RPG Maker 2003

For the first time ever, RPG Maker 2003 is officially available in English! This legendary game development engine is both highly affordable and easy to use, and it remains one of the most popular RPG Maker installments to date.

RPG Maker 2003 is a game development, rpg and design & illustration game developed by Gotcha Gotcha Games, KADOKAWA and Yoji Ojima and published by Gotcha Gotcha Games.
Released on April 24th 2015 is available in English only on Windows.

It has received 741 reviews of which 691 were positive and 50 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 1.95€ on Steam and has a 90% discount.

The Steam community has classified RPG Maker 2003 into these genres:

Game Development RPG Design & Illustration RPGMaker Web Publishing JRPG Education Software 2D Pixel Graphics Singleplayer Anime Retro

Media & Screenshots

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Requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

OS *: Microsoft® Windows® XP/Vista/7/8
Processor: Intel® Pentium®4 1.5GHz
Memory: 256 MB RAM
Graphics: 1024x768 or better video resolution in High Color mode
Storage: 100 MB available space
Sound Card: DirectSound-compatible sound card

Reviews

Explore reviews from Steam users sharing their experiences and what they love about the game.

Nov. 2024

You will open this software and wonder why are things the way they are. You'll struggle to figure out how to make an autotile properly (Especially the animated water autotiles). You'll scream at the fact that you cant just type into the editor, and a lot of the code is done through DROP-DOWN MENUS. but then, these quite intense limitations will start to embed deep into your subconscious mind. and you'll be going about your daily activities when suddenly you get an amazing idea for a world that nobody has ever tried before. You will have a love hate relationship with rpgmaker 2003. That's just how it goes. It really puts the 0/10 in 10/10

Nov. 2024

It's A Good Software For Making RPGs. Only Problem For Me Is Importing Spirtes Is HARD. Besides That I Recommend Buying It!

Sept. 2024

I bought this software when it was on sale, just to see what it was like. After playing around for it a bit, I was quite surprised how easy it was to use. Pros: Easy to use Can make old school JRPG games with this Lots of tutorials available online Lots of 3rd party resources available online Cons: The newer versions of RPG Maker look significantly better.

July 2024

TL;DR - A cheap, versatile gateway drug. You can fly once you know how to flap your wings. Important lessons below. The latest MZ version of RPG Maker is phenomenal, but game support is skewed to Windows and web-based platforms. Exporting to Android is a nightmare, since it requires you to package your own APK (but you can always use itch.io to play in a browser). Despite MZ being way more powerful than 2003, it's pretty expensive. 2003 is DIRT CHEAP when it goes on sale (and it goes on sale frequently). Also, 2003 has the most support for homebrew junkies who wish to play custom creations on a modded Wii, 3DS, PS Vita, or 3DS using an open source project called EasyRPG. You can also run EasyRPG on the web if you have proper file hosting set up, and playing on Android works too! Pressure your friends into making absurd 5-minute visual novels and use AI to generate and manipulate the artwork (remove splash overlays, sharpen photos, add filters). Then, put those games on your modded game console for people to play. Watch them laugh hysterically while they silently question your sanity. Deny all responsibility and blame others for providing the game direction. Every image you create needs to be saved as a 256-Color PNG image. To do this, open them in Paint and resize them to the required dimensions (using Google to determine that info). Then, save them as a 256-color bitmap, but change the extension to PNG. Also, black pixels are transparent and very dark grey pixels are not. Not sure how to fix that. Generate your sprites using the online RM2k3 Charas Generator (links at the top of their website). Lots of quick customization options exist! The Export Project option is limited. It creates an EXE file with either unique assets (in your game folder) or all assets (game folder + program directory). There is no in-between. You will have to extract the game files from the EXE you exported if you wish to play your creations on EasyRPG. 2003 can be very clunky at times, but if you are a non-serious dev wannabe with $2 to your name, scoop up a copy of this game when it goes on sale, and fulfill your strange life to the fullest.

June 2024

Fun, but very simple game engine. It's customisable but I'd recommend getting one of the later versions since the prince isn't much different anymore. Still, this is a nice little throwback and holds a fair bit of nostalgia value for those of us of a certain age.

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