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RPG Maker MV
POWERFUL enough for a developer SIMPLE enough for a child VERSATILE enough for any platform!RPG MAKER MV allows you to make the RPG of your dreams! This latest version includes a host of new featuresand export options for MacOSX, Android, and iPhone!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
28 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Suprisingly easy game engine but its basically unusable because of the crashes, basically everytime i wanna edit ANYTHING it crashes, and Ive lost so much progress on my project because of them, it gets to the point…”
“I tried to get into game development with Unity but found it a bit overwhelming. It takes time until you actually see progress. I found RPG Maker way easier to create 2d games. If you just want to focus on telling your…”
“I'm using this to make my first game, and it only took me a few hours to learn the basics!! I highly recommend SomeRanDev's tutorial series on YouTube if you get lost!!”
16 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“MV is a really good entry in the RPG Maker series. If you know one of the older ones, adapting to this will be a breeze. It had a lot of support from the community in its heyday and it wasn't that long ago so many of…”
“Quite fun, and you can rename things and make your own abilities, conditions, etc.”
“Very intuitive with tutorials and menus. LOTS of dlc. Great wide range of story telling possibilities. Can add your own files and artwork easy. Definitely recommended.”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“great fun and very functional. worth the time whether you're just messing around, or seriously developing”
“i like messing around with this and different plugins. for 5 euro on sale, definitely a steal”
“让主包拿到米哈游offer的平台owo”
13 of the 103 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“Very great and effective software, my only (but big) piece of criticism is being that you can't make a game with your own original assets in-game. Im really upset that there isn't an in-game tool to make your own…”
“If your looking to learn how to make a basic game this is a good place to start. Alot of the more advanced features you will need to learn more on the engine. It's a great community however it relies heavily on the…”
“I've put about 25 hours into this rpg maker since getting it and I quite like it. I knew next to nothing before getting it, but I've looked some things up online and leaned that way. Most things are pretty straight…”
10 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Worked flawlessly in the past but now there are consistent crashes when editing now due to a recent windows update that changed how 32 bit programs are handled. This has made the program barely usable at all. Support…”
“It appears they have no interest in supporting their old software and haven't for at least several years now. They list Linux support for this, which was the only reason I gave it a try. But it seems at least since 2020…”
“Suprisingly easy game engine but its basically unusable because of the crashes, basically everytime i wanna edit ANYTHING it crashes, and Ive lost so much progress on my project because of them, it gets to the point…”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“Not as easy to use as they make it sound--Youtube tutorials and the RPGmaker Forums will be your best friend. But once you start digging into it, playtesting, adding art, using plugins, and so on, you can make all sorts…”
“Don't look at how many hours I've spent in MV to take what I'm about to say serious. 48 isn't a lot to get a game completed, however, these 48 do not include the countless of hours in other programs building graphics,…”
“RPG Maker is an absolutely fantastic game building engine, but it takes some time and a lot of Googl searches to get your head around things. Follow me on my Youtube Channel SiniasPainEX for tutorials on some of the…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“很喜欢用,很好的软件。如果现在不是AI时代,可能会更有魅力一些。”
“Its okay for a beginner. Get this one when on sale”
“Good, but wait to be on sale.”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Worked flawlessly in the past but now there are consistent crashes when editing now due to a recent windows update that changed how 32 bit programs are handled. This has made the program barely usable at all. Support…”
“It appears they have no interest in supporting their old software and haven't for at least several years now. They list Linux support for this, which was the only reason I gave it a try. But it seems at least since 2020…”
“Although RPG Maker allows you to create simple games, I cannot recommend this software for three main reasons: 1) LINUX: The Linux version seems to be a second-class citizen. On several occasions I’ve tried to use this…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 90.7% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“Bought this thinking I'd make the next Final Fantasy. Turns out, I'm better at creating 17 different opening towns and a desktop folder named 'Untitled RPG v1 - REAL FINAL - THIS IS IT.mvp'. My hard drive weeps. Still recommend it for the self-discovery.”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“I’ve moved on to MZ these days, but this is still the best engine I’ve ever used. As someone with no prior game dev experience who mainly played horror RPG Maker games, I found it incredibly fun, simple, and absolutely worth the money. I’d recommend picking it up on sale…”
— a player, Steam review · 553 hrs played“Get ready for a harsh truth: Hard work is the most important ingredient for good games. That doesn't change just because you're using a better engine. I think, everyone wants to create games, but most people don't want to actually work for it. Let me tell you, how your…”
— a player, Steam review · 59 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | RPG, Design & Illustration, Education, Web Publishing, Game Development |
| Player tags | RPG · RPGMaker · Game Development · Anime · GameMaker · Design & Illustration · Web Publishing · JRPG · Software · 2D · Singleplayer · Pixel Graphics (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Steam Trading Cards · Steam Workshop · Partial Controller Support |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Arabic, Simplified Chinese |
| Official site | https://rpgmakerofficial.com/product/mv/?utm_source=Steam&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=Steam_OfficialPageClick |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Microsoft® Windows® 7/8/8.1/10 (32bit/64bit) Processor: Intel Core2 Duo or better Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 9/OpenGL 4.1 capable GPU Storage: 2 GB available space Additional Notes: 1280x768 or better Display