About RPG Architect

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Ready to Build Your Next Great Adventure?

RPG Architect is a next-generation game maker designed to empower you to create the RPG of your dreams, and beyond! Whether you're a newcomer eager to dive into game development or a seasoned veteran of game making engines, transform your unique vision into a playable reality with ease.

Design Without Limitations

One of the core principles of RPG Architect is removing the artificial constraints often imposed by other engines. Enjoy unprecedented control over every aspect of your project. Customize everything: user interface design, unlimited map layers, 2D or 3D visualization, pixel-perfect or tile-based movement, intricate battle systems, fully customizable controls and inputs, dynamic character management and statistics, and much more!

With the freedom to stack multiple layers, embellish with decorative elements, implement advanced lighting effects, and craft detailed terrain, you have complete control over every step of the design process within your RPG creation.

Simple Enough for a Newcomer; Advanced Enough for a Veteran

Converting a map from 2D to 3D is as simple as drawing a "height" map over your tiles. Our powerful map editor allows you to visualize your scenes both from a traditional bird's-eye view and in full 3D. Using shapes on tiles adjusts how they render and react in both 2D and 3D environments.

The editor supports virtually infinite layers. Build your world from the ground up in the Layers panel, using onion-skinning to selectively focus on specific layers or hide those that aren’t currently needed.

Built by Makers for Makers

Our core team boasts over two decades of experience with various game-making tools. We're dedicated to addressing common pain points and catering to the needs of the creative community. Configuring and adjusting every aspect of your game engine should be intuitive and straightforward. Our goal is to collaborate with the community and evolve RPG Architect to meet the diverse needs of talented and visionary creators.

Craft custom message boxes, intuitive menus, dynamic screen overlays, and engaging battle menus with our robust User Interface designer. Save your custom UI elements as templates for use across the entire game!

Further, personalize party characters with the built-in sprite layering system. Modify and uniquely customize character appearances. The sprite system supports 8-directional movement, customizable frame rates and adjustable time intervals between sprites, perfect for bringing unique characters to life.

Unconfined to a Genre

Despite "RPG" in the name, RPG Architect is powerful enough to create more than just role-playing games. Build action-adventure games, challenging platformers, thrilling shooters, and much more!

Choose from a variety of display modes and movement options – 2D, 3D, Orthographic, or First Person – alongside grid-based or pixel-perfect movement schemes. You are given ultimate control of the look and feel your video game needs, providing you the tools to make your vision a reality. Limitless genres are within your grasp, with the only limit being imagination.

Resources Galore!

As fellow game developers, resource availability is extremely important to us. Leverage our connections to easily import assets! Many resources are already compatible with other engines. Save time and leverage existing assets.

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