# RPG Maker VX Ace Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra

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 RPG Maker VX Ace Software Review 2026: Features, Reviews, Integrations, Pros & Cons

Last updated on August 24, 2025

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RPG Maker VX Ace

## What is RPG Maker VX Ace?

Game development solution designed to help businesses create role-playing games using various in-built tools, graphics, and more.

## What is RPG Maker VX Ace used for?

[Game Development](https://www.capterra.com/game-development-software/)

Overall rating

Based on 6 user reviews

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## Compare with a popular alternative

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### RPG Maker VX Ace

4.8 (6)

VS.

[### Adobe AIR](https://www.capterra.com/p/236736/Adobe-AIR/)

[4.9 (68)](https://www.capterra.com/p/236736/Adobe-AIR/reviews/)

Starting Price

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Starting Price

$199

Flat Rate, One Time

Free Trial

Free Version

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

Ease Of Use

4.5 (6)

Ease Of Use

4.5 (68)

Value For Money

4.5 (4)

Value For Money

4.5 (61)

Customer Service

4.5 (2)

Customer Service

4.5 (61)

## RPG Maker VX Ace alternatives

Highest Rated

[Ludo](https://www.capterra.com/p/228190/Ludo/)

[5.0 (8)](https://www.capterra.com/p/228190/Ludo/reviews/)

Starting price

$20.00

Per User, Per Month

[Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/228190/Ludo/)

[devtodev](https://www.capterra.com/p/164843/devtodev/)

[5.0 (5)](https://www.capterra.com/p/164843/devtodev/#reviews)

Starting price

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[Torque 3D](https://www.capterra.com/p/158593/Torque-3D/)

[4.3 (10)](https://www.capterra.com/p/158593/Torque-3D/reviews/)

Starting price

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[GameGuru MAX](https://www.capterra.com/p/190727/game-guru/)

[4.0 (5)](https://www.capterra.com/p/190727/game-guru/#reviews)

Starting price

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## Pricing

Value for money

4.5 (4)

### Starting price

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Value for money

4.5 (4)

4.5

Based on 4 reviews

## Support, customer service and training options

Customer Service

4.5 (2)

Support

-   Email/Help Desk
-   FAQs/Forum
-   Knowledge Base
-   Phone Support
-   24/7 (Live rep)
-   Chat

Training

-   In Person
-   Live Online
-   Webinars
-   Documentation
-   Videos

Deployment

-   Web
-   Android
-   iPhone/iPad

Typical users

-   Freelancers
-   Small businesses
-   Mid size businesses
-   Enterprises

Customer Service

4.5 (2)

4.5

Based on 2 reviews

## User reviews

Overall rating

4.8

Based on 6 reviews

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AU

Anonymous User

DIgital Operations Executive

Marketing and Advertising

### "A handy tool, particularly for fan projects"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

3.0

3.0

Features

3.0

3.0

Customer Service

0.0

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Likelihood to Recommend

6/10

June 20, 2024

A fantastic tool, just fun to use in general, regardless of whether you are working on a full-fledged game or just playing around with maps and pixel art, just a little on the basic side

Pros

I like the map creation tool, so many features and so easy to apply tile sets without going through the usual hoops of image manipulation, just directly into drawing.

Cons

At times, its strength can be its weakness; it can be too "draggy and drop" for more experienced game devs

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AU

Anonymous User

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Media Production

### "Il migliore per rpg vecchio stampo"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

0.0

0.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

December 31, 2023

Pros

Tanti assets disponibili, ottimo anche per chi è agli inizi, semplice programmare e possibilità di aggiungere roba personalizzata come pg in pixel art

Cons

Non ne ho trovati, consigliato a chiunque

Switched from

[Stencyl](https://www.capterra.com/p/158598/Stencyl/)

Review source

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AU

Anonymous User

Co-fundador

Design

### "Haz el RPG de tus sueños con RPG Maker VX Ace"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

4.0

4.0

Likelihood to Recommend

9/10

April 19, 2023

RPG Maker VX Ace me ofrece una interfaz de usuario intuitiva, una amplia biblioteca de recursos, un editor de mapas fácil de usar, un sistema de eventos y scripts, una comunidad activa y recursos adicionales, así como la posibilidad de exportar y distribuir los juegos creados por lo que lo considero una herramienta popular y accesible para aquellos interesados en crear sus propios juegos de rol en 2D.

