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RPG Maker MV

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!

In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Easy to learn and beginner-friendly” (28 of 103 reviews) and “Versatile and suitable for RPGs” (16); the most common complaint is “Limited by assets and built-in features” (13). What reviewers agree on ↓

Released Oct 23, 2015 Developer Gotcha Gotcha Games, KADOKAWA, Yoji Ojima Publisher Gotcha Gotcha Games Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux RPGRPGMakerGame DevelopmentAnimeGameMaker
View on Steam ↗ $79.99 (US · as of 2026-10-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.

90.7%positive8,966 reviews

What reviewers agree on

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Bar length = how many of the 103 reviews raise the point On criticised points, the pale part = reviewers who still recommend the game Select a point to see the exact counts and what reviewers wrote.

Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 90.7% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12

Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“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
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“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
Not recommended · 73 found this helpful

“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 played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.

2,486all-time peak
0 1k 2k 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 No data collected for this period 1.3k avg · May 2020

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$79.99current · sampled 2026-10-25 20:53 UTC
$15.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-16
US79.99 USD
EU77.99 EUR
UK66.99 GBP
Australia116.95 AUD
Canada103.99 CAD
Japan8,700 JPY
Brazil214.99 BRL
China268.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$38 China Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$89

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-26). Relative comparison only.

$0 $50 $100 07-11 07-31 08-21 09-11 10-02 10-25

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Oct 22, 2026
Official DLC: 3 New Tilesets and 2 Music Packs Now Available!

This week brings a new entry in the 16-bit-style "Topdown" tileset series, two new additions to the "TinyRPG" series, and two music packs! Topdown Modern Graphic Pack - Small Town is a tileset designe

Oct 08, 2026
Official DLC: Villain Characters & Four Small Sounds Music Packs!

This week brings a character asset pack perfect for fantasy villains, along with four music packs from the “Small Sounds” series! Farming Fantasy Villains Character Pack is the second entry in the Far

Oct 07, 2026
TOKIWA GRAPHICS DLC leaving Steam

The following Resource Pack DLCs are leaving the Steam Store October 9th. If you already own these Resource Pack DLCs, your existing license will continue to be valid, and you will still be able to do

Sep 24, 2026
Official DLC: Four Unique Tilesets and a Music Pack Now Available!

This week sees the release of four tilesets for bringing a variety of worlds to life, along with a music pack perfect for RPGs with a serious atmosphere! 16-bit Fantasy Set Base Pack is a collection o

Sep 10, 2026
Official DLC: Two Tilesets and More Graphic Assets Now Available!

This week sees the release of two fantasy tilesets, animated character assets, and a weapon icon collection! Animation Battler Material Collection Samurai and Ninja Set is a collection of animated bat

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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.

GenresRPG, Design & Illustration, Education, Web Publishing, Game Development
Player tagsRPG · RPGMaker · Game Development · Anime · GameMaker · Design & Illustration · Web Publishing · JRPG · Software · 2D · Singleplayer · Pixel Graphics (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSteam Trading Cards · Steam Workshop · Partial Controller Support
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Arabic, Simplified Chinese
Official sitehttps://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