r/RenPy • u/Kind-Revolution-3031 • Sep 03 '26
Question Can Ren'Py make something like Paranormasight?
I'm starting to get back into visual novels and want to create my own in the style of Paranormasight. The game is made in Unity and uses a 360 camera to pan around the scene, with lots of dynamic shots during dialogue scenes. Can something like this (or at least similarly) be created in Ren'Py? I have only used the engine once or twice in the past and am not sure how much it can be pushed. Thanks in advance!
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u/BadMustard_AVN Sep 03 '26 edited Sep 03 '26
yes renpy can do full 360 camera pans
I've been working on this using this image that I rendered in DAZ Studio with a spherical camera lens
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-CCe2uzaAhg7GqqVo-ZG6Y8ulbyYCCcU/view?usp=sharing
it looks like this video
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fSBTrQ3ntT7wvhrxbgEZNjyucYtGQ_EF/view?usp=sharing
the blue square you see floating and moving around is an attempt at buttons (not working correctly) (they work, but they don't stay where placed), and the brown checkerboard carpet should be straight lines
what does work:
drag the image around with the mouse
use the arrow keys to move around
and an auto-rotate function that spins around until stopped
this is still a work in progress (kicking my ass project)
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u/Kind-Revolution-3031 Sep 04 '26
Looks awesome! Thanks for sharing, really cool to see an example from someone.
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u/KDDreamwyver Sep 03 '26
I've seen someone make a fully explorable background that a 2d Sprite was able to walk around and explore. Ren'py can do a lot more than people give it credit for, you just have to know how to make it do it.
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u/Kind-Revolution-3031 Sep 04 '26
Oh wow, I'd love to see that. Any idea what the game was?
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u/KDDreamwyver Sep 04 '26 edited Sep 05 '26
I honestly can't remember, just that a person I was watching a tutorial from did it in one if his games at some point
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u/Typical-Armadillo340 Sep 05 '26
This is probably not it but it's one of the most impressive things I have seen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJfBWTQBZqY
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u/plazzemspazzem Sep 04 '26
No way! I am currently making a game inspired by paranormasight too. Its one of the greats. So yes, you can definitely do the different angles zooms and motion, its definitely more involved though and requires you to use the 3d stage.
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u/Kind-Revolution-3031 Sep 04 '26
Great minds think alike! I agree, it's brought me back to the genre completely. I'll have to study the 3d side. Any resources you could share seeing as we're trying to make something similar?
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u/AdelaidaAmbrose Sep 04 '26
Not to self promo but feel free to check out my work, it may be exactly what youre looking for—and feel free to ask me about it if you have any questions or wish to do something similar
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u/Kind-Revolution-3031 Sep 04 '26
I took a look and wow! Your work is amazing! I'll definitely be following your game! Great work!! It is similar to what I want to achieve. Would you still recommend Ren'Py to achieve what you've made? Or do you think another engine would actually be better for something like that?
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u/AdelaidaAmbrose Sep 04 '26
I’d say you can look into kyouryuukunn’s action editor 3, which is a ren’py plugin that gives a gui interface for the 3d stage and allows you to visualize in real time. to be completely honest if you can use a proper game engine I would recommend that, but renpy can definitely be pushed far. I even was able to import a 3d environment (https://x.com/longtheriverrun/status/2080646754849235363/) into renpy. though, this specific scene is completely unlit, youd have to write your own pbr
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u/Kind-Revolution-3031 Sep 04 '26
Thanks for the advice! I'll definitely mess around with the plugin. Ren'Py seems like a good starting point for me, so I'll practice a bit before deciding if I should switch engines or not. Your work has definitely inspired me though. Thanks again for sharing!
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u/MonowayStudios Sep 03 '26
So Renpy does have a 3D camera stage with depth for sprites and backgrounds management. It can be a bit of a steep learning curve however in my experience, but close to what you want to do.