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

For a real 'ease them into it' experience, there's written realms, which has a lovely modern UI. However, I did find that once you get past the tutorial it's a little confusing/sparse. Similar goes for Genesis - beautifully remade tutorial, great ascii map etc. Extremely old, so a lot of detail, but also a bit overwhelmingly huge and sprawling once you're out there. I would describe both as easy to navigate. Source: about 1 year ago

Https://writtenrealms.com/ is an attempt at just that, but I personally feel their interface could use some improvements - playing through sub menus suck, and it still require text input for some basic actions in-between, which makes it cumbersome on mobile as it tries to blend both menu gameplay and typing gameplay. It is also very slow to navigate menus and battles etc. The game also runs on community generated... Source: over 1 year ago

If you want to make your own text based game, to begin, use some sort of website tool such as https://writtenrealms.com/. Source: almost 2 years ago

Written Realms has a great playable experience in-browser, even on a phone. I'm not sure if there are others with a similar mobile-friendly web client. Having a client-free mobile experience like that is a long term goal of mine for the mud I'm working on, but it is tough on a 25 year old codebase that was designed for telnet. :). Source: almost 2 years ago

Lots exist today, quick search Https://writtenrealms.com. Source: about 2 years ago