RPG Maker MZ News

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Due to various circumstances, we have discontinued sales of the DLC “Rosedale Collision Altering Plugin.”
We sincerely apologize for the delay in informing you of this decision.

The relevant store pages are as follows:

RPG Maker MZ version:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2474870/RPGMZ__Rosedale/

RPG Maker MV version:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2474890/RPGMV__Rosedale/

Please note that customers who have already purchased the DLC can continue to use it after sales have ended.

Thank you for your continued support of RPG Maker.

[p]The RPG Maker Festival is returning in 2026![/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]▼What is RPG Maker Festival?[/p][p]February 25th is “Maker Day”, the day for all things RPG Maker.[/p][p]We celebrate by holding the RPG Maker Festival![/p][p][/p][p]RPG Maker Festival is a celebration of all games made with all versions of RPG Maker and Pixel Game Maker! We want to showcase creators and introduce people to the wonderful games that have been made with RPG Maker,! By connecting as many creators and players together as possible, the more fun there is to be had by all![/p][p][/p][p]▼RPG Maker Festival 2026: Participants Wanted![/p][p]We’re currently looking for developers and publishers who’d like to participant in RPG Maker Festival 2026![/p][p][/p][p]If you have a game made with RPG Maker or Pixel Game Maker, we hope you’ll decide to submit your game! If it’s on Steam, this is a chance to spread awareness of your game to a big audience. So please consider participating![/p][p][/p][p]【Submission Method】[/p][p]To submit a game for participation in RPG Maker Festival 2026, just fill out the form linked here:[/p][p]https://script.google.com/a/macros/gotchagotcha.jp/s/AKfycbyiBJ2t2qlg-QcyXIAiANtH5nF4pb0129bfkDpRn6RpMa-Qqid5snOOMrAPXoKuNwnsjA/exec?utm_source=steam&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=news_20251201[/p][p][/p][p]【Deadline】[/p][p]Pacific Time:December 14, 2025 at 06:59 AM[/p][p][/p][p]▼Announcing The “RPG Maker Award”[/p][p]We are planning to the first ever RPG Maker Award.[/p][p][/p][p]The award will be given to a recently released game title, created with a RPG Maker series tool and decided by a combination of community voting and Gotcha Gotcha Games staff, that is an outstanding experience worthy of special notice.[/p][p][/p][p]Eligible titles must have been released with the past 2 years, and community voting will be held via a special website. [/p][p]Gotcha Gotcha Games will ensure that voting is fair and after verifying the results will announced the winner of the Award.[/p][p][/p][p]To nominate a title for the Award, submission of the RPG Maker Festival 2026 participation form is required.[/p][p]Please see the Festival participation form for additional details.[/p][p]We hope that everyone with an eligible title will nominate themselves![/p]

[p]We’ve put together some useful search techniques to help boost your game development efficiency in RPG Maker MZ![/p][p][/p][h2]1. Searching Maps[/h2][p]Press Ctrl + F on the map list to search through your maps.[/p][p]By searching keywords from the map name or notes field, you can quickly jump to the map you need.[/p][p][/p][h2]2. Searching Events[/h2][p]Press Ctrl + F in the map editor to search through events.[/p][p][/p][h2]3. Searching the Database[/h2][p]Press Ctrl + F on any list from Actors to Common Events to search through the database entries.[/p][h2][/h2][h2]4. Event Search in the Tools Menu[/h2][p]From Tools → Event Search, you can search for events using switches, variables, or event names as keywords.[/p][p]We hope these tips help support your creative projects.[/p]

This week, we’re releasing a high-quality animation asset pack to bring your battle scenes to life, plus two unique music packs.

“Elemental Effect 10+1” is an animation asset pack for MZ.
It includes 55 animation assets featuring magic effects across 11 elements?perfect for fantasy games.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4112890/RPG_Maker_MZ__Elemental_Effect_101/
https://youtu.be/uviB2f1msf4


“Alchemist Garden Music Pack1” is a music pack inspired by crafting-themed RPGs.
It includes 25 BGM tracks designed for scenes such as gathering materials and building items.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4181460/RPG_Maker_MZ__Alchemist_Garden_Music_Pack1/
https://youtu.be/6yPsoF9CuhA


“The TCM Chiptune Battle Music Pack” is a battle-themed music pack.
It features 10 chiptune tracks with a nostalgic retro vibe, inspired by classic battle scenes.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4181450/RPG_Maker_MZ__The_TCM_Chiptune_Battle_Music_Pack/
https://youtu.be/HZvKN3jhwEk

[p]The livestream series for RPG Maker MZ beginners, “Calling All First-Time Game Creators! RPG Maker MZ Beginner Course,” commonly known as “Haji-Tsuku,” is now available as an archive.
This content is presented in Japanese.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]In this series, a complete beginner named Kurisawa learns how to create a game from Sensei, streaming the entire process—from starting with zero knowledge to completing the game—live.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]The project begins from absolute scratch and reaches completion and public release across nine episodes. We hope this will be helpful for anyone using RPG Maker for the first time.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]You can watch it on YouTube under the “Gotcha Gotcha Games” channel, in the “Live” tab.[/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p][/p][p][/p]