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3	The [[http://www.renpy.org/ Ren'Py]] Visual Novel Engine is a free GameMaker software geared specifically towards developing {{Visual Novel}}s, but flexible enough to accommodate games in any narrative-heavy genre. First released to public in 2004, Ren'Py has been in continuous development ever since. It's available for Platform/MicrosoftWindows, Platform/{{Linux}}, and Platform/MacOS (it is also possible to make games for Platform/{{Android}} and Platform/{{iOS}}, but Ren'Py itself doesn't run in them). It has been used to power over 1,500 original games by both hobbyist and professional developers. The title rhymes with "pie" and is a {{portmanteau}} of "[[RenaiGame ren'ai]]" and "MediaNotes/{{Python}}" -- the programming language it was implemented in.
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5	The core of a Ren'Py game is its script, wherein the developer defines the sequence in which it presents text, images, and sounds to the player. Most lines of this "code" correspond to a single line of spoken dialogue or exposition, so its structure is much more akin to a movie script than to actual programming code. Apart from the main bulk of text, the game script also defines following common objects:
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7	* '''Characters''' represent the DramatisPersonae of the game. A character object consists of their name, a {{color\|CodedForYourConvenience}} (e.g. how their name is displayed in the dialogue window), and a number of sprites showing them in different emotional states. Said sprites can be dynamically assigned different screen positions and transition animations.
8	* '''Scenes''' are backdrops against which character interaction takes place. These include both generic backgrounds and unique "event [=CGs=]". Like character sprites, scenes come with several predefined transition animations.
9	* '''Labels''' serve as anchors in the script, allowing the narration to jump directly to specific scenes.
10	* '''Menus''' are the basic unit of interactivity in Ren'Py, facilitating StoryBranching where the player selects a DialogueTree response or an action from a predefined list of options and the game reacts to their choice (usually by jumping to a different label).
11	* '''Music''' and '''sounds''' can be played over specific scenes and events. It is even possible to implement fully-voiced dialogue.
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13	Beyond these common features, game developers can use Python syntax natively in the game script to extend it with arbitrarily complex GameMechanics, such as {{Stats}} and {{Skill Score}}s for [[RolePlayingGame Role-Playing]] and {{Simulation Game}}s. Most commonly, Python support is used to implement simple if-then-else structures that dynamically branch the narration depending on the {{Event Flag}}s that the player had set earlier.
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15	While the entirety of the game content is up to the individual developer, the engine comes with a lot of built-in comfort features, like customizable main menu, saving and loading the game, rollback to previous game screens, fast-forwarding the text the player had already read, etc. A completed script can be then compiled into a finished game that runs on [[{{Multiplatform}} all supported target platforms]].
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17	!!Ren'Py-based games that have a page on this wiki (see also the [[http://games.renpy.org/ official database]] and the [[https://itch.io/games/top-rated/made-with-renpy list on itch.io]]):
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19	[[index]]
20	* ''VisualNovel/AbsolutelyPerfectSpecimen''
21	* ''VisualNovel/Adastra2018''
22	* ''VideoGame/AlwaysRememberMe''
23	* ''VisualNovel/AlwaysTheSameBlueSky''
24	* ''VisualNovel/{{Amplitude}}''
25	* ''VisualNovel/AnalogueAHateStory''
26	** ''VisualNovel/HatePlus''
27	* ''VisualNovel/ArcadeSpirits''
28	* ''VisualNovel/AsagaoAcademyNormalBootsClub''
29	* ''VisualNovel/AStarInHerEyes''
30	* ''VisualNovel/AstrasGarden''
31	* ''VisualNovel/BackstagePass''
32	* ''VisualNovel/BadEndTheater''
33	* ''VisualNovel/BalladsAtMidnight''
34	* ''VisualNovel/BeautyAndTheWarXPlayingPieces''
35	* ''VisualNovel/BeingADIK''
36	* ''VisualNovel/BeyondEden''
37	* ''VisualNovel/BionicHeart''
38	* ''VideoGame/BlackCloset''
39	* ''VisualNovel/BloomingPanic''
40	* ''VisualNovel/BlossomingLove''
41	* ''VisualNovel/BoyfriendToDeath''
42	* ''VisualNovel/ButterflySoup''
43	* ''VisualNovel/CemeteryMary''
44	* ''VisualNovel/CharmStudies''
45	* ''VisualNovel/ChopChopFruitSaladMysteryJamDokiDokiDatingSimTHingy''
46	* ''VisualNovel/CinderellaPhenomenon''
47	* ''VisualNovel/ClassOf09''
