History MediaNotes / RPGMaker

One important thing to note with RPG Maker, at least with earlier versions, is that level-ups and stat growth have much less effect in RPG Maker than in many real [=RPGs=]. It would be extremely difficult and require a great deal of trickery to make a game with the very dramatic power escalation of a FinalFantasy title, for instance.

There are plenty of high-quality games made in RPG Maker, a few of them arguably better than some "actual" [=RPGs=]. It is also possible to make non-[=RPGs=] in the maker (there have been platformers and {{VideoGame/Civilization}}-style games made), but it is difficult and not usually worth the effort.

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!!Games developed with RPG Maker:
* ''[[{{VideoGame/Dotflow}} .flow]]''
* ''[[{{VideoGame/Aetherion}} Ætherion]]''
* ''VideoGame/ABlurredLine''
* ''VideoGame/AHomeFarAway''

* ''[[{{VideoGame/Avarice}} Avarice]]''
* The ''[[{{VideoGame/Aveyond}} Aveyond]]'' series, consisting of ''Ahriman's Prophecy'', ''Aveyond'', ''Aveyond 2'' and ''Aveyond 3''
* ''VideoGame/BalmungCycle''

* ''{{VideoGame/Gingiva}}''

* ''{{VideoGame/Ib}}''

* ''[[{{VideoGame/Legionwood}} Legionwood: Tale of the Two Swords]]''

* ''{{VideoGame/Lisa}}''

* ''{{VideoGame/Middens}}''
* ''{{VideoGame/Miserere}}''
* ''{{Main/Neftelia}}''
* ''{{VideoGame/OFF}}''

* ''{{VideoGame/ONYX}}''

* ''VideoGame/PokemonReborn'' Pokemon fangame

* ''[[{{VideoGame/Quintessence}} Quintessence - The Blighted Venom]]''

* ''{{VideoGame/Surprisia}}''
* ''{{VideoGame/Survival}}''

* ''VideoGame/TheDrop''
* ''VideoGame/TheInfynPrism''
* ''VideoGame/TheLongingRibbon''
* ''VideoGame/TheMirrorLied''
* ''VideoGame/TheReconstruction''
* ''VideoGame/TheSwordAndTheFish''

* ''VideoGame/TheWay''
* ''VideoGame/TheWitchsHouse''
* ''VideoGame/ThreeTheHardWay''

* ''{{VideoGame/Wraith}}'' and its sequel ''Sainth''
* ''{{VideoGame/Yume 2kki}}''

* ''VideoGame/Gingiva''

* PokemonReborn: pokemon fangame

'''RPG Maker''' (RPGツクール, ''RPG Tkool''), is a series of GameMaker programs first created by ASCII, then succeeded by Enterbrain. The latest version is RPG Maker VX Ace. For the Japanese, a demo with caps on how many items of each type you can use is available, and it is assumed that they can be changed into fully-featured "registered versions" after the actual release. The English trial version has full functionality for 30 days before it expires and you'd have to buy it. The previous versions, RPG Maker VX and RPG Maker XP, were released similarly. Prior versions, including RPG Maker 95, 97, 2000 and 2003 (aka 2k3), were never translated into English. RPG Maker VX Ace is now available worldwide on [[http://steamcommunity.com/app/220700 Steam]], with a Lite version following the Japanese model of limiting characters and items but otherwise allowing free reign. Three versions were also made available upon Sony console platforms; the final one, ''RPG Maker 3'', is available on the Playstation 3 as a PS2 Classic.

