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RPG Maker
RPG Tsukūru (RPGツクール),1) often called RPG Maker, is a series of game development programs that are often published under ASCII, Enterbrain, or Kadokawa Games. These programs are Japanese in origin, but has amassed a sizable international cult following.
Main releases
While these programs have been released for various different platforms, this article will mostly focus on the major ones that's been released for Microsoft Windows and occasionally go on sale. You will typically find these on Komodo Plaza, Steam, Humble Bundle, etc.
| Title | Abbr. | Release date | Download | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RPG Maker 95 RPGツクール95 | RM95 | 1997-03-28 | • Doesn't run well on a modern computer. | |
| RPG Maker 2000 RPGツクール2000 | RM2k 2k | 2000-04-05 | Steam | • The classic! 16-bit and tiny sprites! • Sadly, it's the least intuitive of the bunch. • If you're making an RPG, use RM2k3. • Very common for Yume Nikki fangames. |
| RPG Maker 2003 RPGツクール2003 | RM2k3 2k3 | 2002-12-18 | Official Steam |
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| RPG Maker XP RPGツクールXP | RMXP XP | 2004-07-22 | Official Steam | • The first 32-bit entry with Ruby. • I am not a fan of Pokémon Essentials. |
| RPG Maker VX RPGツクールVX | RMVX VX | 2007-12-27 | Official Steam | • Avoid this. You want VX Ace instead. • How are they still selling this anyways? |
| RPG Maker VX Ace RPGツクールVX Ace | RMVXA VXA | 2011-12-15 | Official Steam | • RPG Maker VX, with improvements. • This was everywhere in the early 2010s. |
| RPG Maker MV RPGツクールMV | RMMV MV | 2015-12-17 | Official Steam | • First major cross-platform entries. • JavaScript has replaced Ruby. • As a result, you can find tons of assets. |
| RPG Maker MZ RPGツクールMZ | RMMZ MZ | 2020-08-20 | Official Steam |
List of noteworthy games
This section contains a list of noteworthy games, that use one of the aforementioned engines, along with the initial or full release year.2) Do not interpret this section as a recommendation list, since I personally haven't played through every single entry listed below. I apologize if this news disappoints readers that are really into the horror game or surreal game developed in RPG Maker aesthetic.
RPG Maker 2000 (2000)
[2000]Hanayome no Kanmuri3)[2001]Silfade Kembunroku[2004]Seraphic Blue[2007]Yume 2kki[2008]Violated Heroine[2008]Towelket: One More Time 3[2009]Touhou Seiboroku2/15
[2009].flow5/27
[2010]Toilet in Wonderland[2010]7th Stand User[2012]Ib (original)[2012]Mogeko Castle (original)[2012]The Gray Garden[2016]End Roll
[2009]Ryona RPG[2009]Violated Heroine
RPG Maker 2003 (2002)
[2004]Yume Nikki[2008]Off[2009]Mother: Cognitive Dissonance[2010]Space Funeral[2012]Touhou-A-Live[2013]Pom Gets Wi-Fi[2014]OneShot (original)[2019]Grimm's Hollow
RPG Maker XP (2004)
[2008]Ao Oni[2010]Cherry Tree High Comedy Club[2011]Corpse Party: Rebuild4)[2011]To the Moon[2016]Pokémon Uranium[2016]OneShot (remake)[2017]Rakuen
RPG Maker VX (2007)
[2012]The Witch's House (original)[2015]Hello Charlotte[2018]Changed
RPG Maker VX Ace (2011)
[2013]Desiredriven[2013]Super Lesbian Horse RPG5)[2014]Mogeko Castle (remake)[2014]Lisa: The Painful[2015]Five Nights at Fuckboy's[2015]Angels of Death[2015]Hylics[2016]Pocket Mirror (original)[2022]Super Lesbian Animal RPG6)
RPG Maker MV (2015)
[2017]Your Turn to Die[2018]Heartbeat[2018]The Witch's House (remake)[2018]Fear & Hunger[2019]Escaped Chasm[2020]Ice Scream (remake)[2020]Dweller's Empty Path[2020]OMORI[2021]Nina Aquila: Legal Eagle[2022]Ib (remake)[2023]Kanji de GO!
RPG Maker MZ (2020)
[2023]Pocket Mirror (remake)
Notes
- As long as you've purchased a license, you can legally sell games that were made in RPG Maker, though you still have to be careful with copyright infringement.
See also
- WOLF RPG Editor - A program from the Silfade Kembunroku developer.
External links
- RPG Maker Official [JA] - The official Japanese website for RPG Maker, formerly “tkool.jp”.
- RPG Tsukuru on Niconico Encyclopedia [JA]
- RPG Tsukuru on Pixiv Encyclopedia [JA]
- RPG Maker Web [EN] - The official English website for RPG Maker.
1)
“Tsukūru” (ツクール) is a portmanteau of “tsukuru” (作る, lit. “make/create”) and “tsūru” (ツール, lit. “tool”), which is why “RPG Tsukūru” is sometimes romanized as “RPG Tkool” for some reason.
2)
A significant portion of RPG Maker games may continue to receive updates to this date and some of these have never entered a “full release” state, forcing me to use the “initial release” year if necessary.
3)
Hanayome no Kanmuri (花嫁の冠, lit. “Bridal Crown”) is one of the sample games that ASCII packaged with RPG Maker 2000. It's usually described as a simple RPG, with way too much effort put into it.
4)
The original, award-winning Corpse Party for the PC-98 was made in “RPG Tsukūru Dante98” in 1996, while Corpse Party: Rebuild is a fan-made remaster made in “RPG Maker XP” in 2011. The game's official remakes (available on numerous platforms) are technically an enhanced reboot, not made in any RPG Maker engine, thus creating a need for a recreation in an RPG Maker engine.
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