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.
You are Odysseus, a homesick, tired, and moribund pilgrim in a struggle to find meaning in life. Witness his journey and tragedy as he goes to a foreign city in the middle of winter in search of collecting money to continue traveling while meeting and helping all sorts of sad, broken people along the way.
moonLess*L is a traditional Yume Nikki fangame. The game stars Oborogi and Michitsuki, two girls living in an apartment. Both characters are able to leave their respective rooms and enter other rooms on the floor, as well as some on the ground floor below and in the basement, beside exploring their dreams.
Genseki Wakusei is a traditional Yume Nikki fangame. The goal is to explore Pershina's dream worlds and collect Stones (いし).
A young man named Kantarou wakes up in a hospital bed with amnesia. He has no memory of what happened to him and is confronted by a mysterious girl who makes a claim about their "relationship". Who is this girl and why is she pretending to be someone she isn't?
DayDream is a traditional Yume Nikki Fangame, with the main focus being on exploring the dream world and collecting effects. The game stars an emotionally unstable girl named Sadatsuki and has you explore her dreams.
Debris is a Japanese Yume Nikki fangame, where you play as Tatsuki and explore his dreams. The game is known for its many events and attention to detail.
Hallucigenia is a traditional Yume Nikki fangame. It stars two young girls named Aya and Aine. Unlike most fangames, Hallucigenia lacks background music, and has only a handful of sound effects.
Watarou, the main character, and Makoto, the girl who sits next to him, are classmates who have never really spoken to each other. One day, Makoto suddenly passes away. Watarou uses Mobius’ help to try and save her, but…
Saigo no Uta is a traditional Yume Nikki fangame. The player starts as a girl named Kuroyuri and can travel to her dream world by sleeping in the bed. The goal is to explore and find effects. After the player has achieved the "Game Over" ending, the game will switch to Ciste, a girl who appears in Kuroyuri's dream. Ciste's segment is similar to Kuroyuri's in that the player must enter the dream world and collects effects. In the dream room, there is a radio that allows the player to listen the game's BGM.
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.
Older is a traditional Yume Nikki fangame. The game stars Takashi and is centered around the collection of effects and exploration of a dream world. The game allows saving through the menu, but is primarily done through a typewriter in Takashi's room. Uniquely, the dream world is accessed through a projector.
Ruina: Fairy Tale of the Forgotten Ruins is a free-to-play Japanese RPG made with the RPG Maker 2000 engine, originally released on December 24th, 2008 and made but just one person known as Shoukichi Karekusa (枯草章吉). The game won the Grand Prize in Freem!’s 4th Annual Game Contest and its generally considered as a cult classic. The game was fan translated into English in early 2021 by a user named Dink. The translation received the blessing of the original creator with the conditions that his name remain in or be added to any relevant documentation, signifying that he is the game’s creator and that the game always be available free of charge.
You play as Arnika, a gloomy teenage girl. Perpetually tired, you live off excessive sleep, lime juice, and instant soup. You look into the vortex forming in your cup of said soup, this time mushroom flavour. Next thing you know, you are in an entirely different world where everything, from buildings to people, is being devoured by fungi. It seems like you have no choice but to walk on... and face whatever lies ahead. A retro-style RPG Maker psychological horror adventure featuring exploration, visual novel-like story, puzzles and turn-based battles.
Garenburg Woods, a happy RPG where you must stay on trail. Always. Never leave the path. Always stay on trail. Stay on trail.