Visual novel games, made with AI

Visual novel maker:
make a visual novel with AI

Make a visual novel by describing your characters and the choices readers face. Tesana's online visual novel maker builds it to read and play in your browser.

Need an idea?

What makes a good visual novel?

Readers stay for the characters and come back for the choices. Work these four into your first prompt.

  • Characters you can tell apart

    Give each character a look and a way of talking nobody else shares. Readers should know who's speaking before they see the name.

  • Short lines, one thought each

    A visual novel is read one text box at a time. Keep each box to a sentence or two, so every click moves the story along.

  • Choices that come back

    A choice matters when the story remembers it, like a friend who brings up what you said two chapters later. Plan where each one returns.

  • Endings worth another read

    A second or third ending gives readers a reason to start over and choose differently. Make each one follow from what they picked.

How to make a visual novel with Tesana

Two characters and one scene are enough to hear whether the voices work. Change a scene or a single line by chatting, with no code to write.

Play choice-based games made on Tesana

For stories that bend to what the reader says, browse the Dialogue & Choices tag on Play. Read one through to an ending before you outline yours.

Make other kinds of games

Tesana's AI game maker builds a game from your description, and these pages cover a few kinds in more detail.

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  6. Idle game maker Make an idle or clicker game
  7. Card game maker Make a card game with AI
  8. 2D game maker Make a 2D game with AI
  9. Fighting game maker Make a fighting game with AI
  10. Platformer game maker Make a platformer game with AI
  11. Multiplayer game maker Make a multiplayer game with AI
  12. Sandbox game maker Make a sandbox game with AI
  13. Arcade game maker Make an arcade game with AI
  14. RPG game maker Make an RPG game with AI
  15. Text adventure maker Make a text adventure with AI
  16. Interactive story maker Make an interactive story with AI
  17. AI game maker Make your own game

Ready to make your visual novel?

Start with two characters and the first thing one says to the other.

Questions about making visual novels

The questions to settle before the first line of dialogue.

  • Can I make a visual novel without coding?

    No script needed: describe the scenes and the choices in plain words, and Tesana's AI writes the code that puts them on screen.

  • How do I make a visual novel?

    Outline it before you build it: who's in it, and the two or three choices that change the ending. Describe that to an AI game maker such as Tesana, read through the version it builds, then add scenes one at a time.

  • Do I need a visual novel engine?

    Not on Tesana. Here the AI writes the game's code as you describe it, and the finished visual novel opens in a browser with nothing to install.

  • Can I use my own character art?

    Bringing in your own sprites and music is a Max plan feature. Otherwise Tesana's AI draws the characters and scenes in code, in a style you name, such as pixel art or hand-drawn watercolor.

  • Is there a free visual novel maker?

    To make your own visual novel for personal, non-commercial reading, Tesana's free plan is enough. A paid plan only comes into it once you want to sell the finished story.

  • What kinds of visual novels can I create?

    Mysteries, school-club comedies and fantasy quests all suit the form, and so does a quiet story about one summer. The Dialogue & Choices tag on Play collects games where what you say changes how the story goes.