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RPG Maker MZ

RPG Maker MZ

You want to create an RPG, but every game making tool you have found was either too complex or too limited? RPG Maker MZ empowers you with simple tools to create your RPG right out of the box, yet is customizable enough to make the exact RPG you want!

Released Aug 27, 2020 Developer Gotcha Gotcha Games, KADOKAWA, Yoji Ojima Publisher Gotcha Gotcha Games Platforms Windows · Mac RPGGame DevelopmentRPGMakerAnimeJRPG
View on Steam ↗ $35.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

85.0%positive1,882 reviews
Recommended · 21 found this helpful

“It's great if you're new to game dev. Just make sure you temper your personal ambitions. Like all things, nothing is "Easy" about game dev. Eventually you WILL have to learn something new and boring to be able to make something amazing. The great Cathedrals of Europe were once…”

— a player, Steam review · 38 hrs played
Recommended · 8 found this helpful

“It's not easy. It's really frustrating. It's really annoying. It's surprisingly flexible. It's annoying to get help for the thousands of little things you want to change. It's easy to get up and running. It allows you to stretch your legs first before grinding down. In short,…”

— a player, Steam review · 119 hrs played
Not recommended · 53 found this helpful

“This is an interesting way to spend some free time, and on sale, the basic program might be worth it. if you stop there. Unfortunately nearly all the DLCs, including from the developer, are riddled with incomplete sets and poorly identified assets that aren't even organized into…”

— a player, Steam review · 46 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:16 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

1,306playing at last check
1,28324-hour peak
1,452all-time peak
0 1k 2k 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 1.1k avg · Feb 2026

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.

$35.99−55% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$79.99base price
$35.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-16
US35.99 USD−55%
EU35.09 EUR−55%
UK30.14 GBP−55%
Australia52.62 AUD−55%
Canada46.79 CAD−55%
Japan3,950 JPY−55%
Brazil96.74 BRL−55%
China120.60 CNY−55%

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

China≈$18 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$40

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $50 $100 07-11 07-14 07-17 07-20 07-23 07-26

Latest official news

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

Jul 16, 2026
Official DLC: 3 Unique Tilesets, a Plugin, and Two Music Packs!

This week brings three tilesets and music packs that add color to a wide variety of worlds, along with the MZ version of a plugin previously released for MV. NEONPIXEL - ANIME FAIRYTALE VALLEY SET is

Jun 25, 2026
Official DLC: 4 New MZ/MV Asset Packs Featuring UNITE Characters Now Available!

This week, four new Animated Battler asset packs inspired by the default characters of RPG MAKER UNITE have been released! Each pack includes four characters and comes with walking character sprites a

Jun 12, 2026
New DLC: Another World Heroine Generator 8 for MZ

Gee-kun-soft expands their MZ generator collection once more, with 40 new generator parts to add even more appearances to your heroines and NPCs! https://store.steampowered.com/app/4623440/RPG_Maker_M

Jun 11, 2026
Official DLC: Unique Tilesets, SV Assets, and Two New Music Packs Available Now!

This week’s releases include a laboratory-themed tileset, retro-style 8-bit SV assets, and fantasy music packs perfect for your next project. Useful Laboratory Tiles is a tileset designed for creating

May 28, 2026
Official DLCs: Retro Handheld RPG-Style Packs & Horror Music Collection

This week brings the release of three graphic packs inspired by classic retro handheld RPGs, along with a music pack perfect for mystery and horror projects. “Pocket Valley Graphic pack Essentials” is

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresRPG, Design & Illustration, Education, Web Publishing, Game Development
Player tagsRPG · Game Development · RPGMaker · Anime · JRPG · 2D · Singleplayer · Party-Based RPG · Top-Down · Design & Illustration · Web Publishing · Software (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSteam Workshop · Partial Controller Support
LanguagesEnglish, Japanese, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Polish
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://rpgmakerofficial.com/product/mz/?utm_source=Steam&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=Steam_OfficialPageClick
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Microsoft Windows® 8.1/10/11 (64bit) Processor: Intel Core i3-4340 or better Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Compatible OpenGL / VRAM 1GB or better Storage: 4 GB available space Additional Notes: 1280x768 or better Display