* ''{VideoGame/Survival}''

* ''{{VideoGame/Survival}''

* ''VideoGame/Survival''

* ''VideoGame/Main/AraFell''

'''RPG Maker''' (RPGツクール, ''RPG Tkool''), is a series of GameMaker programs first created by ASCII, then succeeded by Enterbrain. The latest version is RPG Maker VX Ace. For the Japanese, a demo with caps on how many items of each type you can use is available, and it is assumed that they can be changed into fully-featured "registered versions" after the actual release. The English trial version has full functionality for 30 days before it expires and you'd have to buy it. The previous versions, RPG Maker VX and RPG Maker XP, were released similarly. Prior versions, including RPG Maker 95, 97, 2000 and 2003 (aka 2k3), were never translated into English. RPG Maker VX Ace is now available worldwide on [[http://steamcommunity.com/app/220700 Steam]], with a Lite version following the Japanese model of limiting characters and items but otherwise allowing free reign.

* ''{{VideoGame/LoneSiren}}''

* ''[[{{VideoGame/ABlurredLine}} A Blurred Line]]''
* ''[[{{VideoGame/AHomeFarAway}} A Home Far Away]]''
* ''[[{{VideoGame/AlterAILA}} Atler A.I.L.A.]]'' and its remake, ''Alter A.I.L.A. Genesis''
* ''[[{{VideoGame/AmnesiaYumeNikki}} Amnesia Yume Nikki]]''
* ''[[{{VideoGame/AmuletOfFate}} Amulet of Fate]]''
* ''[[{{Main/AraFell}} Ara Fell]]''

* ''[[{{Main/BalmungCycle}} Balmung Cycle]]''
* ''[[{{VideoGame/BarkleyShutUpAndJamGaiden}} Barkley Shut Up And Jam Gaiden]]''
** ''VideoGame/Barkley2CurseOfCuchulainn''
* The original ''[[{{VisualNovel/CorpseParty}} Corpse Party]]''
* ''[[{{VideoGame/DhuxsScar}} Dhux's Scar (La Cicatriz de Dhux)]]''
* ''[[{{VideoGame/Dubloon}} Dubloon]]''
* ''[[{{VideoGame/EmbricOfWulfhammersCastle}} Embric of Wulfhammer's Castle]]''
* ''[[{{VideoGame/ExitFate}} Exit Fate]]''
* ''[[{{VideoGame/EyesWithoutAFace}} Eyes without a Face]]''
* ''[[{{VideoGame/ForeversEnd}} Forever's End]]''
* ''[[{{VideoGame/ForumFantasy}} Forum Fantasy: Prelich's Journey to Manhood]]''
* ''[[{{VideoGame/Heartache101SourIntoSweet}} Heartache 101 ~Sour Into Sweet~]]''
* ''[[{{VideoGame/HelloHello}} Hello? Hell...o?]]''
* ''[[{{VideoGame/HerosRealm}} Hero's Realm]]''
* ''[[{{VideoGame/IMissTheSunrise}} I Miss The Sunrise]]''
* ''[[{{VideoGame/Ib}} Ib]]''
* ''[[{{VideoGame/IllWill}} Ill Will]]''
* ''[[{{Main/IronGaia}} Iron Gaia]]''
* ''[[{{VideoGame/JaysJourney}} Jay's Journey]]''
* ''[[{{VideoGame/KillerBear}} Killer Bear]]''
* ''[[{{VideoGame/LastScenario}} Last Scenario]]''
* The ''[[{{Main/LaxiusForce}} Laxius Force]]'' series
* ''[[{{VideoGame/LcdDem}} LcdDem]]''

