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Ren'Py

Ren'Py (Japanese: レンパイ, Hepburn: Renpai), known in full as the Ren'Py Visual Novel Engine, is a free and open-source game engine which facilitates the creation of visual novels. Ren'Py is a portmanteau of ren'ai (恋愛), the Japanese word for 'romantic love', a common element of games made using Ren'Py; and Python, the programming language that Ren'Py runs…

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Available in
English for the engine – UTF-8 use for resulting programs
Developer
Tom "PyTom" Rothamel
License
MIT
Middleware
Pygame (LGPL) · SDL (zlib) · FreeType (FTL)
Operating system
Windows, macOS, Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Android, iOS
Original author
Tom "PyTom" Rothamel

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Ren'Py

Nodes45
Edges44
Triples94
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.044444
Components1

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Ren'Py

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related to Cited literature · 28
Ren'Py → Adventures, Animefringe, Apress, Ciesla, College, Critten, Dean, December, Game Development, Introduction, ISBN, ISSN, Jessica, Lin, Love, Maria, May, Next Step, Research Creating, Research Libraries News
related to Features · 21
Ren'Py → Android, Animation, Arch Linux, ATL, Debian, DLC, Gentoo, HTML5, In, Linux, OpenBSD, Python, Screen Language, SDL, The, The Ren'Py SDK, Translation Language, Ubuntu, UI, WebAssembly
related to Reception · 11
Ren'Py → Art, Carnegie Mellon School, Faculty, Indie Games Plus, Kampar, MakeUseOf, Malaysia, PC Gamer, Perak, The Guardian, University Tunku Abdul Rahman
Middleware · 3
Ren'Py → FreeType (FTL), Pygame (LGPL), SDL (zlib)
related to External links · 3
Ren'Py → Official, Py Games List Archived, Wayback Machine
Available in · 1
Ren'Py → English for the engine – UTF-8 use for resulting programs
Developer · 1
Ren'Py → Tom "PyTom" Rothamel
License · 1
Ren'Py → MIT
Operating system · 1
Ren'Py → Windows, macOS, Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Android, iOS
Original author · 1
Ren'Py → Tom "PyTom" Rothamel

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Ren'PyAvailable inEnglish for the engine – UTF-8 use for resulting programs1.00infobox
Ren'PyDeveloperTom "PyTom" Rothamel1.00infobox
Ren'PyLicenseMIT1.00infobox
Ren'PyMiddlewarePygame (LGPL)1.00infobox
Ren'PyMiddlewareSDL (zlib)1.00infobox
Ren'PyMiddlewareFreeType (FTL)1.00infobox
Ren'PyOperating systemWindows, macOS, Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Android, iOS1.00infobox
Ren'PyOriginal authorTom "PyTom" Rothamel1.00infobox
Ren'PyReleaseAugust 24, 2004; 22 years ago (2004-08-24)1.00infobox
Ren'PyRepositorygithub.com/renpy/renpy1.00infobox
Ren'PySize115 MB1.00infobox
Ren'PyStable release8.5.3 / May 15, 2026; 3 months ago (2026-05-15)1.00infobox
Ren'PyTypeGame engine (visual novel)1.00infobox
Ren'PyWebsitewww.renpy.org1.00infobox
Ren'PyWritten inPython, Cython1.00infobox
Ren'Pyis aportmanteau of ren'ai0.90text

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