Your Story!
Interactive Adventure Game

Setting up scenes

• 1Open Scratch and start a new project. Click the Stage area (bottom right).
• 2Click Backdrops tab at the top left.
• 3For each scene, either Paint your own backdrop or click the blue image icon to choose one from Scratch's library.
• 4Rename each backdrop clearly: Opening, ForestPath, CastleDoor, HappyEnding, SpookyEnding etc.

Adding your hero

• 1Click the blue cat icon (Add Sprite) in the bottom right corner.
• 2Choose a character from the library — or click Paint to draw your own!
• 3Rename the sprite Hero in the sprite info panel.
• 4Drag the sprite to a good position on screen and use the size box to make them the right size (try 80–120).

Making your hero talk

• 1In the Hero sprite, add code blocks after the setup from Step 3.
• 2Use say [ ] for (2) seconds blocks to show speech bubbles.
• 3Write 2–4 lines that introduce your story — who the hero is, where they are, and what problem they face.
• 4After the last line, use broadcast [ShowChoices v] to signal that it's time to show the choice buttons.

Building the choice buttons

• 1Paint two new sprites: BtnLeft and BtnRight. Draw a simple rectangle with text — e.g. "Go LEFT" and "Go RIGHT".
• 2Both buttons should start hidden (hide on green flag).
• 3When they receive ShowChoices, they show and position themselves on screen.
• 4When clicked, each button broadcasts its path and hides both buttons.

Scripting Path A in the Hero sprite

• 1In the Hero sprite, add a new script starting with when I receive [PathA v].
• 2Switch to the PathA backdrop immediately.
• 3Move the hero to a new position and write 3–5 lines of dialogue for this path.
• 4After the dialogue, broadcast Ending1 to trigger the ending.

Scripting Path B in the Hero sprite

• 1Add another new script: when I receive [PathB v].
• 2Switch to the PathB backdrop.
• 3Write a different adventure — maybe spookier, funnier, or more dangerous!
• 4End by broadcasting Ending2.

Costume-based animation

• 1Click the Hero sprite, then click the Costumes tab. Add or draw 2–3 costumes (normal, talking, scared/happy).
• 2In the Scripts tab, use switch costume to [ ] before key dialogue lines.
• 3For a walk animation, use a repeat (5) loop that alternates costumes with a small wait.

Adding sounds

• 1Click the Stage, then the Sounds tab. Add a background music track from the Scratch library (try the "Music" or "Loops" category).
• 2In the Stage's Scripts, add a forever loop to keep the music playing.
• 3For sound effects, click individual sprites and add sounds to them. Use play sound [ ] until done at dramatic moments.

Creating a conversation

• 1Add a new sprite for your NPC (a fairy, a wizard, a monster, a friend — whatever fits your story!).
• 2Name the sprite NPC (or their actual name).
• 3Have them start hidden. When the right broadcast is received (e.g. PathA), show them at a specific position.
• 4Use the Hero and NPC talking back and forth — Hero says a line, then broadcasts NPCTalk, NPC responds, then broadcasts HeroTalk2, etc.

Nesting choices inside a path

• 1Pick one path (A or B) that will get an extra choice part-way through.
• 2After a few dialogue lines, broadcast ShowChoices2 instead of an ending.
• 3Create two new button sprites (or reuse BtnLeft/BtnRight) that respond to ShowChoices2 and broadcast PathA1 / PathA2.
• 4Write separate dialogue for each sub-path, ending in Ending1 or Ending3 (a brand new ending!).

Building the ending scenes

• 1For each ending, add a script in the Hero sprite: when I receive [Ending1 v].
• 2Switch to the matching ending backdrop.
• 3Show 2–3 final dialogue lines that wrap up the story.
• 4Add a visual celebration — change colour effects, play a happy sound, or use a confetti sprite!
• 5Create a PlayAgain button sprite that broadcasts RestartGame when clicked, which triggers stop all then relaunches everything.

Testing checklist

• 1Click the green flag and play Path A all the way to its ending. Does everything work?
• 2Click the green flag again and play Path B all the way to its ending. Does everything work?
• 3If you added a third path — play that too!
• 4Check: do buttons hide after being clicked? Does music loop without gaps? Does the Play Again button restart cleanly?
• 5Fix any bugs you find. Look for: sprites that don't hide, wrong backdrop showing, dialogue that runs out of order.

Polishing touches

• 6Add a title screen backdrop as the very first backdrop, with the game's name drawn on it. Show it for 2 seconds before the story starts.
• 7Give your project a great name and write a description in Scratch so other players know what it's about.
• 8Click Share to publish! Copy the link and share it with friends and family.