dialogue and branching stories.



WRITE STORIES LIKE THIS


:: START


@background BG_SeasideRoad_Sunset


@portrait Saya happy left


Saya: I wasn't sure you would come.


Player: I said I would.


@affection Saya 2


? Tell her you missed her -> ROMANCE

? Change the subject -> AVOID



:: ROMANCE


@portrait Saya happy center


Saya: You really mean that?


@trust Saya 1


@goto NEXT_SCENE



BUILT-IN SYSTEMS


StoryDev VN currently includes:


• Story Manager

• Branching dialogue

• Character expressions

• Background switching

• Choices and route navigation

• Affection

• Trust

• Custom relationship stats

• Flags and values

• Conditional choices

• Locked choices

• Hidden routes

• Player-name placeholders

• Music and SFX

• Typewriter dialogue

• Auto mode

• Skip mode

• Save / Load

• Dialogue history

• Relationship viewer

• Persistent settings

• Volume and mute controls

• Keyboard controls

• Development / Release mode

• Developer debugging tools

• Example story presets



DESIGNED FOR STORY DEVS


You do not need to rebuild the technical VN systems every time you start a project.


StoryDev lets you concentrate on:


Writing

Characters

Artwork

Choices

Relationships

Routes

World-building


while the framework manages the underlying game logic.



USE YOUR OWN ASSETS


StoryDev is not tied to one visual style.


Replace the included demo content with your own:


Characters

Expressions

Backgrounds

Music

Sound effects

UI graphics


The framework uses clear naming conventions so character and background assets remain easy to manage.



BULK ASSET TOOLS


StoryDev also includes optional utilities designed to reduce repetitive GDevelop setup.


The current tools can automatically:


Import folders of backgrounds

Create named VN background animations

Generate StoryDev @background commands

Import character portrait expressions

Install characters into Left / Centre / Right portrait slots

Generate portrait command references


This makes large VN asset libraries much faster to set up.



WHO IS IT FOR?


StoryDev VN is aimed at:


Visual Novel creators

Dating Sim developers

Writers entering game development

Artists building narrative games

Beginner/intermediate GDevelop users

Indie developers who want to skip building the VN engine themselves



CURRENT STATUS


StoryDev VN is currently in final development and packaging.


The core engine is functioning and the current work is focused on:


Demo content

Documentation

Starter assets

Example scenarios

Workflow polish

Final testing



COMING SOON


The first StoryDev VN release will include the complete editable GDevelop project, documentation, example stories and starter assets suitable for learning the framework.


Follow the project here for development updates and release information.

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