Visual Novel Maker
Released Nov 2017
Visualize, Create, Share. A revolutionary new tool for Visual Novel Creation aimed towards aspiring artists and writers to bring their stories to life.
62% positive · 471 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Steam $59.99
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Evaluation
Visual Novel Maker launched on November 16, 2017 and has received a substantial library of 140 DLC asset packs, all of which have been released. The most recent DLC shipped on May 18, 2023 (Chiptune Adventures Music Pack by Sonancy Designs). All 140 DLC entries are marked as released — none are listed as unreleased or forthcoming.
On the engine/software side, the developer shipped regular feature patches and bug fixes from launch through June 2022, with the last substantial engine update (v1.0.1112) arriving on June 27, 2022. There have been no feature patches or engine updates since that date.
The most recent developer communication of any kind is a news post from March 24, 2026, announcing that all resource packs from one specific content partner (bitter sweet entertainment) would be delisted at the end of that month. This post confirms the developer is still monitoring the product and communicating with users, but it describes a content reduction — the removal of a third-party content partner — rather than any new content being added. There are no announcements of upcoming DLC, engine updates, or future development plans.
The DLC release cadence slowed significantly after mid-2023, with no new packs added after May 2023. The engine update cadence ended in June 2022. No developer statement promises or implies additional content, and no unreleased DLC entries appear in the store listing. The March 2026 post about delisting partner content is the last word from the developer, and it points toward contraction rather than continued expansion. The game's content appears to have concluded with the final DLC release in May 2023.
Evidence
Developer announced that all resource packs from partner 'bitter sweet entertainment' would be delisted at end of March 2026. No new content announced — this describes a reduction in available DLC, not an addition.
Chiptune Adventures Music Pack by Sonancy Designs — the most recently released DLC in the store listing, with all 140 DLC entries marked as released and none listed as unreleased.
Content
140 of 140 released · no outstanding content
Media
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Developer
Publisher
KOMODO
Achievements
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Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
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Steam Deck
Not rated
About this game
Visualize, Create, Share.
Degica is pleased to announce their latest installment to the 'Maker' series of game development tools, Visual Novel Maker. A revolutionary new tool for Visual Novel Creation aimed towards aspiring artists and writers to bring their stories to life. Visual Novel Maker is developed by André Radomski.
Degica is pleased to announce their latest installment to the 'Maker' series of game development tools, Visual Novel Maker. A revolutionary new tool for Visual Novel Creation aimed towards aspiring artists and writers to bring their stories to life. Visual Novel Maker is developed by André Radomski.
Features
- BEAUTIFUL FREE TO USE ASSETS: Visual Novel Maker contains beautifully crafted resources named Standard Asset Resources (StARs) to help you start with your game. This includes characters, backgrounds, music and sound effects free to use when you buy the program!
- DYNAMIC CREATION TOOLS AIMED FOR ARTISTS AND WRITERS: Visual Novel Maker is designed to be as flexible as possible while still being user friendly. Virtually everything in the engine is managed through a simple point-and-click or drag-and-drop interface. It features powerful features to manipulate graphics and video to support the creative minds using it.
- LIVE2D AND VOICE SYNC SUPPORT: Visual Novel Maker features Live2D support to bring life to 2D characters. This also includes support for voice sync between text, voice clips and the Live2D models. The volume of the clip is also reflected visually bringing a new level of immersion!
- SCRIPTING AND EXTENSIONS OF USER-INTEGRATED FUNCTIONALITY: Visual Novel Maker features Scripting, the ability to add new mechanics or functions in-game, and Extensions, the ability to modify the editor to add your own commands, to give users full control!
- MULTIPLE RESOLUTION SUPPORT: Visual Novel Maker allows you to make games up to 1080p with 4:3, 16:9 and 16:10 ratio. You can also set a custom resolution!
- EASY GAME LOCALIZATION SUPPORT: Visual Novel Maker streamlines the localization process by having all text display on its own tab and/or can be exported to .CSV format. But that's not all, Visual Novel Maker detects if images have to be changed based on the user language with a simple suffix added at the end of the filename. (e.x. filename_de)
- SHARE YOUR GAME WITH MULTIPLE EXPORTING OPTIONS: Want to share your creation with the world? You can export your creation to various platforms such as Windows and MacOSX!
- And much, much more.
Last evaluated Oct 4, 2026
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