* ''[[{{VideoGame/LeoAndLeah}} Leo & Leah: A Love Story]]''
* ''[[{{VideoGame/Lisa}} Lisa]]''
* ''[[{{VideoGame/LoveAndWar}} Love and War]]''
* ''[[{{VideoGame/MasterOfTheWind}} Master of the Wind]]''
* ''[[{{VideoGame/Middens}} Middens]]''
* ''[[{{VideoGame/Miserere}} Miserere]]''
* ''[[{{Main/Neftelia}} Neftelia]]''
* ''[[{{VideoGame/OFF}} OFF]]''
* The ''[[{{Main/OneNight}} One Night]]'' Trilogy, consisting of ''One Night'', ''The Beyond'' and ''One Night: Full Circle''
* ''[[{{Main/ONYX}} ONYX]]''
* ''[[{{VideoGame/OracleOfTao}} Oracle of Tao]]''
* ''[[{{VideoGame/QuestFantasy}} Quest Fantasy]]''
* ''[[{{Main/Quintessence}} Quintessence - The Blighted Venom]]''
* ''[[{{VideoGame/RomancingWalker}} Romancing Walker]]''
* ''[[{{VideoGame/SpaceFuneral}} Space Funeral]]''
* ''[[{{VideoGame/StarStealingPrince}} Star Stealing Prince]]''
* ''[[{{Main/SunsetOverImdahl}} Sunset Over Imdahl]]''
* ''[[{{Main/TalesOfItzkeria}} Tales of Itzkeria]]''
* ''[[{{VideoGame/TalesOfTheDrunkenPaladin}} Tales of the Drunken Paladin]]''
* ''[[{{VideoGame/TheDrop}} The Drop]]''
* ''[[{{Main/TheLongingRibbon}} The Longing Ribbon]]''
* ''[[{{VideoGame/TheMirrorLied}} The Mirror Lied]]''
* ''[[{{VideoGame/TheReconstruction}} The Reconstruction]]''
* ''[[{{Main/TheSwordAndTheFish}} The Sword and the Fish]]''
* ''[[{{Main/TheTiamatSacrament}} The Tiamat Sacrament]]''
* ''[[{{VideoGame/TheWay}} The Way]]''
* ''[[{{VideoGame/TheWitchsHouse}} The Witch's House]]''
* ''[[{{VideoGame/ToTheMoon}} To The Moon]]''
* The ''[[{{VideoGame/TowelketOneMoreTime}} Towelket: One More Time]]'' series
* ''[[{{Main/UnitedCell3}} United Cell 3]]''
* ''[[{{Main/VacantSky}} Vacant Sky]]''
* ''[[{{VideoGame/VisionsAndVoices}} Visions & Voices]]''
* ''[[{{VideoGame/WarriorCatsUntoldTales}} Warrior Cats: Untold Tales]]''
* ''[[{{VideoGame/WineAndRoses}} Wine & Roses]]''
* ''[[{{VideoGame/Wraith}} Wraith]]'' and its sequel ''Sainth''
* ''[[{{VideoGame/Yume2kki}} Yume 2kki]]''
* ''[[{{VideoGame/YumeNikki}} Yume Nikki]]''

* ''[[{{Video Game/Heartache101SourIntoSweet}} Heartache 101 ~Sour Into Sweet~]]

* ''[[{{VideoGame/KillerBear}} Killer Bear]]''
* ''[[{{VideoGame/LastScenario}} Last Scenario]]''

* The ''[[{{Main/OneNight} One Night]]'' Trilogy, consisting of ''One Night'', ''The Beyond'' and ''One Night: Full Circle''

* [[{{VideoGame/AHomeFarAway}} A Home Far Away]]
* [[{{VideoGame/AlterAILA}} Atler A.I.L.A.]] and its remake, Alter A.I.L.A. Genesis
* [[{{Main/AraFell}} Ara Fell]]
* [[{{VideoGame/ExitFate}} Exit Fate]]
* [[{{VideoGame/IMissTheSunrise}} I Miss The Sunrise]]
* [[{{VideoGame/LastScenario}} Last Scenario]]
* [[{{VideoGame/MasterOfTheWind}} Master of the Wind]]
* [[{{Main/Quintessence}} Quintessence - The Blighted Venom]]
* [[{{VideoGame/TheReconstruction}} The Reconstruction]]
* [[{{VideoGame/TheWay}} The Way]]
* [[{{VideoGame/TheWitchsHouse}} The Witch's House]]
* [[{{Main/UnitedCell3}} United Cell 3]]
* [[{{Main/VacantSky}} Vacant Sky]]
* [[{{VideoGame/YumeNikki}} Yume Nikki]]