RPG Maker (AKA: RPG Tsukūru, RPGツクール, RPG Tkool) is the most popular 2D RPG games development engine developed by Enterbrain company from Japan. It's both simple enough for a child and powerful enough for a developer. The whole series mainly includes: RPG Maker 2000, RPG Maker 2003, RPG Maker XP, RPG Maker VX, RPG Maker VX Ace, and RPG Maker MV.

As an excellent game maker since 1992, RPG Maker can make any users without programming skills be able to create exquisite and professional role playing games with ease. This thanks to its low-threshold and easy-to-use visual user interface. Although it has been more than ten years since this software was available, it still enjoys high reputation in the field of developing personal independent RPG games. RPG Maker does not require advanced programming basis at all. As long as you can learn how to use it carefully, and have a certain logic thinking ability, then you will soon be able to start your original game design. All in all, whether you are now engaged in game industry or just a amateur game maker, you can always feel its unique charm.

RPG Maker MV is currently the latest edition in the whole series with the most powerful functions and the most comprehensive coverage, launched at the end of 2015. Compared to its previous editions, it supports a variety of platforms (Windows, Mac OS X, HTML5, Android, iOS, and more), added new support to SideView combat mode, supports touch control and mouse control at the same time, improves significantly the maximum of props database, gives automatic three-level maps, uses simpler JavaScript language for scripts library, supports testing and playing a game in high resolution, and so on.

Key Features

  • Tons of graphics for use in your games
  • An even larger collection of music for use in your games
  • Improved performance over RPG Maker VX
  • Easy Database
  • Easy Eventing System (Improved over VX)
  • Quick event creator (doors, treasure chests, etc)
  • Note Boxes
  • Improved Interface
  • Dungeon Generator
  • Character Generator
  • Region IDs
  • Traits System
  • Unlimited tilesets
  • Easy Shadow Control
  • Improved mapping system over VX
  • RGSS3 - an improvement over VX's RGSS2 scripting system
  • Easy battle background generator
  • Easy title screen generator
  • Easy window color changer
  • Party caterpillar system
  • Built-in key items
  • Character descriptions
  • You can sell your games

Official Demo Videos

System Requirements

  • Microsoft Visual C++ 2010, 2013 Redistributable
  • opengl32.dll (comes from your video card drivers)

Edition Statement

AppNee provides the RPG Maker MZ/MV/VX Ace/XP/2003 multilingual portable full registered versions, full setups and unlocked files for Windows 32-bit & 64-bit.

Installation Notes

for RPG Maker MV:
  • Just download and extract to use!
for RPG Maker VX Ace:
  1. Download and install RPG Maker VX Ace
  2. Install RPG Maker VX Ace RTP (Runtime Package)
  3. All done!
for RPG Maker XP:
  1. Download and install RPG Maker XP
  2. Install RPG Maker XP RTP (Runtime Package)
  3. Copy the unlocked files to installation and overwrite
  4. Run the 'Register.bat' to register
  5. Done, enjoy!

Prompts

If RPG Maker MV shows you with a white screen, just update your video card driver. If you have done this but that does not work, then copy the standalone "opengl32.dll" file AppNee provides to the program folder instead.

Related Links

Download URLs

Edition Version Download Size
RPG Maker MZ v1.1.1 470 MB
RPG Maker MV v1.6.1 834 MB
RPG Maker VX Ace v1.0.1a 412 MB
RPG Maker XP v1.02a reserved n/a
v1.04 failed 24.1 MB
RPG Maker 2003 n/a n/a n/a
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