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|Style=Choice | |Style=Choice | ||
|Multimedia= | |Multimedia=Rich multimedia | ||
|Developer=Ren'Py Tom | |||
|Home page=https://renpy.org/ | |Home page=https://renpy.org/ | ||
|Download=https://renpy.org/latest.html | |Download=https://renpy.org/latest.html | ||
|Format=Not applicable | |Format=Not applicable | ||
|System=Windows, macOS, Linux | |System=Windows, macOS, Linux | ||
|Version= | |Version=8.3.7 | ||
|Date=2025/03/17 | |||
|Status=Stable | |Status=Stable | ||
|License=MIT | |License=MIT | ||
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The Ren'Py Visual Novel Engine is a free, open source, cross-platform [[authoring system]] and engine for creating [[visual novel]]s, a type of interactive storytelling that focuses on text-based interaction with illustrated | The Ren'Py Visual Novel Engine is a free, open source, cross-platform [[authoring system]] and engine for creating [[visual novel]]s, a type of interactive storytelling that focuses on text-based interaction with illustrated characters through [[menu-based conversation]]. As a mature environment, it provides automatic support for several useful features including save/load, branching stories, and visual transitions. Authors create stories with a custom scripting language that can also include custom Python code to extend base functionality. As of 2025 Ren'Py is still widely used and in active development. | ||
Several critically acclaimed and award-winning interactive stories have been created with Ren'Py, including [[Analogue: A Hate Story]] (a 2012 [[IndieCade]] finalist) | Several critically acclaimed and award-winning interactive stories have been created with Ren'Py, including [[Analogue: A Hate Story]] (a 2012 [[IndieCade]] finalist), [[Doki Doki Literature Club!]] and [[Slay the Princess]]. | ||
== Links == | == Links == | ||
* [http://www.renpy.org/ Ren'Py Homepage] | * [http://www.renpy.org/ Ren'Py Homepage] | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%27Py Ren'Py Wikipedia page] | |||
[[Category:Authoring system]] | [[Category:Authoring system]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:17, 19 March 2025
| Ren'Py | |
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| Authoring system | |
| Links | Home page Download |
| Developer | Ren'Py Tom |
| Interaction style | Choice |
| Systems | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Latest version | 8.3.7 / 17 Mar 2025 |
| Status | Stable |
| Multimedia support | Rich multimedia |
| License | MIT |
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The Ren'Py Visual Novel Engine is a free, open source, cross-platform authoring system and engine for creating visual novels, a type of interactive storytelling that focuses on text-based interaction with illustrated characters through menu-based conversation. As a mature environment, it provides automatic support for several useful features including save/load, branching stories, and visual transitions. Authors create stories with a custom scripting language that can also include custom Python code to extend base functionality. As of 2025 Ren'Py is still widely used and in active development.
Several critically acclaimed and award-winning interactive stories have been created with Ren'Py, including Analogue: A Hate Story (a 2012 IndieCade finalist), Doki Doki Literature Club! and Slay the Princess.
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