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RPG Maker MZ pricing
RPG Maker MZ publishes a single tier. Below is what it costs, what it covers, and how that compares with the game development tools listed alongside it.
As of 30 August 2026, RPG Maker MZ pricing is $99.99/one-time. Figures are the vendor's list prices as recorded on this page's last check; the vendor's site is the final word.
- Entry price
- $99.99/one-time
- Model
- Subscription
- Tiers
- 1
- Free tier
- Not on record
RPG Maker MZ plans, side by side
Every published tier in ascending order of price, with the number of features each one lists. An absence here means the record does not itemise it, not that the tier lacks it.
| Plan | Price | Features listed | Step up from the tier below |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | $99.99/one-time | 5 | Entry tier |
What the product covers
The full RPG Maker MZ feature record, grouped as the catalogue groups it. This is the product as a whole; the record does not map every feature onto a specific tier.
Other
- HTML5 rendering
- Event system
- Database editor
- Pixel art support
- JavaScript plugins
- Voice acting support
- Touch controls
- Cross-platform
Integrations
- JavaScript
- Node.js
- GitHub
- Steam
Security
- Game encryption
- Obfuscation
Deployment
- Local deployment
- Web deployment
- Mobile deployment
- Steam deployment
Platform
- Windows support
- Macos support
- Linux support
- Ios support
- Android support
- Web support
- Steam support
Localization
- JavaScript language support
People bring RPG Maker MZ in for making 2d tile based role playing games without programming, building games from bundled tilesets, sprites, music and a character generator, event driven game logic through menu based scripting. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to RPG Maker MZ are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in Game Development
Too few game development tools in this directory publish a starting price to quote a meaningful median, so the table below is a like-for-like list rather than a ranking.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RPG Maker MZ (this page) | $99.99/one-time | subscription | - | |
| Perforce Helix Core | Free | quote | - | vs RPG Maker MZ |
| Photon Engine | Free, then $9/month | Per month by peak concurrent users | - | vs RPG Maker MZ |
| Cocos Creator | Free | Open source, no licence fee | - | vs RPG Maker MZ |
| GDevelop | Free | free | - | vs RPG Maker MZ |
| GameMaker Studio 2 | Free | freemium | - | vs RPG Maker MZ |
| Cocos2d-x | Free | free | - | vs RPG Maker MZ |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the RPG Maker MZ badges page.
Before you pay for RPG Maker MZ
Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.
What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: a single tier at $99.99/one-time. With no free tier on record, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to compare RPG Maker MZ against the tools that do have one before committing.
RPG Maker MZ runs on windows, macos, linux, ios, android, web, steam, and is published by Kadokawa Corporation of Tokyo, Japan. The full record is on the RPG Maker MZ review, and the rest of the category is under best game development tools.
RPG Maker MZ pricing questions
- How much does RPG Maker MZ cost?
- RPG Maker MZ publishes a single tier, Standard, at $99.99/one-time.
- Does RPG Maker MZ have a free plan?
- Not on the record we hold: RPG Maker MZ is listed as subscription. Whether a free trial is offered is not something this record captures, so check the vendor's site.
- Which game development tools can I use without paying?
- 8 of the 8 game development tools listed alongside RPG Maker MZ have a free tier: Perforce Helix Core, Photon Engine, Cocos Creator, GDevelop, GameMaker Studio 2.
- What am I actually paying for with RPG Maker MZ?
- The record lists 26 features across 6 areas: other, integrations, security, deployment, platform, localization. In practice it is brought in for making 2d tile based role playing games without programming, building games from bundled tilesets, sprites, music and a character generator, event driven game logic through menu based scripting.
- Does RPG Maker MZ charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 1 tiers, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
- Are these RPG Maker MZ prices current?
- They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
- What should I compare RPG Maker MZ against before paying?
- The closest game development tools in this directory are Perforce Helix Core, Photon Engine, Cocos Creator, GDevelop. Each has a side-by-side comparison with RPG Maker MZ covering price, platforms and features.