RPG Maker is a popular game development software that allows users to easily create their own role-playing games (RPGs). It is popular among game developers, particularly those who are new to game development or who want to create games without having to code. There are several reasons why you might want to use RPG Maker to make your own game.

Ease of use: One of the biggest benefits of RPG Maker is that it is very easy to use. The software includes a visual interface that allows you to drag and drop elements onto a grid to create maps and environments. This makes it simple to design levels and create custom assets, such as characters and items. The software also includes a variety of pre-made assets, such as characters, music, and sound effects, which can be used in your game.
Customization: While RPG Maker includes a variety of pre-made assets, it also allows you to create your own custom assets. This means you can create unique characters, items, and environments that fit the specific theme and style of your game.
Community support: RPG Maker has a large and active community of users who share resources and offer support to each other. This means you can find help and advice on how to use the software, as well as resources such as graphics and music to use in your game.
Cross-platform compatibility: RPG Maker allows you to create games that can be played on a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, and mobile devices. This means you can reach a wider audience with your game.

Overall, RPG Maker is a great tool for anyone looking to create their own RPG. It is user-friendly, customizable, and has a strong community of users who can offer support and resources.

There are several versions of Rpg Maker. It has a very long story! But we suggest to use the latest versions: MV and/or MZ.

Whether you are a seasoned game developer or just starting out, RPG Maker is a great tool to consider for creating your own game.

3 Suggested Games made using Rpg Maker:

Wild Rage New Generation

- Purgatory -

Pocket Quest!

Sunday, September 3, 2023

The Top 6 Benefits of Developing an Indie Game in HTML5

HTML5 games are games that are developed using HTML5, a markup language that is used to structure and present content on the World Wide Web. HTML5 games are typically browser-based games that can be played on any device with a web browser and an internet connection, without the need for additional software or plugins.

Now it is possible to develop HTML5 games also with tool as Construct (2 & 3), Rpg Maker (MV & MZ), Unity3D (in WEBGL), GODOT, Game Maker and other.

But why to develop a game in HTML5? Here 6 Reasons:

HTML5 is cross-platform and can run on any device with a modern web browser, which makes it easier to reach a wider audience.
HTML5 games can be easily distributed and played online, without the need to go through app stores or install additional software.
HTML5 allows for rapid development and prototyping, as it allows developers to easily make changes and iterate on their ideas.
HTML5 has a large and active community of developers and resources, making it easier for indie developers to find help and support when needed.
HTML5 has a wide range of tools and libraries available for game development, including frameworks like Phaser and Pixi.js.
HTML5 games are compatible with modern web standards and technologies, which makes them easy to integrate with other platforms and services.

HTML5 games are created using a combination of HTML5, CSS (Cascading Style Sheets), and JavaScript, and can be designed to be both simple and complex, ranging from simple, casual games to more advanced, immersive games with rich graphics and gameplay.

What are you waiting for?

3 interesting HTML5 Games to Play right Now:

Binary Boy

Immortal Sins

NeoTrap

Sunday, April 16, 2023

Experience terror like never before in Fleshforward - the ultimate survival horror game!

Fleshforward is a survival horror game, developed using Rpg Maker VX Ace, that takes players on a journey through a post-apocalyptic world overrun by zombies. The game features a mix of action combat, stealth mechanics, and a glimpse of the main campaign from the first game in the series.

The developers at Linked Rooms Games have made several improvements and added new features to the game, including faster dialogue, improved zombie AI, new keys for controls, and improved menu functions. One of the standout features of Fleshforward is the immersive gameplay.

The game does a great job of building tension and creating a sense of fear and uncertainty as players navigate through the dangerous world. The action combat is intense, and the stealth system adds an extra layer of strategy to the gameplay.

The improved zombie AI is also a welcome change, as it makes the enemies more unpredictable and challenging to take down. In addition to the gameplay, the game also boasts improved graphics and sound effects. The new sound effects, such as those for when the player is hit by a zombie or when their stamina reaches zero, add to the overall atmosphere of the game. The improved User Interface for the menu and the added Guide for playing on Mac are also nice touches that make the game more accessible and user-friendly.

Overall, Fleshforward is a solid survival horror game that offers a thrilling and immersive experience for players. The improvements and new features added by Linked Rooms Games only add to the overall enjoyment of the game.

If you're a fan of old-school survival horror games, or just looking for a good scare, Fleshforward is definitely worth checking out.

