{"id":64115,"date":"2026-03-26T17:05:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T08:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=64115"},"modified":"2026-03-26T17:06:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T08:06:01","slug":"a-new-rpg-maker-project-is-in-the-works-that-will-allow-deeper-expression-teaser-showcases-hd-2d-style-graphics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/a-new-rpg-maker-project-is-in-the-works-that-will-allow-deeper-expression-teaser-showcases-hd-2d-style-graphics\/","title":{"rendered":"A new RPG Maker project is in the works that will\u00a0allow \u201cdeeper expression.\u201d\u00a0Teaser\u00a0showcases\u00a0HD-2D style graphics\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Gotcha&nbsp;Gotcha&nbsp;Games has&nbsp;announced that a brand-new project in the&nbsp;<strong>RPG Maker<\/strong>&nbsp;series is currently in development. The&nbsp;studio&nbsp;dropped a teaser trailer and launched an official&nbsp;X&nbsp;account for the project on March 26.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Open Doors to Deeper Expression With First Teaser Trailer for a New RPG Maker Project! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ivQlSfTWuk\">pic.twitter.com\/ivQlSfTWuk<\/a><\/p>&mdash; RPG Maker New Project (@RPGNewProjectEN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RPGNewProjectEN\/status\/2037046640494993615?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 26, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The RPG Maker series is a line of game development tools that allow users to create games&nbsp;even&nbsp;without&nbsp;extensive&nbsp;knowledge of programming.&nbsp;The series began in 1990&nbsp;with the release&nbsp;of RPG Construction Tool Dante, which set the foundations for 1992\u2019s&nbsp;RPG&nbsp;Tsuk\u016bru&nbsp;Dante 98.&nbsp;Since then,&nbsp;numerous&nbsp;entries&nbsp;for both PC and console game development&nbsp;have been released,&nbsp;including the&nbsp;popular&nbsp;RPG Maker 2000.&nbsp;The latest entry in the series was 2023\u2019s RPG Maker Unite, which functions as an asset for the Unity game engine.&nbsp;A defining feature of the RPG Maker&nbsp;franchise&nbsp;is the wide range of artistic expression it allows, with popular games like IB, Yume Nikki and Omori being developed&nbsp;with it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, RPG Maker&nbsp;seems to be&nbsp;getting&nbsp;ready to welcome a new edition.&nbsp;The teaser trailer for the&nbsp;work-in-progress&nbsp;project looks back on the series\u2019 history before offering a glimpse at what seems to be gameplay created in the new tool.&nbsp;The map and characters have a distinct \u201cRPG Maker\u201d feel to them,&nbsp;but are depicted in a HD-2D style, combining 3D space and pixel art.&nbsp;The lighting and shadow effects give the graphics a richer look than in&nbsp;previous&nbsp;entries.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260326-432265-header.jpg\" alt=\"RPG Maker new project\" class=\"wp-image-64116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260326-432265-header.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260326-432265-header-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260326-432265-header-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260326-432265-header-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the press release, this new project by Gotcha&nbsp;Gotcha&nbsp;Games is&nbsp;\u201cset to open the door to new forms of expression.\u201d This could mean&nbsp;we\u2019re&nbsp;getting a tool that allows development of HD-2D style games, but&nbsp;the exact details are yet to come.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For future updates about the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/rpgmakerofficial.com\/rpgmaker-new-project\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">new RPG Maker project<\/a>, it might be good to keep&nbsp;an&nbsp;eye on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RPGNewProjectEN\/status\/2037046640494993615?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">official X account<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/rpg-maker-devs-to-release-action-game-maker-a-godot-based-toolkit-that-doesnt-require-programming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RPG Maker devs to release Action Game Maker, a Godot-based toolkit that doesn\u2019t require programming\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gotcha Gotcha Games has announced that there&#8217;s a new PRG Maker game development tool currently in the works.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":64118,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-64115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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