The RPG Engine

The RPG Engine is a toolkit for creating and playing roleplaying adventures in interactive 3D worlds. As a Game Master, you build maps and campaigns, then invite friends to explore and play in them.

Build worlds

Create custom maps and shape their terrain, including overhangs and caves, then paint the landscape and add interactive props for players to discover. You can create characters with different skin tones, hair, features and clothing, and add premade or kitbashed weapons, items and gear. During play, you can equip or unequip weapons and items, and import images as flat maps, signs or standee characters.

Maps, characters, special items and player sheets can be shared through the Steam Workshop, where you can also download items and complete worlds. Workshop sharing is free. If you know someone with the Builders or GameMasters DLC, you can host a server for them to join.

Play together

Friends can explore custom-built environments, animate and control characters, and take part in visualized combat. You can assign standardized or custom characters to players, chat in real time and add special effects to support the story.

Other uses

The interface can also be used for brainstorming, storyboarding, visual storytelling and level-design prototyping.

Editions

The base version introduces the game and is suited to players joining other games or trying it out. The Builders Edition DLC adds tools, Workshop sharing, more assets and the ability to bring one Base player into the party pool. The GameMasters Edition lets you host unlimited Base players, who can join for free.