Pros

Una de sus ventajas es que el interfaz de usuario es intuitiva en RPG Maker VX Ace, ya que ofrece una interfaz de usuario fácil de usar que no requiere conocimientos de programación previos. Su interfaz gráfica y basada en arrastrar y soltar hace que sea accesible para principiantes y aquellos que no tienen experiencia en programación.

Cons

A pesar de sus múltiples ventajas, una de sus desventajas serían las limitaciones visuales, RPG Maker VX Ace es una herramienta para crear juegos de rol en 2D, lo que significa que está limitado a gráficos y animaciones en dos dimensiones. Esto puede limitar la apariencia visual y la complejidad de los juegos en comparación con herramientas de desarrollo de juegos en 3D.

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Diego G.

Gerente

Retail

### "Si buscas crear juegos RPG 8bits, es la mejor opcion sin duda"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

0.0

0.0

Likelihood to Recommend

6/10

April 13, 2023

Logramos crear un RPG en mucho menos tiempo de lo que nos llevaria hacerlo en un motor grafico como unity, la facilidad para editar absolutamente todos los parametros permitio sacar adelante el proyecto de manera sencilla y sin mucho esfuerzo

Pros

Puedes crear un juego RPG tipo 8bits de la manera más facil existente, puedes personalizar absolutamente todo, crear animaciones, crear mundos complejos, tiene su propio editor de eventos sin programación para programas las misiones, tiene un sinfin de opciones preprogramadas como puertas, cofres, tiendas, dialogos, etc. Además hay una infinidad de contenido gratuito creado por la comunidad para integrar rapidamente en tu proyecto. Sin duda es un software completo que no tiene competencia.

Cons

el precio puede parecer un poco alto en primera instancia, si buscas contenido creado por la misma empresa para integrar en tus proyectos tambien puede tener altos costos.

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CS

Carmelo S.

moderatore chat

Public Relations and Communications

### "ottimo nel suo lavoro"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

0.0

0.0

Likelihood to Recommend

7/10

December 25, 2022

Pros

Possibilità di creare personaggi sul software stesso, evitando pertanto di lavorare forzatamente sull'ambito grafico dei personaggi.

Cons

I tileset devono essere di dimensioni specifiche, e spesso tra le varie versioni di RPG maker l'esportazione richiede eventuali re-size e modifiche, pertanto l'esportazione del progetto da VX Ace ad una versione più vecchia/nuova è molto difficile.

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Manuel Angel G.

SysAdmin

Education Management

### "A software to develop videogames that is powerful for developers and simple for users"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

October 24, 2022

My experience has been very positive, RPG MAKER has accompanied me for many years giving me the perfect tool for creativity and over the years they have continued to live up to expectations, not only developing my video games but enjoying digital works of art such as for example To The Moon by Freebird Games.Personally, I have been able to enjoy its powerful engine and over the years, taking advantage of its full potential through programming and scripts, I will continue to rely on RPG MAKER to make my video games, creating new stories and playing that of the entire making universe.

Pros

A vast library of resources with which we can tell the epic story we always dreamed of playing. The ease of use is overwhelming, managing to carry out almost any event without the need to add a code. We even have a character generator, something that makes our lives easier and a lot to customize our story. The learning curve is low, so learning how to use it is quick with a little persistence and following the RPG MAKER documentation. My first rpg video game engine was RPG MAKER 2000, it's incredible how it has evolved and adapted to the current industry, allowing us to export our games.

Cons

The aesthetics, despite being very good, pigeonholes the type of video game to be developed, I think that if there were more resources, different types of sprites for games of another style, it would be 10, however it can be done, although it depends on the creator, his ability to design or the possibility of outsourcing that task to artists.

Switched from

[Unity](https://www.capterra.com/p/158591/Unity/)

RPG MAKER is perfect for telling RPG stories, simply because they are specialists in it, it is the origin and number 1 engine for these games.

Alternatives considered

[Godot Engine](https://www.capterra.com/p/234843/Godot-Engine/)

Reasons for choosing RPG Maker VX Ace

As for the reason I changed, there is nothing better than RPG MAKER to make rpg games (from my point of view)

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