# RPG Maker

9 Hacker News commenters recommended RPG Maker and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 7 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend RPG Maker as an approachable first game engine, especially for 2D games and younger makers. The most common caveat is its fixed resolution.

## Why people recommend it

- Approachable entry point into game making (3 comments): "RPG Maker 95 was a good entry point into game development for 11-year-old me" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49348036)) "I moved on to RPG Maker and that was more my speed." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46848721)) "RpgMaker is really approachable for a 13yo." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48904391))
- Produced many beloved games (2 comments): "RPGMaker spawned hundreds or thousands of half-baked nothing-burger "games" and some people's all time favorite games." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50034301)) "a whole world was unlocked" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48256940))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Godot](https://hackerapproved.com/p/godot.md): 213 recommend
- [Unity](https://hackerapproved.com/p/unity.md): 110 recommend
- [Unreal Engine](https://hackerapproved.com/p/unreal-engine.md): 104 recommend
- [Bevy game engine](https://hackerapproved.com/p/bevy.md): 50 recommend
- [id Tech engine](https://hackerapproved.com/p/id-tech-engine.md): 26 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.rpgmakerweb.com/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "RPG Maker", https://hackerapproved.com/p/rpg-maker/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).