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Creators and players, everyone is the protagonist! RPG Maker's biggest event is being held again this year.

Creators and players, everyone is the protagonist! This year, we will be holding the "RPG Maker Festival" again.

・RPG Maker MZ is 50% discount!
・Over 600 RPG Maker games are participating! Discounted titles included.

And...
＼＼Limited time offer: RPG Maker XP available for free distribution／／

Event page URL: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/39252092/sale/RPGMaker2024

Event period: February 12, 2024, 10:00 AM (PST) to February 19, 2024, 10:00 AM (PST)

The RPG Maker Festival is an annual Steam Sale Event that saw its first occurring in February 2022. It is dedicated to the RPG Maker series, a non-coding engine series well loved by many indie and hobbyist developers from around the globe.
Not only will the engines be discounted greatly, the 2023 event will also be joined by over 450 RPG Maker-made game titles created by its enthusiastic and eager fan community, including worldly-acclaimed titles such as The Witch's House MV and LISA: The Painful!

RPG Maker Festival 2023 Steam Event Page
https://store.steampowered.com/sale/rpgmaker_festival_2023

RPG Maker Festival 2023 Event Duration
Pacific Standard Time: Feb 13, 2023 10:00 AM to Feb 20, 2023 10:00 AM
Japan Standard Time: Feb 14, 2023 03:00 AM to Feb 21, 2023 03:00 AM


45% OFF on RPG Maker MZ, and 85% OFF on RPG Maker MV！
The most current RPG Maker title, RPG Maker MZ, will be discounted up to 45% OFF in the 2023 event - the deepest discount to date.
Meanwhile, RPG Maker MV, will be discounted up to 85％ OFF.
For users who already own other RPG Maker titles, there will also be special bundles available too.

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/30532/2023_MZ_Festival_SPECIAL/

Release of the 3D Character Converter Tool on Steam!
The 3D Character Converter is a convenient mini-app that can quickly convert humanoid-shaped VRM models into 2D character sprite assets compatible with RPG Maker series. Users can either import custom-made or commercially available VRM models into the converter for conversion. The app can output a total of 5 types of map walker sprites, 18 types of side-view battle character (aka SV-Battler) sprites, and the model’s faces for use as character portraits in dialogue boxes common in RPGs.

Although the 3D Character Converter app was originally designed for the currently in development RPG Maker Unite, there are also options that would allow the converter to output 2D assets compatible with RPG Maker MV and RPG Maker MZ. The developers hope that the early release of this app can provide RPG Maker users a different means of creating game assets for their games.

(What is VRM: A platform-independent file format designed for use with 3D characters and avatars in the VR era. (Please refer to the VRM Consortium for detail))

RPG Maker 3D Character Converter Product Spec
※Steam Account and Steam client app required.

■MSRP：$9.99（incl. tax）
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2218350/


（The app will come bundled with 8 default VRM models. The above is one example.）


（Users can also import VRM models using most VRM generation apps）

PiXel ScaLer Coming to Steam for Free too! PiXel ScaLer is a simple but powerful tool that can enlarge and convert pixel arts into higher resolution illustrations. Already released on RPG Maker Unite’s official site, it will now also be available for download on Steam for simpler app management. The tool supports many resolutions which makes it suitable to use with RPG Maker MZ and MV, as well as the RPG Maker Unite currently in development.　

※PiXel ScaLer is a product developed by Nononotyaya-san - who has granted Gotcha Gotcha Games the rights to distribute it as an official tool of RPG Maker series.
※(The previous PiXel ScaLer will continue to be available for download at the author’s sites. Users of the previous version of PiXel ScaLer can also continue to use it without concerns)

Supported Output Resolution:
Map Walker Sprites: 48 x 48, 64 x 64, 128 x 128, 256 x 256, and 98 x 146 (RPG Maker Unite’s default asset spec)
SV Battler Sprites: 64 x 64, 320 x 320, 512 x 512, and 194 x 194 (RPG Maker Unite’s default asset spec)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2306930/



Releasing the "ARPG Plug-in Set" Free DLC！
To celebrate the RPG Maker Festival 2023, Gotcha Gotcha Games is also delighted to announce the release of the Free ARPG Plug-in Set, which includes an RPG Maker MZ compatible plugin, and a set of graphical assets useful for creating ARPGs.
The pack also includes a sample project with examples to introduce to users what sort of actions can be implemented. Users are free to use this as they are, or as a reference to develop their own versions.


https://store.steampowered.com/app/2287820/

RPG Maker Festival 2023 Twitter Campaign！
Gotcha Gotcha Games will also be hosting a Twitter Campaign in celebration of the RPG Maker Festival 2023. Below are the campaign details:

● Have a chance to win a $40 worth of US Amazon Gift Card. A total of 5 winners will be drawn! Below are the steps to participate in:
①Follow @RPGMakerSeries
②Retweet our RPG Maker Festival 2023 campaign tweet
③Winners will be contacted by GGG staff via DM

※The Amazon Gift Cards issued are for use in the US Amazon .com store only.

