A downloadable engine for Windows, macOS, and Linux

Ren'Py is a visual novel engine – used by thousands of creators from around the world – that helps you use words, images, and sounds to tell interactive stories that run on computers and mobile devices. These can be both visual novels and life simulation games. The easy to learn script language allows anyone to efficiently write large visual novels, while its Python scripting is enough for complex simulation games.

Ren'Py is open source and free for commercial use. Ren'Py is available from the Ren'Py website, at https://www.renpy.org/.  

A list of games made with Ren'Py can be found at    https://itch.io/games/made-with-renpy.

This page serves as a mirror of the latest release version of Ren'Py, in case the main website is unavailable for any reason.

Updated 13 days ago
StatusReleased
CategoryTool
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Rating
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(19 total ratings)
Authorrenpytom
GenreVisual Novel
TagsGame engine, Ren'Py

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Ren'Py SDK for Windows (Zip) 141 MB
Version 12 13 days ago
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Ren'Py SDK for Mac (Dmg) 134 MB
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Ren'Py SDK for Linux (Tar.Bz2) 131 MB
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Ren'Py SDK for Linux ARM (Tar.Bz2) 151 MB
Version 11 13 days ago
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Ren'Py Support for Android (RAPT) 60 MB
Version 23 13 days ago
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Ren'Py Support for iOS (Renios) 101 MB
Version 22 13 days ago

Install instructions

To install, please download the sdk-windows-mac-linux.zip release, then run renpy.exe, renpy.app, or renpy.sh as appropriate for your platform. 

The other files contain platform support or editor support, and can be merged with the Ren'Py directory to add functionality.