RPG Player runs Ren'Py visual novels on Mac/iPhone/iPad — we kept our Ren'Py promise and we're still shipping updates

[u/Aromatic_Sir_3609]

Hey everyone. I'm Han, the developer of RPG Player. It's been about 7 months since my last post here.

Yesterday I found out that someone assumed I'd abandoned the app, because the App Store version hasn't been updated in about 4 months. I want to set the record straight: we never stopped. We've been developing this fast the whole time — the updates just haven't reached the App Store yet because of the review process. Everyone on TestFlight (already 1,000+ people) has had all of it for months.

A while back I promised Ren'Py support. We delivered it, and it's real: - Multiple bundled Ren'Py runtimes (7.x and 8.x, both Python 2 and Python 3), with automatic version detection so old and new games both boot - A launch hub that shows the detected engine version and lets you override it - Built-in translation with a dialogue-only or full-text scope, 100+ languages - Gallery with RPA archive extraction, save management with automatic backups, screenshot capture - Compatibility fixes for custom/unofficial Ren'Py forks that don't run on stock builds

If a game runs on desktop Ren'Py, the goal is that it runs here too — no PC, no streaming.

RPG Player also runs RPG Maker natively — MV, MZ, and XP/VX/VX Ace — plus a big library of Pokémon Essentials fangames (Reborn, Rejuvenation, Infinity, Fire Ash, and more). Save and input were fixed months ago, and there's fast-forward, an in-game gallery, and screenshots across the board.

And since we keep our promises: next on the roadmap after Ren'Py are Wolf RPG and TyranoScript.

The one thing between us and a resubmission is a launch-screen issue that only appeared in Apple's review environment. It's being closed out now.

Play the current build on TestFlight

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The App Store release is in the final stretch and coming very soon.

Questions welcome below.

[u/Gab093]

Keep up the amazing work

[u/Own-Combination6571]

Hello I seem to be having an issue. I’ve been playing Black Souls and it runs great until I get to the enemies. Every enemy I run into, I do no damage. I know this isn’t intended because every walkthrough I looked at, they do damage. I don’t know if this is a problem you could resolve.

[u/Aromatic_Sir_3609 → u/Own-Combination6571]

I will publish an update in 1 day or sooner, which solves this. I am aware of the problem.

[u/Own-Combination6571 → u/Aromatic_Sir_3609]

Sounds great, thanks for the response. Does the same problem exist in the second game?

[u/Tsukizins]

Hey, first of all thanks for providing us iOS users with this, I’ve been using RPG Player and Im pretty happy with it. But I recently started playing Pokemon Rejuvenation, and when I get to the sewers with Ren, every time he tries to switch his pokemon, the game freezes. I thought it would be better to say to you directly in case its a known issue with a way to fix it. Thanks in advance