RPG creation software
An RPG maker is a game creation system (software program) intended to make it easy for non-programmers to create a role-playing 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
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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 RPG makers
| Name | Linux | Mac | Windows | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adventure Construction Set | A very early RPG maker for creating top-down view tile-based role-playing and adventure games. Published by Electronic Arts in 1984 for the Commodore 64 and later ported to other 8-bit and early 16-bit microcomputers. | |||
| Adventure Creator | An early RPG maker for the Apple ][ computer that allowed users to build very simple games. Mostly mazes, shooting at enemies, avoiding traps, and retrieving items. | |||
| Bard's Tale Construction Set | A (relatively) early RPG maker, based on the basic design (first-person view and tile set) of the Bard's Tale games. Released by EA and Interplay in 1991. | |||
| BYOND | Versatile enough for action or turn-based RPG's, it is free and comes with built-in multiplayer support. | |||
| EasyRPG | A cross-platform, open source RPG development tool and client, compatible with RPG Maker. | |||
| Engine001 | An Action/RPG maker with a high level of customization and an easy-to-use script editor. | |||
| Forgotten Realms Unlimited Adventures | A commercial RPG maker by Strategic Simulations, Inc. for MS-DOS and Mac OS. | |||
| Golden Realm RPG Engine | X | X | A commercial RPG Engine that is compatible on both Windows and Macintosh machines. | |
| RPG Creator | A game development toolkit able to make RPGs running in any modern Webbrowser supporting HTML5. | |||
| KAGE | A free software game development toolkit able to make RPGs utilizing KonsolScript. | |||
| NetGore | A free cross-platform MMORPG engine written in C#. | |||
| OHRRPGCE | X | X | X | An open source RPG maker for Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, and Android. |
| OpenRPG Maker | X | X | An open source RPG maker for Windows and Linux (Mac OS X is currently untested). Intentionally made to be similar to RPG Maker. | |
| Playerworlds | An Online RPG Creation Engine developed in Visual Basic 6 currently being ported to Visual Basic.NET | |||
| RpgBoss | A cross-platform open source editor and engine based on javascript and scala. | |||
| RPG Toolkit | An open source program for the creation of your own RPG's. Uses a map editor, media support, and scripting language. | |||
| Scenario RPGMaker | X | A quirky and colorful system written in GFABasic for Windows that allowed players to build worlds similar to Final Fantasy 2 for the Super Nintendo. | ||
| Sphere RPG Engine | X | X | X | An open source RPG maker utilizing Javascript. It is available for Windows, Mac OS X (PPC and Intel) and Linux. |
| Verge | An open source 2D game engine, with the emphasis of the software on role playing games. | |||
| X-Realms | X | An online RPG maker for Windows. | ||
| Xtremeworlds | X | An online RPG maker for Windows. | ||
| Maker3D | X | X | An advanced 3D RPG creator in manga style for Windows and Linux. | |
| Eclipse Engine | An online RPG maker. | |||
| MMORpgmaker | An Advanced 2D Open Source MMORPG and RPG Engine |
While neither one is an RPG maker per se, the Worldforge and FIFE (Flexible Isometric Free Engine) open-source game engines are intended for creating role-playing games -- MMORPG and Fallout-style isometric games respectively.
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