Wano (Marie Laporte)
Founder
Project Manager, Developer, Web Designer and Graphic & Objects Designer.
Why you should use RPG Paper Maker
RPG Paper Maker is a game making engine, free for non commercial use, allowing you to create a 3D game with 2D sprites and 3D objects with a very simple interface.
Multiple types of games
Mainly tailored for J-RPGs, but you can create almost any type of game with it such as Action RPGs, Tactical RPGs, etc.
Designed for beginners…
The user friendly interface lets you build your game without worrying about complex stuff.
… and for experienced users!
Add your own plugins and game assets to your games to make it even more special!
Free
As long as you don’t have any profit with your games, you can use RPG Paper Maker freely! Awesome!
Commercialize
Any commercial game made with RPG Paper Maker will require a one time buy license for a team to be sold. No other fees.
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Making 3D games is too hard? RPG Paper Maker will simplify your work!
RPG Paper Maker is a game making engine, free for non commercial use, allowing you to create a 3D universe with many 2D sprites and even 3D objects using a simple interface for all available platforms: Windows, Linux, and MacOS.
RPG Paper Maker gives you a way to create RPGs in a full 3D world as simply as it is in 2D! RPG Paper Maker also comes packed with cool retro inspired graphic assets for you to use in your own projects.
Multiple types of games
The engine is mainly tailored for J-RPGs, but you can create almost any type of game with it such as Action RPGs, Tactical RPGs (plugin coming soon), etc.
Designed for beginners...
Our philosophy is simple: being able to create a 3D video game without any knowledge in:
- Programming
- 3D modeling
- Pixel art
The user friendly interface lets you build your game without worrying about complex stuff!
... and for experienced users!
If you have any knowledge in programming and/or modeling, we've got you covered. You will be able to:
- Create or modify JavaScript plugins
- Import your own 3D models in .obj format
Combining your knowledge with RPG Paper Maker can makes your games even more special!
Publish and share your games for free...
As long as you don't have any profit with your games, you can use RPG Paper Maker freely! So if you only want to create games for fun and share it to a community, don't be afraid, you will be able to do it for free!
You can contribute to the project on GitHub here: https://github.com/RPG-Paper-Maker/RPG-Paper-Maker.
... and commercialize your games with some fees!
Any commercial game made with RPG Paper Maker will require a license to be sold for one person in a team with unlimited games. The actual price is $79.99, check out more information here: http://rpg-paper-maker.com/index.php/downloads
Have fun with the 3D map editor
Manage your 3D maps the same way you do with 2D games! This includes: Floors, Autotiles, Sprites: fix, face, double, quadra, Walls, Mountains, 3D objects, Objects (NPCs, chests, etc.).
Check out guides for basics here: https://rpg-paper-maker.gitbook.io/rpg-paper-maker/essentials/map-editor
Play with the objects & events system
You can play with event system by adding objects in your maps that can interact with other objects. A common example is adding NPCs, chests, treasures, doors..
Your hero is also an object itself, so you can customize its reactions to the maps environments and / or keyboard trigger!
Check out guides here: https://rpg-paper-maker.gitbook.io/rpg-paper-maker/essentials/objects-and-events
Use default assets or import your own ones
RPG Paper Maker also comes packed with cool retro inspired graphic assets for you to use in your own projects. You can also use your own assets if you want to customize your games even more.
Check out guides here: https://rpg-paper-maker.gitbook.io/rpg-paper-maker/essentials/resources-management
Manage collisions easily
Collisions are easy to manage because you can do it as for 2D assets. Your 2D drawings will be automatically converted to 3D bounding boxes.
Check out guides here: https://rpg-paper-maker.gitbook.io/rpg-paper-maker/essentials/tilesets-and-collisions
Get your 3D side battle system
By default, RPG Paper Maker includes a 3D side battle system where you can choose heroes, monsters, troops, animations, status, elements, etc.
Check out guides here: https://rpg-paper-maker.gitbook.io/rpg-paper-maker/essentials/battle-system
Control the camera
Control the camera easily by using the associated event command. You will be able to create amazing cutscenes!
Check out guides here: https://rpg-paper-maker.gitbook.io/rpg-paper-maker/essentials/camera-control
Customize your game UI
Change your UI aspect in game by changing window skins, bars, pictures, sounds, etc.
Check out guides here: https://rpg-paper-maker.gitbook.io/rpg-paper-maker/essentials/windows-skins
Edit your games statistics thanks to a friendly-user database
Use the database in order to change your game datas (classes, items, weapons, armors, square size, etc.)
Check out guides here: https://rpg-paper-maker.gitbook.io/rpg-paper-maker/essentials/battle-system
Deploy your games on every desktop platforms
Deploy your demos or your final versions in every desktop platforms and we browsers quickly!
Check out our guides here : https://rpg-paper-maker.gitbook.io/rpg-paper-maker/#deploy-your-game
Use plugins scripts to customize your games even more
You can customize your games by using plugins integration. If you have any Javascript skills, you can customize your games even more by integrating your own plugins.
Check out guides here: https://rpg-paper-maker.gitbook.io/rpg-paper-maker/plugins-tutorials/work-in-progress
Team
Contributors
Developers
Adam Faur, Leyn (hsandt), Nio Kasgami, Kino, Danilo Lutz
Composers
Elias Luukkanen
Designers
Amysaurus (logo)
Translators
Danilo Lutz, Calowo, Pipo, LovelyA72, Reptile, Dmytryk
Patreon donators
matthew ferguson, Padre_Bombita, Jadden, Imogia Games, Erlend Sogge Heggen, Debora Willey, Joshua Salazar, Rovenami, Jeremy Putnam, Ben Rittmann, Goat, Connor Clark, Jake Mandel Popovics, James Stuart, Tristics, Steven Setzer, Valtharr, Spiderrebelnews, Kino, Pipo, Adam Dachis, John DeLamare, LovelyA72, Florian Dufour, .