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
The Year Is 1968. Trying to sleep amid academic pressure, pretending to be alright, and a raging thunderstorm outside of your dorm room, all you have to do is get in bed and get some rest. If only your dreams would cooperate... Rain And Red Roses is an English Yume Nikki fangame created for Dream Diary Jam 4. It primarily uses Alice in Wonderland as its theme mixed with 1960's aesthetic. The goal is to explore and collect effects, with the option to collect four counts of red paint as well, which unlocks a different ending.
Broken Bottles is a Yume Nikki fangame where you explore a girl's subconscious by falling into an induced sleep and you find what troubles lie in her mind. You start out in Dokutsuki's room. Once you have fallen asleep, you can choose from many doors in a corridor to start exploring her subconscious. The effects change what the character looks like and sometimes her abilities. Just wander around and enjoy.
Returning Nightmares is an exploration adventure-horror game, inspired by Yume Nikki and it's multiple fan-made homages (but with dialogue & easier to navigate maps). You play as Akira, a young man locked up in his own bedroom, exploring his dreams to remember the events that lead him to where he is now. But some things are better left alone…
"INFERNULIA" is a Yume Nikki type videogame where you explore the dreams world (Inferno) of Violeta, the Dreamer.
INSULTED is a Yume Nikki fangame. Play as Cathy and collect "Objects" that will help her find even more useful Objects. Avoid the stalker of Cathy's dreams that appears to hunt her down.
Emo Neccky is a short Yume Nikki joke fangame created by an anonymous Uboachan member. It stars Kanashimito.
Rana, a girl who had came back from a Halloween party, was abducted by three mysterious talking dolls who wanted to use her body for a ritual to summon the vampire prince. Not wanting to be part of any of it, Rana runs out and locks the dolls in their own ritual room. Now she must find a way out of a spooky house!
Yume Petto is a Petscop fangame in the style of Yume Nikki. Explore familiar places as well as new worlds of all kinds, and collect all of the effects. Every world, characters etc must be at least a bit related to the Petscop universe.
Traverse through the memories as Naomi, a girl who refuses to leave her house due to some unfortunate events regarding a relative. The game was made for the Dream Diary Jam 7.
The Trident of Power is a Zelda fangame developed by Pizus, under RPG Maker 2003. It offers a very complete experience with both battles and puzzles and a complete storyline taking place in both Hyrule and the neighboring country of Tylistem. The game is available in both Spanish and English
A YNFG Fangame made initially for Dream Diary Jam 5. You play as Josephine, who has been locked in her bedroom.
Akuma is a Spanish Yume Nikki fangame created by AshitaMinami. You play a boy named Akise who cannot leave his bedroom. Along with collecting effects, the main goal of the game is to uncover the story that unfolds by exploring the dream world. Unlike most traditional fangames, Akuma features dialogue and in-game text like journals to help tell its story.
Espacio is a traditional Yume Nikki fangame. You explore the dreams of the protagonist, Via lattea.
Created for Dream Diary Jam 5. This is Yume Nikki inspired game with alchemical themes. You play as Mori, an alchemist who needs to collect ingredients in order to carry out a ritual.
Moonlight is an English Yume Nikki fangame created for Dream Diary Jam 4. You play as Rei and explore her dreams.