Role-playing game creation software
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Template:Refimprove 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
Template:Main 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
| Name | License | Publisher | Initial release | Linux | Mac | Windows | Mobile | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Rh| Adventure Construction Set | Template:Dunno | Electronic Arts | 1984 | Template:Dunno | Template:Partial | Template:Partial | Template:Dunno | An 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. |
| Template:Rh| Adventure Creator | Template:Dunno | Template:Dunno | Template:Dunno | Template:Dunno | Template:Dunno | Template:Dunno | Template:Dunno | An 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. |
| Template:Rh| Bard's Tale Construction Set | Template:Dunno | Electronic Arts | 1991Template:Citation needed | Template:Dunno | Template:Dunno | Template:Partial | Template:Dunno | A (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.<ref name=Barton_part2>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Template:Rh| Mire Engine | Template:Proprietary | Making Italia | Template:Dunno | Template:Yes | Template:Yes | Template:Yes | Template:Yes | A 2D cross platform game engine using WebGL, DirectX and HTML5. |
| Template:Rh| BYOND | Template:Dunno | BYOND Software | 1996 | Template:Partial | Template:No | Template:Yes | Template:No | Used for NEStalgia, and others. |
| Template:Rh| DCGAMES | Template:Proprietary | DC Software | 1990 | Template:No | Template:No | Template:Partial | Template:No | An Ultima-style RPG game creation system.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Template:Rh| EasyRPG | Template:Free | EasyRPG community | 2013<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Template:Yes<ref name=EasyRPG_edit>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=EasyRPG_play>Template:Cite web</ref> | Template:Partial<ref name=EasyRPG_play/> | Template:Yes<ref name=EasyRPG_edit/><ref name=EasyRPG_play/> | Template:Partial<ref name=EasyRPG_play/> | A cross-platform, open source RPG development tool and client, compatible with RPG Maker.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> |
| Template:Rh| 001 Game Creator | Template:Proprietary | SoftWeir Inc. | 2006 | Template:No | Template:No | Template:Yes | Template:Yes | A commercial action/RPG maker, it uses a subscription model. |
| Template:Rh| Unlimited Adventures | Template:Proprietary | Strategic Simulations, Inc. | 1993 | Template:Dunno | Template:Yes | Template:Partial | Template:Dunno | A commercial game builder by MicroMagic using SSI's "Gold Box" engine.<ref name=Barton_part2/> |
| Template:Rh| RPG Creator | Template:Proprietary | Template:Dunno | Template:Dunno | Template:Yes | Template:Yes | Template:Yes | Template:Yes | A commercial game development toolkit which runs through HTML5. |
| Template:Rh| RPG Playground | Template:Proprietary | Template:Dunno | 2012 | Template:Yes | Template:Yes | Template:Yes | Template:Yes | A free, web based RPG maker to make, share and play RPG's.<ref>Archived at GhostarchiveTemplate:Cbignore and the Wayback MachineTemplate:Cbignore: Template:CitationTemplate:Cbignore</ref> |
| Template:Rh| KAGE | Template:Free | Template:Dunno | Template:Dunno | Template:Yes | Template:No | Template:Yes | Template:No | A free software game development toolkit able to make RPGs utilizing KonsolScript.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Template:Rh| OHRRPGCE | Template:GPL-lic<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | OHRRPGCE community | 1997–1998<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Template:Yes | Template:Yes | Template:Yes | Template:Yes | An open source RPG maker.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Template:Rh| RpgBoss | Template:Free | Template:Dunno | Template:Dunno | Template:Dunno | Template:Dunno | Template:Dunno | Template:Dunno | A cross-platform open source editor and engine based on JavaScript and Scala.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Template:Rh| Solarus | Template:Free | Template:Dunno | 2002 | Template:Yes | Template:Yes | Template:Yes | Template:No | Open source RPG engine with a custom quest editor.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Template:Rh| Sphere RPG Engine | Template:Free | Template:Dunno | 2000 | Template:Yes | Template:Yes | Template:Yes | Template:No | A set of open source RPG makers utilizing JavaScript.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Template:Rh| Verge | BSD | 1997 | Template:Dunno | Template:Yes | Template:Yes | PSP | An open source 2D game engine with an emphasis on role playing games.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| Template:Rh| Maker3D | Template:Dunno | Template:Dunno | Template:Dunno | Template:Yes | Template:Dunno | Template:Yes | Template:Dunno | A 3D RPG creator in manga style. |
| Template:Rh| Lugdunon | Template:Proprietary | Cinera LLC<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Template:Dunno | Template:Yes | Template:Yes | Template:Yes | Template:Yes | A 2D online RPG creator platform. |
While not an RPG maker per se, the Worldforge game engine is intended for creating MMORPGs.