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TyranoBuilder Visual Novel Studio

TyranoBuilder Visual Novel Studio

The EASIEST and FASTEST tool to make your own multi-platform visual novels! Quickly create your own games for Windows / MacOS / iOS / Android / HTML5 / CSS3, even if you know nothing about game programming or scripting!

Released Mar 27, 2015 Developer STRIKEWORKS Platforms Windows · Mac Visual NovelGame DevelopmentSoftwareUtilitiesAnime
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (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.

85.5%positive772 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“This is a MUCH better way to learn visual novel creation than others I've tried, if you've never done it before. It's much simpler to understand and learn how everything works. I highly recommend it.”

— a player, Steam review · 105 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Great for first time visual novel game designers like myself! :)”

— a player, Steam review · 31 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“everything is messy, it started to make me tumble down, tumble down. yes, it is simple, but it is also easy to make mistakes. really frustrating.”

— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:02 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

23playing at last check
4124-hour peak
137all-time peak
0 25 50 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 42 avg · Jan 2026

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$14.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US14.99 USD
EU14.99 EUR
UK10.99 GBP
Australia21.50 AUD
Canada16.99 CAD
Japan1,480 JPY
Brazil27.99 BRL
China48.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$5.5 China Japan Canada UK US Australia EU≈$17

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

Latest official news

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May 30, 2025
Update Information V3.05

TyranoBuilder has been updated. The current version is V3.05. Update Details ・Bug fixes ・Updated built-in TyranoScript version ・Added new theme “Kaguya (KAGUYA)” We have moved TyranoBuilder v3.0 from

Apr 04, 2025
[Major Update] Beta Release of Version 3.00 Now Available

Thank you for using TyranoBuilder. We’re excited to announce a major update to the software. 【Important】 This update introduces significant changes, and as such, it will initially be released as a bet

Oct 21, 2022
Notice of DLC Launch (Visual Novel GUI Pack #1)

Thank you for using Tyrano Builder. This time, to further enhance the functionality and convenience of game development, we started offering DLC feature in Tyranno Builder. And also we plan to collabo

Sep 29, 2022
Announcement of v204 release

Tyrano Builder has been updated to v204. The following is an introduction of the newly added features. Note: This announcement includes changes to v203 and v204. Cartoon speech bubble feature Cartoon

Jul 22, 2022
New Management Announcement

Dear Customer, I'm Hiroshi Nagatani, a programmer based in Japan and the developer of TyranoBuilder. First of all, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to NyuMedia for their efforts in oversea

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

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

GenresUtilities
Player tagsVisual Novel · Game Development · Software · Utilities · Anime (SteamSpy community voting)
LanguagesEnglish, Japanese
Estimated owners20,000 – 50,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://tyranobuilder.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Microsoft Windows 7 / 8 / 10 / 11 Processor: 1.5Ghz Processor or better Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: Integrated Graphics Chip Storage: 2 GB available space Additional Notes: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system