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Role-playing game creation software

Role-playing game creation software is a game creation system (software program) intended to make it easy for non-programmers to create a role-playing video game. The target audience for most of these products is artists and creative types who have the imaginative abilities to assemble the elements of a game (artwork, plotline, music, etc.) but lack the technical skill to program it themselves.

RPG Maker

Main article: RPG Maker

The most famous RPG maker is the commercial Japanese RPG Maker series that has been released since 1988 for many systems ranging from the PC-8801, MSX, PC-9801, and Microsoft Windows, to the Super Famicom, PlayStation, Game Boy Color, PlayStation 2, and cellphones.

Other role-playing game creation software

NameLicensePublisherInitial releaseLinuxMacWindowsMobileDescription
Adventure Construction SetElectronic Arts1984An early RPG maker for creating top-down view tile-based role-playing and adventure games. Published for the Commodore 64 and later ported to other 8-bit and early 16-bit microcomputers.
Adventure CreatorAn early RPG maker for Apple II computers that allowed users to build very simple games. Not to be confused with Graphic Adventure Creator, a simplified version of which was also released as Adventure Creator.
Bard's Tale Construction SetElectronic Arts1991A (relatively) early RPG maker by Interplay, based on the basic design (first-person view and tile set) of the Bard's Tale games, using a version of the Thief of Fate game engine.
Mire EngineMaking ItaliaA 2D cross platform game engine using WebGL, DirectX and HTML5.
BYONDBYOND Software1996Used for NEStalgia, and others.
DCGAMESDC Software1990An Ultima-style RPG game creation system.
EasyRPGEasyRPG community2013title=Download EasyRPG Editorwebsite=EasyRPGurl=https://easyrpg.org/editor/downloads/access-date=3 March 2017}}A cross-platform, open source RPG development tool and client, compatible with RPG Maker.
001 Game CreatorSoftWeir Inc.2006A commercial action/RPG maker, it uses a subscription model.
Unlimited AdventuresStrategic Simulations, Inc.1993A commercial game builder by MicroMagic using SSI's "Gold Box" engine.
RPG CreatorA commercial game development toolkit which runs through HTML5.
RPG Playground2012title=RPG Playground -- A (Free!) RPG Making Game Engineurl=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEcWTk7tG7clanguage=enaccess-date=2021-06-13}}
KAGEA free software game development toolkit able to make RPGs utilizing KonsolScript.
OHRRPGCEOHRRPGCE community1997–1998An open source RPG maker.
RpgBossA cross-platform open source editor and engine based on JavaScript and Scala.
Solarus2002Open source RPG engine with a custom quest editor.
Sphere RPG Engine2000A set of open source RPG makers utilizing JavaScript.
VergeBSD1997PSPAn open source 2D game engine with an emphasis on role playing games.
Maker3DA 3D RPG creator in manga style.
LugdunonCinera LLCA 2D online RPG creator platform.

While not an RPG maker per se, the Worldforge game engine is intended for creating MMORPGs.

References

References

  1. Barton, Matt. (23 February 2007). "The History of Computer Role-Playing Games Part 2: The Golden Age (1985-1993)".
  2. "DC Games Graphics Adventure Game Builder game at DOSGames.com".
  3. (17 March 2013). "Release 0.1 · EasyRPG/Player".
  4. "Download EasyRPG Editor".
  5. "Download EasyRPG Player".
  6. Schaff, Tobias. (July 2016). "EasyRPG - An RPG Maker 2000 and 2003 engine".
  7. "RPG Playground -- A (Free!) RPG Making Game Engine".
  8. (8 December 2016). "KonsolScript and Game Engine".
  9. (27 September 2016). "GPL license".
  10. (6 April 2016). "Timeline".
  11. (9 April 2016). "About".
  12. caranille. (2015-01-17). "RPGBoss 0.6.x".
  13. Famularo, Jessica. (2020-04-14). "Zelda's most dedicated fan game developers built an engine anyone can use".
  14. "Sphere RPG Engine".
  15. "About - VERGE, Free 2d Game Engine".
  16. "Lugdunon".
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