Thursday, February 23, 2023

Numina: An Exciting RPG Game with a Unique 4th Wall Concept

Numina is an exciting and immersive RPG game that offers players a unique experience through its 4th wall concept. In this game, players have the opportunity to directly interact with the main character Shawn and influence his decisions through dialogue choices. These choices not only affect Shawn's relationships with other characters in the game, but also the overall course of the story, leading to one of four possible endings.

One of the standout features of Numina is its dynamic battle system, which incorporates elemental abilities and action inputs for timed attacks. Players can unlock powerful combo-attacks by building good relationships with party members and make use of enemy weaknesses through elemental abilities, adding an extra layer of strategy to combat. The battle system is both challenging and rewarding, requiring players to think critically and utilize their elemental abilities to emerge victorious.

In addition to the engaging combat system, Numina also boasts a character-driven story that follows Shawn as he navigates a complex conspiracy that threatens to shake the foundations of the world. Along the way, players will encounter challenging puzzles, explore a variety of towns and other exciting locations, and meet a cast of interesting characters.

The branching decisions system allows players to shape the relationships Shawn has with these characters, ultimately leading to one of four possible endings.

Overall, Numina is a well-crafted RPG game that offers a unique and engaging experience for players. Its blend of character development, challenging gameplay, and an immersive story make it a must-play for fans of the genre.

It is developed by Dustb0 and considered one of the best Rpg Maker games released during the 2022.

Already out on indiexpo with a free demo in english and german!

Monday, January 9, 2023

Skydancer: The Epic RPG for Futuristic Samurai and Lethal Martial Arts!

Skydancer is an RPG indie game, developed by Uran & Polakko, that stands out from the usual stereotypes of the classic JRPG genre. Set in a dystopian future in post-atomic Japan, the game follows the story of Tatsuke Sanji, a futuristic samurai equipped with a lightsaber and a mecha arm, and Shin Tanaka, a master of a deadly martial art known as "Denryoku jutsu". Together, they must save the world from a cyber-apocalypse and restore order to the chaotic island of Neo Tokyo.

One of the most notable features of Skydancer is its innovative use of the directional keys in combat. Players can use these keys to create more powerful combos and deal more damage to enemies in a single turn. This adds an element of strategy to battles and allows for more dynamic and engaging gameplay.

Skydancer also boasts a "chessboard like" level up system, similar to the one seen in Final Fantasy X, which allows players to customize their characters and progress through the game at their own pace. The game also includes a fully custom menu and a tutorial that explains the various gameplay mechanics in detail, such as the protoshell system and the fatality system.

In terms of language options, Skydancer is available in Italian and English, making it accessible to a wider audience. It was developed using RPG Maker 2003, and the developer's attention to detail is evident in the well-crafted world and characters.

Overall, Skydancer is a unique and engaging RPG that offers a fresh take on the genre. Its futuristic setting and focus on martial arts combat make it a must-play for fans of dystopian futures and fist-fighting action.

Friday, May 21, 2021

25 RpgMaker Games in 5 Minutes

Some time ago we published on our YouTube Channel a video with the 20 Adventure Game Studio (AGS) Games in 5 Minutes. It was incredible! One of the most watched video on our channel!

So now we made a new video with other great games made using another famous engine: RPG Maker!

On our website there are a lot RPG Maker games for a good reason. The first version of the website was born to link the RPG Maker and Game Maker communities all around the world. So now you can find also very old games made using this engines. The games showed are in English, German, Italian, Spanish, Japanese and more!

And now our video with a lot of Rpg Maker Games!
Below the list with the Games' Titles and link to download them! They are ALL free!

0:00 - Rookie Hero

0:05 - Aedemphia

0:13 - Wandering Souls

0:23 - Elys

0:28 - La Leyenda Heroen

0:36 - Detective Trap

0:47 - El Dorado 2

0:58 - Pocket Quest!

1:14 - Velsarbor

1:19 - Nocturne: Rebirth (月夜に響くノクターン Rebirth)

1:32 - Fleshfoward

1:35 - Our Hero! Hyper Sword

1:43 - Sunset Over Imdahl

1:52 - Element of Chaos

2:06 - The Lady Puppet

2:17 - Theia, The Crimson Eclipse

2:33 - Il Pifferaio di Hamelin

2:41 - The Seventh Door

2:49 - Zeeshan

3:07 - Yume Nikki

3:27 - Carnelian

3:49 - Dragon Slayer Gaiden

4:01 - Le Ruban Ecarlate

4:27 - Wild Rage

4:39 - Alice Mare

Monday, March 26, 2018

Are you looking for a Cute and Colorful sci-fi Game?

Steel Zeroes is a free indie game in a sci-fi city. Cute and brilliant! Made by Pedrovin.

This is our cool cover!

