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Games like RPG Maker XP

2004PC93 % positive24.50 €

A toolkit for building your own classic 2D RPGs without programming knowledge, with a map editor, database and Ruby scripting for deep customization. It is more a creative workshop than a game.

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Pixel art
Fantasy setting

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Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes RPG Maker XP special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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RPG Maker VX Ace

93 %Match

2011PCSteam Deck playable94 % positive67.99 €

A toolkit for building your own classic 2D JRPGs, with a flexible editor, multiple tilesets and a customizable features system. What you actually play depends on what you create.

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RPG Maker VX is a toolkit for building and playing your own classic 2D RPGs without any programming knowledge. The experience depends heavily on what you create, with default templates in the style of turn-based JRPGs.

Wargame Construction Set

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A toolkit for turn-based wargames: you build your own maps, units and battles in historical, fantasy or sci-fi settings, then play them yourself or share them with others.

The Sims

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The classic life sim: build homes, create Sims and steer their needs, careers and relationships in an open sandbox that regularly produces hilarious, chaotic moments.

Stonehearth

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You guide a small band of settlers in a colorful voxel world, building homes, feeding your people and fending off threats. Villagers work on their own while you plan and shape your settlement at a relaxed pace.

Dungeon Village

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You grow a humble village into a magnet for adventurers who hunt monsters and bring in gold. By building shops, training facilities and homes, you manage their growth in a relaxed blend of town management and RPG.

The Mims Beginning

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A god-game in the classic tradition where you guide the tiny Mims, build structures, raise animals and plants, and use divine PSI powers against natural disasters and monsters.

Gnomoria

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A Dwarf Fortress-style colony management sandbox where you lead a small band of gnomes, dig deep, craft goods and defend your settlement as it grows into a kingdom.

The Sims 3

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A life sim where you create Sims with distinct personality traits and guide their daily lives, careers and relationships across a seamless open neighborhood. Its charm lies in the quirky, often hilarious chaos that unfolds along the way.

Monster Harvest

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Monster Harvest blends Stardew Valley-style farming with monster collecting: you grow crops, mutate them into creatures with slime, and send them into turn-based battles. It's colorful, relaxed and easy to get into.