Ren'Py is a visual novel engine – used by thousands of creators from around the world – that helps you use words, images, and sounds to tell interactive stories that run on computers and mobile devices. These can be both visual novels and life simulation games. The easy to learn script language allows anyone to efficiently write large visual novels, while its Python scripting is enough for complex simulation games.
Ren'Py is open source and free for commercial use. Ren'Py is mirrored on itch at https://renpytom.itch.io/renpy-mirror.
Explore games made with Ren'Py tagged 16-bit on itch.io. Projects inspired by the 16 bit console generation from the late 80s and early 90s. Including the consoles Super Nintend · Upload your games made with Ren'Py to itch.io to have them show up here.
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