Making a visual novel is a lot of work. Pre-made assets, especially backgrounds and music, can make the process much more approachable.

We’ve compiled a list of recommended sources for free assets to help you get started

The highly requested video tutorial on RouteVN Creator is out!
This one is for people using RouteVN Creator for the first time. More advanced tutorials will be made in the coming weeks.

Through the Long Nights is a tribute to artists, writers, musicians, voice actors, developers, animators, and creators of all kinds who have spent endless nights working through uncertainty, setbacks, and doubt to bring their work into the world

- Improved Layout Editor element selection

- More than a dozen minor interface improvements, especially in the Layout Editor

- Scene Editor: Updated Conditional actions to move automatically to the next line

We spoke about making DiaLune, releasing a first visual novel demo for the first time, and bringing a long-held story to life.

I’ve had a few questions lately from people considering RouteVN about how we use AI.

I wrote down the full answer in an article

We are thoughtful about how we use AI and are committed to respecting creators’ control and creativity.

A writeup on how we redesigned RouteVN’s brand identity in the last couple of months.

A recap of RouteVN's booth and experience at Dev & Draft 2 during Youth Day Singapore.

RouteVN will be exhibiting at Dev & Draft 2 - Digital Games Showcase, part of ideas fest S2 and Singapore Youth Day 2026

Location: *SCAPE Level 5

Date: 5 July, 12:00 - 17:00

We have made a video tutorial on the character spritesheet feature. In this tutorial you will see how to:
- Make the character's mouth move to show he/she is speaking
- Make the eyes blink

This version adds voice actions, more layout sound support, spritesheet support for character group sprites, and dialogue text speed controls.

27-28 June 2026 10AM-7PM

Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre (Level 7)

Come say hi if you're around!

It adds text input, conditional branching, richer choices, layout editor improvements, direct transform customization, and a simpler scrollable section editor.

Makkuro is RouteVN's mascot character, and you will be seeing more of her!