Harlowe Menu Template
A downloadable template
A template for Twine's Harlowe format featuring a drop-down menu in the sidebar with Save, Load, and Restart buttons. Mobile-friendly. For an example of a game using the basic version of this template, see You're a Time Agent!
Update: There is now a second version of the template that has multiple save slots, rather than just one. Otherwise, both versions are the same.
I'm happy for anyone to use these templates for any non-commercial work; please just credit me in and include a link to my itch page. :)
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Development log
- Update: version with multiple save slotsSep 24, 2025
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I want to tell you I learned a lot by reverse engineering this. A lot about Harlowe, anyway. Some suggestions though. The buttons kinda clump together and don't look great that way. Adding margin: 2px 2px, fixes this pretty nicely. Also, using the browser history for a back button can cause issues. (link-undo:) Works like the built in back arrow, and works better.
Thanks for this! Are you working on any new Twine or other projects?
Working on yes, close to anything that I would release? Not yet. lol
Looking forward to your next work.
I'm trying to learn javascript, but I'm a C# guy. I'm hunting for a simple, clean-looking, mobile-responsive twine format.
Sorry for the late reply, but I'm glad the template was helpful to you! Good suggestion on the button margins; will make that update.