It was an exclusive of indiexpo!

Wednesday, November 23, 2016

User Stories: Signorino Alessio - How to Make an Horror Game

Hello guys! My name is Signorino Alessio!

I'm the developer of Silent Memories P.T., a fan RPG Maker game based from the famous original game Silent Hills P.T. developed by Hideo Kojima for Konami.

I just want to say first of all, thanks all of you supporters, when everyone test it and says how good it was, that makes me very happy!

I'll continue to work on it, to give you something that Konami didn't.

About your games:

As a developer, I want to give some advices if your planning to create games!

First of all, you really need to think what you want to do, and be sure if you could really work for that game, because if you think to do something you can't realize, you could give up soon. I had this problem one time, trust me. My favourite RPG tool is VX Ace, because is professional but simple. It can support most of formats and it have a lot of resources. You can obviously choose some other engine, but this is what I love.

If you are planning to create something big, find help and create a team like us, you can't do it all alone! About the publish, it's better by starting on RPG Maker Forums, that's the nice place to publish your games, like I did on "Rpg²s", one of the best Italian Forums. You can add your games on IndieDB ecc... I would prefer Indiexpo because it has free access for every player and developer, and the staff is really helpful!

My story: How Silent Memories is born?

I always liked and played the Silent Hill saga. I meet this game my first time when I bought Metal Gear Solid, which included the Silent Hill 1 Demo. After the PS1 game, I played Silent Hill 2 & 3 on PS2 and I really started to love this series. Even if I couldn't play other Silent Hill games, I always watched the others series on Youtube.

The day I met Silent Hills was during PewDiePie's gameplay.

I really liked the atmosphere of that game, but then it comes the bad news: Silent Hills Cancelled. After 2 years, I saw a lot of fan games based on P.T., but I never seen a RPG Fan Game, so I just said "Why don't we try too with an RPG Maker version?". So the project started, and finally is here. Of course, I couldn't make it without my friends, everyone in the Team helped for Testing, Graphics and especially my two best friends Silvio Fosso, my Co-Developer, helping every time, and Dakota James Emery Dennis, our best composer, who did a Soundtrack Cover of the original Silent Hill 1 Theme.

My pubblic:

People seems enjoy our creation, and that make us really happy!

For the success, we started to think about a sequel with the full story of this game.

For the sequel I searched a lot of theories of the Silent Hills fans, and we found everything useful for the full plot! We're just thinking to call the Sequel

"Silent Memories P.S.", which means "Playable Story" or to leave it Silent Memories, because the first letters S.M. could mean "Story Mode". People asked to make it for MV, but unfortunally, that engine can't use my strategies, but anything could change. I want to say again, thanks all you folks!

Our goal, is to let people know, that TwoD Studios can bring some beautiful games made in Italy!

Thank all you folks and thanks to Indiexpo and his staff!

- Alessio Signorino, TwoD Studios

Friday, September 2, 2016

Smile Game Builder

Here it's a new tool : Smile Game Builder !

SMILE GAME BUILDER is a software for Windows that enables you to create role playing games (RPGs) without programming. no programs or scripts need to be written for any of the elements involved in the building of an RPG, including the creation of maps for the stages of the game, allocation of items, various stage effects, and creation of balance in fighting. While all maps are expressed three-dimensionally, the RPG can be built without having to create any 3D-modeling data for expressing the three-dimensional qualities, or having to spend time on figuring out the layout and setting while considering depth.

It looks like Rpg Maker Series... but with a new cool feature... the 3D !

SMILE GAME BUILDER, a RPG creation tool enabling you to create whole new worlds of your own!

No need for any sort of programming expertise!

All you need is a desire to create your own RPG.

You can try the free demo on Steam

Smile Game Builder was added to the Tool List on indiexpo.net !

Monday, May 30, 2016

Wanda ! A sci-fi adventure !

Play to Wanda ! A nice sci-fi adventure about two robotic lifeforms finding happiness, companionship and hope in a lonely post-apocalyptic world !

Saturday, April 16, 2016

User Stories: Lorenzo Bolognini - From indiexpo to my First Comics Convention

"Hi, i'm Lorenzo Bolognini, aka Lollo Rocket Diver, the author of Theia.

After a great and exhausting weekend at the Cosenza ComiCS convention, and after our 13-hours long return trip, we're finally back home and it's time to write a few lines about the experience!

This was our first convention, and despite a bit of initial shock, everything went really well.

We know all too well our games are a niche genre: they don't attract huge crowds. And yet, the audience we've attracted was exactly the right one: people who couldn't even believe the makeshift sign we used during the convention.