48	* ''VisualNovel/TheConfinesOfTheCrown''
49	* ''VisualNovel/ContractDemon''
50	* ''VisualNovel/CrimsonGray''
51	* ''VisualNovel/CulinaryKakkoii''
52	* ''VisualNovel/DateWarp''
53	* ''VisualNovel/DawnChorus''
54	* ''VisualNovel/DearDevere''
55	* ''VisualNovel/DeathRoom''
56	* ''VisualNovel/{{Deiz}}''
57	* ''VisualNovel/DigitalALoveStory''
58	* ''VisualNovel/DokiDokiLiteratureClub'' (the UpdatedRerelease ''Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!'' switches to MediaNotes/{{Unity}})
59	* ''VisualNovel/DontTakeItPersonallyBabeItJustAintYourStory''
60	* ''VisualNovel/DontTakeThisRisk''
61	* ''VisualNovel/DontToyWithMe''
62	* ''VisualNovel/DreamSaviorGakuen''
63	* ''VisualNovel/DysfunctionalSystems''
64	* ''VisualNovel/{{Echo}}''
65	** ''VisualNovel/{{Arches}}'' (sequel to ''Echo'')
66	* ''VideoGame/{{Edelweiss}}''
67	* ''VisualNovel/ElvenRelations''
68	* ''Literature/TheErraticalSaga''
69	* ''VisualNovel/EverlastingSummer''
70	* ''VisualNovel/ExtracurricularActivities''
71	* ''VisualNovel/FadingHearts''
72	* ''VisualNovel/FarBeyondTheWorld''
73	* ''VisualNovel/FantasiaOtomeGameSeries''
74	* ''VisualNovel/FatalTwelve''
75	* ''VisualNovel/FrozenEssence''
76	* ''VisualNovel/FullService''
77	* ''VisualNovel/HeartOfTheWoods''
78	* ''VisualNovel/{{Heileen}}''
79	* ''VisualNovel/{{Herotome}}''
80	* ''VisualNovel/HerTearsWereMyLight''
81	* ''VisualNovel/HighwayBlossoms''
82	* ''VisualNovel/HiveswapFriendsim''
83	* ''VisualNovel/HomecomingMorenatsuRevisited''
84	* ''VisualNovel/IWaniHugThatGator''
85	* ''VisualNovel/{{Jisei}}''
86	* ''VisualNovel/JunipersKnot''
87	* ''VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo''
88	* ''VisualNovel/LastChanceInXollywood''
89	* ''VisualNovel/LessonsInLove''
90	* ''VisualNovel/ALetterOfChallenge''
91	* ''VisualNovel/LiarLiar''
92	* ''VisualNovel/LongLiveTheQueen''
93	* ''VisualNovel/LorenTheAmazonPrincess''
94	* ''VisualNovel/LoveIsStrange''
95	* ''VisualNovel/LovelyLittleThieves''
96	* ''VisualNovel/Lucid9''
97	* ''VisualNovel/MagicalDiary''
98	* ''VisualNovel/MagicalWarriorDiamondHeart''
99	* ''VisualNovel/MayITakeYourOrder''
100	* ''VisualNovel/MetaWareHighSchoolDemo''
101	* ''VisualNovel/MissingStars''
102	* ''VisualNovel/MoonlightWalks''
103	* ''VisualNovel/NationalParkGirls''
104	* ''VisualNovel/{{Nicole}}''
105	* ''VisualNovel/ANightmaresTrip''
106	* ''VisualNovel/OffTheCuff''
107	* ''VisualNovel/OneNightHotSprings''[[note]]Includes the sequels ''last day of spring'' and ''spring leaves no flowers''[[/note]]
108	* ''VisualNovel/OneThousandLies''
109	* ''VisualNovel/OurLife''
110	** ''VisualNovel/OurLifeBeginningsAndAlways''
111	** ''VisualNovel/OurLifeNowAndForever''
112	* ''VisualNovel/OurLovelyEscape''
113	* ''VisualNovel/OurWonderland''
114	* ''VisualNovel/{{Penthos}}''
115	* ''VisualNovel/PlanetsTheLifeOfNormalcyHasEnded''
116	* ''VisualNovel/ThePriceOfFlesh''
117	* ''VisualNovel/ProjectNA''
118	* ''VisualNovel/PurrfectApawcalypse''
119	* ''VideoGame/QueenAtArms''
120	* ''VisualNovel/QuestTwilightPrinceProphecyChronicals''
121	* ''VisualNovel/REAlistair''
122	* ''VisualNovel/REPrinceOfNigeria''
123	* ''VisualNovel/RedLilies''
124	* ''VisualNovel/ReflectionsOnTheRiver''
125	* ''VisualNovel/RiseAndFall''
126	* ''VisualNovel/RistoranteAmore''
127	* ''VisualNovel/RomanceDetective''
128	* ''VideoGame/{{Roommates}}''
129	* ''VisualNovel/RosettaAndTheWell''
130	* ''VisualNovel/SauteSugoi''
131	* ''VisualNovel/SaveTheDatePaperDino''
132	* ''VisualNovel/ShesABitSluggish''
133	* ''VisualNovel/SheLikesYouAlotl''
134	* ''VisualNovel/SlayThePrincess''
135	* ''VisualNovel/SC2VN''
136	* ''VideoGame/ScienceGirls''
137	* ''VisualNovel/TheSekimeiyaSpunGlass''
138	* ''VisualNovel/SepiaTears''
139	* ''VisualNovel/SevenKingdomsThePrincessProblem''
140	* ''VisualNovel/SexAdviceSuccubus''
141	* ''VisualNovel/Shelter2020''
142	* ''VisualNovel/SilverCrisis''
143	* ''VisualNovel/SixRules''
144	* ''VisualNovel/SnowAngelAndSilverDevil''
145	* ''VisualNovel/{{SOON}}''
146	* ''VisualNovel/SoulOfSovereignty''
147	* ''VisualNovel/StarryFlowers''
148	* ''VideoGame/SummertimeSaga''
149	* ''VisualNovel/{{Superhuman}}''
150	* ''VisualNovel/Supernova2022''
151	* ''VisualNovel/SwordDaughter''
152	* ''VisualNovel/SyrupAndTheUltimateSweet''
153	* ''VisualNovel/TavernOfSpear''
154	* ''VisualNovel/TherapyWithDrAlbertKrueger''
155	* ''VisualNovel/TrappedWithJester''
156	* ''VisualNovel/VeraBlanc''
157	* ''VisualNovel/VincentTheSecretOfMyers''
158	* ''VisualNovel/War13thDay''
159	* ''VisualNovel/Warm2019''
160	* ''VisualNovel/WhenTheNightComes''
161	* ''VisualNovel/WingmanDX''
162	* ''VisualNovel/WithoutWithin''
163	* ''VisualNovel/WorldEndEconomica''
164	* ''VisualNovel/YandereChan''
165	* ''VisualNovel/{{Yin}}''
166	[[/index]]

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