Popular games built on game engine RPG Maker 2000
Yume 2kki is the fanmade "sequel" to the popular RPG maker game, Yume Nikki. In this game, you play as a young girl named Urotsuki and explore your dreams, much like Yume Nikki. The goal of the game is to collect the Effects scattered throughout the dream worlds, which is also similar to its predecessor. However, Yume 2kki is far larger than its prequel and is still growing, as it is currently under development (it's fully functional despite this fact).
While playing up in the mountains, Claire Elford finds herself taking shelter from the rain in a mansion. Soon, she finds four other people, some bizarre monsters - and no way back out. In the company of demons, the five must figure out how to escape... and solve the mystery of the legendary wish-granting treasure, the Witch's Heart.
Danganronpa Another ~Another Despair Academy~ , more simply known as Danganronpa Another and DRA, is a completely released fan game created by the Korean game developer LINUJ. The first complete chapter was released on January 6th, 2013 and the full game was completed and released on June 11th, 2015. LINUJ later released a sequel titled Super Danganronpa Another 2.
Ib is a freeware adventure video game with elements of psychological horror released in 2012 for Microsoft Windows by the Japanese artist kouri, running on RPG Maker 2000. Players control the titular character from a top-down perspective with the goal of escaping an eldritch art museum. The game has been credited with helping popularize its engine's use in developing games without role-playing elements.
.Flow is one of the most well-known fangames of the original Yume Nikki, made by lol. It's one of the darker spin-offs infamous for its eerie atmosphere and copious amounts of body horror and hospital imagery, centering around a girl named Sabitsuki (さびつき) as she enters her PC dreamworld to explore her mind and collect effects. .Flow is one of the more traditional fangames that stays true to the gameplay elements of the original. Effects are collected in a gloomy, sublime dreamscape and the user is left to interpret the events and lack of explicit storyline. The only differences that seem to set this game apart from Yume Nikki is the more concrete subject matter (the deeper aspects of the landscape seem to have a more pristine resemblance to human body parts, where as Nikki's environment requires more interpretive thinking to analyze) and the inclusion of three endings instead of one. The main plot of the game is similar to the original Yume Nikki's, in that it's a sandbox game with very few exploration restrictions. You must collect the twenty-five effects to unlock two of the three endings and three boxes to achieve the third.
END ROLL is a regretful adventure RPG by Segawa made in RPG Maker 2000. It has turn-based battles, three endings, and quite a lot of optional content. A boy named Russell is made to take part in an experiment. His room contains nothing but a bed, a pre-recorded video, and a syringe. It seems now he has no other choice. ... A boy named Russell moves into a new town to lead a happy new life.
Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea is an adventure RPG made in late 2013. It follows the young witch Wadanohara and her familiars. After a journey from the witch world she had been visiting, she returns to her deep sea home to find it had been attacked by an unknown enemy. Wadanohara is tasked with repairing the magical barriers protecting the kingdom destroyed by this enemy, but fixing them shall not be the last of her worries...
Told in a bedstime story by an old man to his young nephew, the protagonist Valnar must face his new existence as a vampire when the experienced Asgar bites and transforms him. As Valnar struggles with his creator and soon meets Alaine who once loved Asgar, and after she was executed Asgar also transformed her into a vampire. Operating from Asgar's castle, the unusual trio confronts the past of the vampires and a man who nearly whiped them all out in a crusade, Vincent Weynard. Was he the man history portrayed him to be and what truth lies in a book the group finds?
The Gray Garden is a pseudo-RPG with a heavy story focus, made by Deep-Sea Prisoner in RPG Maker 2000.
Yatarou, the main character, is a handsome hikikomori. One day, he has a reunion with his former best friends Honoka and Hinata. However, a warped love triangle lurks behind the happy days the three of them spend together.
A short exploration game by Frogge in which players are invited to explore the Nebula Resort. Developed for rpgmaker.net's 1.44 Floppy Disc Event.
DreamEscape is a traditional Yume Nikki fangame where you get into Max's mind and explore his dreams and find out about him and his life.
While traveling through space, siblings Fukuro and Eddie crash on an unfamiliar planet. There, they learn about the Gourmate Cooking Tournament, which rewards the winner one wish. Aiming to win and have their ship fixed, they work with the people of Calpucca to make the best food they can.
