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RPG Weaver - RPG Maker Web Alternative & Browser 2D Engine

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RPG Weaver: The Browser-Based RPG Maker Web Alternative

RPG Weaver is a modern, web-native 2D game engine and map editor designed to bring tile-based RPG creation directly into the web browser. Built entirely with modern web technologies, RPG Weaver serves as a frictionless RPG Maker Web alternative, offering creators a complete environment to build maps, design interactive event systems, configure game databases, and playtest seamlessly, all without requiring any installation or setup.

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RPG Weaver is currently under development and should not be considered a complete game engine.

Why RPG Weaver is the Ideal RPG Maker Web Solution

If you are searching for a browser-based RPG Maker Web editor or a modern RPG Maker alternative, RPG Weaver delivers the classic tile-based game creation workflow with powerful web-first capabilities:

  • 100% Web-Native & Free: Create, edit, and playtest games directly in any browser on Windows, macOS, Linux, or ChromeOS without installing desktop software.
  • Classic RPG Maker Logic: Enjoy a familiar workflow with global switches, variables, self-switches, self-variables, event command chains, and multi-tile hitboxes.
  • Modern Web Enhancements: Benefit from fluid sub-pixel movement, customizable viewport resolutions, unlimited custom map layers, and an integrated audio manager with interactive playback controls.

Key Features

Flexible Tilesets & Collision Editing

  • Multiple Tile Size Standards: Native support for 16×16, 32×32, 48×48 and 64×64 pixel tilesets, allowing creators to work with any retro or modern pixel art style.
  • Advanced Passage & Collision Control:
    • Set global passage flags.
    • Fine-tune 4-directional passage.
    • Assign custom Terrain Tags to tiles for region-based logic.

Custom Game Viewport & Resolution

  • Flexible Viewport Resolution: Configure custom display width and height in pixels.
  • Responsive Scaling: Dynamic viewport rendering keeps game graphics sharp across different screen sizes.

Integrated Sub-Pixel Movement

  • Grid & Sub-Pixel Movement: Toggle seamlessly between classic tile-by-tile grid stepping and fluid, continuous sub-pixel movement.

Advanced Resource Manager

  • Centralized Asset Management: Import, preview and organize all project assets in dedicated categories.
  • Built-in Audio Player & Scrubbing: Audition background music (BGM), sound effects (SE) and ambient audio (BGS) directly inside the editor with interactive playback scrubbing controls.

Fully Customizable Controls & Keybindings

  • Input Rebinding: Customize keyboard controls for all core game mechanics.
  • Mouse & Touch Support: Optional toggle for direct point-and-click movement and menu navigation.

Unlimited Layering Stack

  • Unlimited Custom Map Layers: Add as many map layers as your project needs.
  • Custom Layer Ordering: Drag and drop layer stacks to define render hierarchy.

Advanced Variable Scope & Logic State

  • Global Switches & Variables: Manage global project flags and numeric counters for quests, story progression and world states.
  • Self Switches: Per-event isolated switches for local multi-state logic.
  • Self Variables: Dedicated per-event local numeric variables, enabling local state counters.

Persistent Event Coordinates

  • Saved Map Positions: Enable position persistence on any event to permanently retain its updated map coordinates across game saves.

Multi-Area Events & Region Hitboxes

  • Extended Event Hitboxes: Events are no longer constrained to a single 1×1 tile cell. Define multi-tile event touch boundaries using the Rectangle Tool or by specifying custom width/height dimensions directly in the Event Editor.

Powerful Event Command Library & Camera System

  • Rich Command Library: Show Message with typewriter effects, Show Choices, Input Number, Select Item, Scrolling Text, Show Picture, Move Picture, Screen Tint/Flash/Shake, Audio playback with volume/pitch/pan controls, Conditional Branches and Loops.
  • Advanced Camera Controls:
    • Change Camera Target: Dynamically lock camera tracking onto the main player or any map event.

Roadmap & Unsupported Features

RPG Weaver is continuously evolving. The following features are currently unsupported and scheduled for future development phases:

  • Events Factory: Centralized configurator to create reusable event templates across any map.
  • Autotiling & Animated Tiles: Bitmask auto-tiling rules for terrain borders, walls and water edges.
  • Battle System: Turn-based or real-time battle engine.
  • Animation Editor: Frame-by-frame animation timelines.
  • Party Management: Dynamic party formation, member swapping and reserve party status.
  • Weather System: Animated rain, snow and fog overlay.
  • Inventory Logic: Item consumption, drop tables, item categories and container logic.
  • Icon Set Selector: Dedicated graphic icon sheet picker for items, skills and equipment.
  • Actor Classes & States: Class stat growth curve generator, status ailment effects and trait buffs/debuffs.
  • Native Executable Bundling: One-click web and desktop exports.

Support Ongoing Development

RPG Weaver is a project built with passion for the game development community. If you enjoy using the editor or would like to support ongoing engine development, consider supporting it buying me a coffee. ↙

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