Popular games built on game engine RPG Maker 2003
The player is tasked with controlling the Batter and guiding him on his quest to "purify" the world of spirits. The player must take the Batter through the various Zones, collect battle partners, solve puzzles and partake in turn-based Active Time Battles in order to get to the source of the impurity.
In this Puzzle/Adventure game you must guide Niko through a mysterious world, utilizing items, characters, and the environment to progress. The life of a lost child and the fate of a steadily decaying world hang in balance, and not everyone—or everything—is interested in preserving them either.
A young girl with a hidden past sets off on an epic and mysterious journey in hope of learning more about her own origins in this beautifully rendered, classic-style RPG adventure.
Yume Nikki is a 32-Bit freeware game created by Kikiyama, a Japanese solo game designer. The game was made using RPGMaker 2003. The game is regarded as one of the most original applications of RPGMaker 2003, and the start of a possible new genre of games. "Yume Nikki" means "Dream Diary" in Japanese, and the game follows a young girl named Madotsuki as she dreams. The goal is to seek out and acquire all 24 'Effects'. The game otherwise has no plot, and nearly the entire game is left up to speculation.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
Take in the beauty of a magical world floating above the clouds, then take on a menacing race of vampires hidden in the dark. Ara Fell combines the best parts of Japanese-style roleplaying games with the best parts of western RPGs. The new Enhanced Edition features a slew of new features!
Space Funeral is an independently created role-playing video game and art game by Irish developer thecatamites. The short game was created using RPG Maker 2003, and centers around a boy named Philip, who leaves home to save his world from a mysterious corruption. Space Funeral is notable for its parodies of the horror and RPG genres, its crude art style, and frequent use of blood in dialogue, graphics, and thematics.
The city where everything is possible... But where it could also be fake.
Made on RPGMaker 2003 with the intention of being the happiest, least scary game ever made on that engine. Featuring: * 2 endings! * Over 20 dog breeds! * 100 billion lines of dialogue
Exile’s Journey is a dark fantasy RPG. An exile by choice, Kniryk is now presumed dead in Landoria, his homeland. When a demon invasion threatens the Kingdom of Nysoroth, he finds himself in the midst of it. Can he redeem himself? This game is a love letter to role-playing games as a whole, especially those from the 16-bit era. Features: Highly engrossing storyline - You'll be hooked playing as these characters, learning about their diverse backgrounds, and watching as they develop and solve their own personal conflicts. Open ended gameplay - After an introductory section, you're allowed to complete the game's dungeons in any order you want! Zelda-style dungeons - Each dungeon in Exile's Journey is meticulously crafted and designed, taking inspiration from dungeons in the Legend of Zelda series. Numerous side quests - These side quests are optional, but without them you won't receive the game's best armor and equipment, or the game's only method of air travel! These side quests feature story lines of their own and offer a break from the game's main story. 20+ hours of gameplay - That sweet spot between too short and too long! Extremely detailed world - This game takes doesn't allow you to travel the whole world, only the large and extremely detailed Kingdom of Nysoroth. After playing and learning of the country's cultures and history you'll feel like a true Nysorothian! Weapon upgrade system - Some weapons will almost never become obsolete thanks to this! No random encounters - see enemies on the map before engaging them! Treasure tracking - The game keeps track of all the treasure you've found in the main dungeons! Find all treasure chests to obtain a special reward! Three act structure - The game is divided into three acts, each thematically and structurally different. For fans of Final Fantasy, Zelda and Dark Souls. Operating system supported: Windows
There is a killer on the loose! In Ghost Party, you play as a lonely ghost who wanders the halls of a haunted mansion to collect random items and help save its various inhabitants from an unknown murderer.
Whiskers is a Yume Nikki fangame created in under 2 days for the Dream Diary Jam. It is complete, and there will likely be no future updates beyond bug fixes if any are found. Play as Raymond from Animal Crossing and explore his shitpost dreams.
The Apartment is a short RPG-Maker horror experience, about Joe Malcom, a resident of an apartment. After he receives books from his neighbour, after her husband commited suicide, strange things start to happen. Perhaps the same books offer an explaination on what is happening. A speciality of the game is, that everything happens in this one room apartment.
A short winter story about the Witch of the Isle, who protects a Orb that many seek to try to claim. Recently someone has broken into her Dungeon unbeknowst to her, and stolen a precious something!
Amillusion is a Yume Nikki fangame by the Team Compote. You play Danaë, who tries to stay awake reading a photo album. Explore her crazy and surrealistic dreams to find the "Keys". Sometimes, eccentricity can hide darker things...
Unduhagge is a dream exploration game in the spirit of Yume Nikki. Join Mina Mori as she navigates a dreamscape full of absurdities, distressing personal memories and other experiences that push her beyond the veil and into the unknown.
Starbot is a light, melancholic RPG Maker game tribute to The Little Prince. You play as a work-in-progress robot who befriends a star, explores satellites, and fetches parts for his engineer and mechanic. His journey takes him through strange dream worlds, and he crosses paths with a cast of wistful NPCs and eccentric, slightly intimidating sloths.
Anarchy is a traditional Yume Nikki fangame with darker, more visceral imagery, along with a dark and heavy soundtrack. The protagonist, Anarchy, is unable or unwilling to leave his room. The game contains no effects. Many of the deeper-hidden maps in this game are labyrinths with a number of dead ends.
The Other Line is a game that started as a Yume Nikki fangame. It involves a boy named Nathan in his apartment haunted by nightmares who, by use of his phone, dials into the alternate world (the "other line"). Rather than totally free roaming exploration, there are more linear paths that focus on puzzles or events.
I’m Scared of Girls, a small RPG Maker 2003 story-driven adventure game developed and published in the rpgmaker.net community by Moga (also known by the username CARRIONBLUE). It tells the story of Lamb, a young cross-dresser who finds himself in a purgatory-like dungeon. There, he must cut the ties to his former life in order to be reborn.
Soto Nemuri is a Yume Nikki/Touhou fangame, made for Touhou Fan Game Jam 8. You play as Sumireko from the Touhou series and explore her dreams.
Answered Prayers is a Yume Nikki fangame made by Klaufir in RPG Maker 2003. One of the more well-known English fangames, Answered Prayers is also one of the 'lighter' Yume Nikki fangames. This game has plenty of areas to explore, with little gore/blood compared to many other Yume Nikki derivatives. The game was on hiatus between 2013 and 2022 to version 0.03 according to the official website, but the site was updated the 5th of July 2022, with new screenshots showing the future version 0.04 and is now noted as a version in development.
Daughter is a traditional Yume Nikki fangame starring Edel, an old lady who lives alone and refuses to enter the rooms of her home besides her own. You may explore her dreams while she waits for her family to visit her. As you explore her dreams, you can collect Edel's power fantasies (effects) which are "better" versions of her that will help you go deeper, and the deeper you go eventually you'll be able to open the doors and find what is Edel hiding.
A Breaking Good inspired parody Yume Nikki fangame thats actually about Walt losing his steam account.