You can get a free construction kit for your very own role-playing game on Steam

The RPG Maker XP is a fantasy construction kit for beginners and professionals alike.

Oh, this Baldur's Gate 3 and all its quests. Or there, Starfield and the boring main story. I could do better!

If you would sign this sentence, we have good news for you: you can now prove that you can create a fantastic role-playing game yourself. Because RPG Maker XP is currently being given away on Steam.

100 percent discount, so to speak – who can say no to that? You still have time until February 19th at 7 p.m.

Get RPG Maker XP for free on Steam

The suffix XP probably reminds some of you of the Windows XP operating system and in fact this version of RPG Maker has been around for more than a few years. It was released in 2005, so you are dealing with a 19-year-old tool.

There is even one new Trailer – but it's also ten years old:

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Of course, you shouldn't expect to actually be able to create the next Baldur's Gate with modern 3D graphics. That wouldn't be possible visually alone, since the role-playing games from the RPG Maker are on one two-dimensional 16-bit look set that is reminiscent of the SNES days long gone.

Otherwise, the RPG Maker XP still has a lot to offer today. You can your own classes, skills, items, weapons, armor, characters and much more create – without any programming knowledge. You click together almost all the components of your role-playing game with the mouse in many menus.

Probably the most prominent game created with RPG Maker XP: To the Moon, the adventure with guaranteed tears.

The RPG Maker XP largely takes place in extensive menus.

If you know the Ruby programming language, you can also give your game the finishing touches using specially created scripts. This means that more complex game mechanics can also be used turn-based battles implement beyond.

After all, you can share your role-playing game with the whole world – or just with your friends. We are sure that there are many exciting adventures lurking in the minds of our GameStar community that want to be told!

The RPG Maker XP exudes a real retro feeling simply because of its age. Have you worked with this tool before and if so, what was your role play about? Did your hero have to save the world or just his home village? Did you share the game with your friends or keep it for yourself? Feel free to tell us about it in the comments section!