On a quick search I found Quest, but I remember there being more, some even had their own subreddits. Maybe I can look them up later. Source: 11 months ago

Other software that I haven't tried: quest, inklewriter, gamebook authoring tool. Source: about 1 year ago

Surprised no one has mentioned Quest, it's complicated to figure out but it should be able to do everything you're asking, based on what I've seen other people do with it. Source: about 1 year ago

It was just a text adventure in my case, but it had sounds and images playing when different choices were picked. It was about a hunt for a werewolf in the forests, just used as a test but I still recall it. It was a bit of a time ago, using it to learn pc and trying to make games out of fun, but I greatly recommend the program I used https://textadventures.co.uk/quest it is called Quest. Source: about 1 year ago

Another option is called Quest (https://textadventures.co.uk/quest) which is a tool that allows you to create text-based games using a simple visual editor. Quest games are similar to the classic Zork-style games. It allows you to create rooms, characters, and other game elements using a visual editor, and then link them together to create your story. Quest games can be played in a web browser, and also can be... Source: over 1 year ago

Whatever platform/engine(s) you end up trying, you both might enjoy looking through the game assets that Kenney shares with the world for free: * https://kenney.nl/assets * https://kenney.nl/starter-kits The asset range includes 2D & 3D and in a variety of graphical fidelity/style from 1-bit to low-poly--including sets which are designed to work together. The "Starter Kits" are a more recent development which aim... - Source: Hacker News / 5 months ago

These look fabulous. Another great resource for free 2D game assets: https://kenney.nl/assets. - Source: Hacker News / 6 months ago

Look at kenney.nl/assets, hundreds of sounds and other assets, all free. Source: about 1 year ago

Most of the assets came from Kenney, but there are way too many combined sources to list them all here. If you want to know where anything came from, feel free to ask. Source: about 1 year ago

Not quite an answer to the question, but there's a bunch of free asset libraries out there! Assets · Kenney. Source: about 1 year ago