Behold dear game developers! We are thrilled to announce that we, Gotcha Gotcha Games, the developer of the RPG Maker engine series, will soon be holding our RPG Maker Festival 2023 Steam Sale Event!



What is RPG Maker Festival?
RPG Maker Festival is our annual Sale event held on Steam! This is where we and all RPG Maker indie developers around the world join-hands together and show what the RPG Maker engine series and your great creation is made of and get recognized by game players and fans across the world! As long as your game is made by RPG Maker series or Pixel Game Maker MV and has a Steam Store page, you are eligible to participate!

So far, we have confirmed that more than 300 titles will be participating in this Steam Sale event, including the widely acclaimed titles like The Witch's House MV and LISA: The Painful!


Apply for Entry into the Festival NOW with Your Game! (Deadline - January 26, 2023, 06:59 AM Pacific Standard Time / Jan 26, 2023, 23:59 Japan Standard Time)
While we already have a lot of developers confirmed willing to participate, there must be developers or great titles that we are unaware of! But fret not, there is still time to apply! If you have released an RPG Maker made game on Steam (incl. Coming Soon titles), we would love to see you joining us! Apply to us now via the URLs found at the bottom of this article!


We Are Also Looking for Game Videos! (Deadline - January 26, 2023, 06:59 AM Pacific Standard Time / Jan 26, 2023, 23:59 Japan Standard Time)
Along with the above call for title application, we're also looking for contents to broadcast on our Steam Event Page during the Sale! If you have made videos or are considering making one that showcases your game, we are happy to have it broadcasted during the Sale on our Event Page! The video can be for released games or Coming Soon games!


Application Eligibility
Your game must be made by RPG Maker series and Pixel Game Maker game engines.
Your game must be released on Steam (Coming Soon games are also fine as long as there is a Steam Store Page registered and visible to the public)

■How to Apply
・Companies / Indie Developers in Japan (Japanese Form)
https://forms.gle/eP7hRXm3JHCg8QZB7
・Oversea Companies and Indie Developers (English Form)
https://forms.gle/TGdNZfajgHccLoAF8
Please fill out the form above and submit to us.


■ Application Deadline Pacific Standard Time: until 06:59, Thursday, January 26, 2023
(Japan Standard Time: Until 23:59, Thursday, January 26, 2023)

Please note that for game video applications, we may have to do some screening if there are too many submissions.


■Related URLs and Twitter Account
Maker Series Official Twitter Account: https://twitter.com/tkool_dev/
RPG Maker Official: https://rpgmakerofficial.com/

RPG Maker MZ is now available for preorder, both on it's own and in two bundle versions!

● RPG Maker MZ - standalone preorder (full price: $79.99)
● RPG Maker MZ Bundle ● RPG Maker MZ Bundle S

Preorder now to take advantage of the following bonuses!

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【Bonus 1】FREE RPG Maker MV with each purchase (time limited)

Every preorder RPG Maker MZ comes with a free key to RPG Maker MV, usable right away.

You can either start learning RPG Maker with MV while you wait for the release of MZ, or if you already own MV you can give it away to a friend.

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【Bonus 2】RPG Maker MZ includes the 2 following bonus DLC:

・Character Generator Pack
To extend the RPG Maker MZ Character Generator even MORE, you will receive the Character Generator Pack. A wealth of parts, with a special highlight on children and elderly parts, will help you create even more variations for your heroes, villains, and NPCs!



・MV and MZ Remix Music Pack
Additionally, you will receive the MV and MZ Remix Music Pack, which contains 26 remixes of tracks from the MV and MZ default resources. This pack also contains 4 original tracks, for a total of 30 new songs!



You will also later be able to purchase each of these DLC individually.

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【Bonus 3】10% discount off of RPG Maker MZ during preorder. And an additional 10% if you already have RPG Maker MV

During the preorder, you can purchase RPG Maker MZ for $71.99.

And for those who already own RPG Maker MV, you get an additional 10% discount! Get MZ for only $63.99.

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We are happy to announce the Steam version of Manga Make ComiPo! is now available in Chinese.

store.steampowered.com/app/262490/Manga_Maker_Comipo/

To change language open the property menu from your steam library, and select Simplified Chinese on the language tab.

Chinese and English versions on Steam are fully compatible.

We hope you enjoy making short and fun manga!