Flame of Rebellion is a freeware RPG-Maker 2000 game by the creator Lil_Lucy. The leading global powers are threatened by an unknown force, that calls themselves by the name of "The Empire". No one knows how, but they possess technology that is way beyond what should be capable by modern human standards and seem to be unstoppable. Even though these scary events happen all around the globe, some are yet mentally unaffected by all of this and live their lives like every other day, which includes the protagonist Roland. His day starts off as a normal school day, but since a lot of bus drivers called in sick, out of fear of a possible war, he is about to arrive late. When he arrived at the school, even his town is falling under attack by this mysterious force. Being one of the few survivors of the attack, he and the others form a local rebellion group, in their attempt to stop the enemy.
Maiden Bomb Invaders is a free JRPG made by Kanao (Kanashimi Hocchikisu). This game serves as a retelling of Towelket 5, with a primary focus on the Bomb Maidens from the earlier entries. The narrative takes a slight twist to introduce new plots and characters. As a spin-off of the main series Towelket One More Time, it references elements and features characters from the previous entries. It is suggested to play at least Towelket 1 and Towelket 5 to fully understand it.
An independent RPG made by Crestfallen Studios that was broken up into 6 chapters. It gained a small cult following among the RPG Maker community. The story begins with a first glance at the "protagonist," Rhue. He has been searching all along "The Way" which is the name given to the world of this game by his childhood friend, whom was separated from him many years earlier. His travels take him to many settlements, he meets a very wide and varied cast of characters, and has adventures ranging from dungeon crawling, to stopping sieges, to tournaments and even some acting! Meanwhile, a mysterious killer wreaks bloody havoc, and dark things stir in the Reaches. As the Way's mysteries are slowly revealed, Rhue follows the trail through mountain and forest and fire—and learns more about himself and the world he lives in than he's ever wanted to know...
Yume Nikki Online Project is a project that aims to make the original Yume Nikki, and several of its fangames have an ability to play in multiplayer. It is achieved via EasyRPG engine.
A highly customizable, exploration-focused game with countless secrets to uncover, bosses to defeat, and allies to recruit. ENCHANT FARM is one of the earliest and best JRPG adaptations of the "Souls-like" formula with a pure gameplay focus and surprising mechanical depth.
Kaiketsu! Nekoashi Otome-chan is a Towelket spin-off. Has arguably the silliest plot in the series and a "manzai" stand-up comedy subsection with 15 skits. However, it's still a game by the Towelket dev, so it finds a way to gut punch the player.
Dungeon crawler RPG inspired by Wizardry and the Shin Megami Tensei series, among others. The game was made on RPG Maker 2000 and released originally in 2011 by Engawa. The story is set in a world ravaged by darkness where four adventurers (fully customizable, name, race protrait and job included) are tasked by the goddess Zofie to venture into the labyrinth carved into the great tree in order to restore order to the mortal realm. The game features challenging gameplay with a classic-feeling battle system, speel charges rather than MP, and some first persona, tile-based, good old dungeon exploration.
Yoru no Umi de Otsukisama wo Tsuru is a freeware story-heavy adventure/RPG made in RPG Maker 2000. Starting with Yoru no Umi the games are even more heavily story based with virtually no combat. It has the highest amount of endings based on choices you made throughout the story and which girl you pick for your love interest. Just like in TK3 you can choose between a male or female protagonist - the game more or less becomes a yuri harem if you play as a girl.
A short RPG questioning the meaning of human life in a world crumbling to death. Dahlia, a girl with aphasia, whistles gloomily as she proceeds down a cold, dark path for a certain purpose.
Towelket: One More Time 2 is a story-heavy adventure game made in RPG Maker 2000. The young boy who lives in the countryside and his childhood friend, a charming little girl. This is the story of star-crossed lovers, torn apart by a sudden invasion of aliens. Contrary to the fairy-tale-like appearance at the beginning, this RPG contains content that is bizarre, sexual, and shocking, so it is R-15. Note that some the content is not suitable for children and teenagers. This game has a few minor references to the prequel "Towelket: One more Time 3" (which was released before Towelket 2), and a couple characters from that game make another appearance, for example the Pon Groom.