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From Ren'Py Visual Novel Engine
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The Ren'Py Visual Novel Engine
There have been hundreds of visual novels and simulation games made using Ren'Py. See them all at games.renpy.org.
Songs of Araiah uses a custom text window and click-to-continue indicator.
Magical Boutique was the first Ren'Py-based Sim-game, demonstrating the power behind a python-based engine.
Ren'Py supports NVL-style games.
Ren'Py is a free and cross-platform visual novel engine that helps you use words, pictures, and sounds to tell stories with the computer. Its easy and efficient script language makes it possible for non-programmers to make visual novels, while its Python support allows for complex simulation games.
Download Ren'Py
- Stable: Ren'Py 6.10.2 "Fixing a Hole" (January 24, 2010)
Documentation & Code
- The Quickstart Manual teaches you how to make your first visual novel.
- The FAQ answers common questions.
- Tutorials teach how to make games.
- Translations into other languages.
- Cookbook recipes for common tasks.
- Frameworks help make more complex games.
- The Reference Manual is authoritative, if complex.
Support & Development
- The Ren'Py Section of the Lemma Soft Forums are the place to post support questions.
- Our bug tracker is for bugs in Ren'Py.
- Launchpad is our project management site.
- Our IRC channel is #renpy on irc.freenode.net.
- Contact us privately if you have questions that are inappropriate for a public forum.
The English-Language Visual Novel Community Wiki is a good place to start when looking for resources (character art, background art, music, fonts, etc.) to use in your game.