All of the fans of the old Final Fantasy series (by that, I refer to the first 10 entries) and '90s J-RPGs in general loved our works, especially Theia, which is what we were counting on.

The favorite game among younger kids, surprisingly, was The Old Ones, a game we created in less than a month just... because. That's incredible!

I'm almost thinking about a remake, to make it better and a bit more streamlined. That wouldn't be that bad of an idea.

Games aside, we met a metric ton of great people, such as the developer of Call of Salvenee - a complete nutjob, but a good one. He kept us company with his satire about Salvini and the Prime Minister the whole time. Oh, and we finally met MrSte in person: he created Crime, Live or Die and Akuma no Gakko. We also got to meet the guys at Portal Games and the Cosenza ComiCS staff: incredibly professional and helpful, they exceeded my expectations.

So, to cut this sort,

I'd like to send a big Thank You towards those people who made this experience unforgettable. Thanks to all the guests who visited our stand, to those who stopped by and praised our work, to those who are downloading our games wirght now, to the Cosenza ComiCS staff and the guys at Scrigno Azzurro, and finally to our friend Luca (from now on, I'll call you p[R, you're great at public relations) who helped us with everything and took us to the best food places in town. Well, I hope we can do this again! We're already looking at future projects now, let's see what we can do.

There's some bug fixing to do in Theia, so it's likely you'll see a new release in the Indiexpo website a few weeks from now... Moreover, since no one has done it yet, I should probably modify our old games to change the team name in OnDead Games. There's so much Seraphic Gate stuff still out there. Better change it. See you next mission!"

- Lorenzo Bolognini/Lollo Rocket Diver

Saturday, April 9, 2016

User Stories: Lusianl - Several Downloads in little time with a very short Demo

Hello everybody, I'm Lusianl and I'm one of many guys that lives in the wonderful world of indie games.

Just one month and a half ago (more or less) I published a short Demo version of my game Wild Rage, made with RPG Maker, in indiexpo and I wanted to give you some tips, in order to get a fair ammount of downloads.

1 - Have lots of friends and family! XD Don't be afraid of involving your acquaintances and relatives. If, like me, you have lots of friends, uncles, aunts, cousins etc... and they know your passions, stress and force them to test the things you do!

(the same applies to co-workers!)

2 - Do not underestimate social networks (facebook, twitter, google+ etc...). Register and find people who share your hobbies; remember : 'who follows you, want to be followed! The "Like" or the "Subscribe" here and there doesn't hurt anybody, as a matter of fact it can lead to interesting cooperations, with people who can help you to improve!
Twitter is a huge help for this: posts are published at very high rate and guys who love videogames are happy to quickly retweet and share. If you're a designer, instead, you might want to try on facebook, the birthplace of many artists and designers!

3 - Subscribe to videogame forums! Be an active member of the comunity and get them to know you! Personally, as a "maker", most of my downloads come from Rpg2s, the biggest comunity in Italy, and from makerando, the official RPG Maker Italian Comunity. But I published the game on many other forums, foreign too. They follow, but alas, they never comment!

4 - Create a Blog, with everything that you do, your ideas, your hobbies, your passions. You have no idea how many people, in the whole world, can think the same way!

5 - Make it interesting! Always be respectful of others, don't be rude or arrogant!

These are several tips to get people to know you and if you thing this is nonsense well... remember that in indiexpo i got over 300 downloads in little time only with a very short demo of my game : Wild Rage Giant Bluster , only in Italy! Not bad, uh..?

- Lusianl

Friday, April 8, 2016

GIF does it better !

Also Pocket Quest! by Testament added a GIF in its game page !

Gif does it better !

Thursday, April 7, 2016

SiteMap ! No one will be left behind !

Added the SiteMap ! To improve the User Experience !

With an amazing Art about Theia !

Thursday, March 31, 2016

Use the GIF to animate your Game Page !

New little feature ! The implementation of the GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) !
Now you can upload, like your Screenshot, a GIF like Mars Underground.
In this way it will be more attractive and original !

An animated GIF file is a graphic image on a Web page that moves. An animated GIF can loop endlessly (and it appears as though your document never finishes arriving) or it can present one or a few sequences and then stop the animation.

Thursday, March 17, 2016

Ayda. An interesting Horror Game in English !

Go to see Ayda! An interesting Horror Game in English !

"She won't stop screaming in the dark of night. I visit her grave and ask her to stop, but it never helps." A short horror game following the mundane tasks of a woman who wakes up in the middle of the night. What she sees or hears might not always be up to par with what she remembers.

>> Link to Download <<