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Twine

open source tool for telling interactive, nonlinear stories
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Twine
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Summary

Twine is a game engine[1]. Twine draws 536 Wikipedia views per month (game_engine category, ranking #26 of 93).[2]

Key Facts

  • Twine's instance of is recorded as game engine[3].
  • Twine's instance of is recorded as authoring system[4].
  • Twine's instance of is recorded as hypertext system[5].
  • Twine's developer is recorded as Chris Klimas[6].
  • Twine's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License[7].
  • Twine's programmed in is recorded as Python[8].
  • Twine's programmed in is recorded as JavaScript[9].
  • Twine's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0.4[10].
  • Twine's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0.5[11].
  • Twine's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0.6[12].
  • Twine's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0.7[13].
  • Twine's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0.8[14].
  • Twine's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0.9[15].
  • Twine's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0.10[16].
  • Twine's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0.11[17].
  • Twine's software version identifier is recorded as 2.1.0[18].
  • Twine's software version identifier is recorded as 2.1.1[19].
  • Twine's software version identifier is recorded as 2.1.2[20].
  • Twine's software version identifier is recorded as 2.1.3[21].
  • Twine's software version identifier is recorded as 2.2.0[22].
  • Twine's software version identifier is recorded as 2.2.1[23].
  • Twine's software version identifier is recorded as 2.3.0[24].
  • Twine's software version identifier is recorded as 2.3.1[25].
  • Twine's software version identifier is recorded as 2.3.2[26].
  • Twine's software version identifier is recorded as 2.3.3[27].

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Adaptations and Inspiration

wiki software inspired Twine[28].

Why It Matters

Twine draws 536 Wikipedia views per month (game_engine category, ranking #26 of 93).[2] Twine has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29]

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References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . twinery.org. twinery.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Platform → —
    Inception → +2009-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Software version identifier → 2.0.4, 2.0.5, 2.0.6 +47
    Official website → http://twinery.org
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ Software version identifier, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/85cba9f381b5|details]])"
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