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.
An alternate spin on the visual novel medium, usually with the same style of presentation but a more linear story that involves less decision-making or influence by the player.
Explore games that last a few minutes made with Ren'Py tagged Kinetic Novel on itch.io. An alternate spin on the visual novel medium, usually with the same style of presentation but a more linear story that i · Upload your games that last a few minutes made with Ren'Py to itch.io to have them show up here.
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