It might be my favorite resource I've compiled so far: a list of free game engines/toolsets specific to making narrative games. I was picky and choosey (I usually am!) and picked tutorials and other details for folks who want to get into narrative game design/writing their own VN/IF/RPG/adventure game with lots of dialogue, with tools like Ren'Py, Twine, Yarn Spinner, Narrat, etc.
It's also linked on my ongoing mega-resource of free and low-cost game dev tools, which I'm looking to keep expanding and updating as we go!
Thanks, as always, for the amazing feedback on these. A few of these tools are on here specifically because folks on Cohost recommended them to me, so please feel free to leave comments if you have a favorite tool!