Visual authoring
Build scenes, configure components, write dialogue, and connect interactions without starting in code.
A focused Python RPG engine
Build your world, one frame at a time.
Filmstrip Engine is a beginner-friendly 2D RPG engine with visual tools, readable project files, and approachable Python customization.
Designed around clarity
A small engine with a specific job.
RPG foundations
Actors, stats, items, equipment, pickups, inventory, tags, variables, and persistent game state.
Python when ready
Learn how the game is assembled, then extend it with readable Python instead of hitting a hard wall.
Current direction
Roadmap preview
0.1Complete
The Foundation
Version 0.1 established Filmstrip's first dependable editor-to-runtime workflow. Creators could build tile-based scenes, place and configure objects, connect areas, and test the result through isolated Play Mode. Major additions included:
0.2Complete
The RPG Foundation
Version 0.2 added the shared data and persistence systems that Filmstrip's RPG workflows build upon. Characters, Stats, Items, equipment, Currencies, Parties, and Conditions became reusable project content instead of scene-specific data. Major additions included:
Behind the scenes
Development updates
Filmstrip Engine Development: WE ARE STILL GOING!
The engine is still in pre-alpha, and there is plenty left to clean up, test, and improve. However, it is starting to feel less like a collection of engine systems and more like something you could actually sit down and make an RPG with.
Filmstrip Engine Development: GO GO GO!
Filmstrip Engine is entering a public dev cycle as of this devlog!
Follow development
Filmstrip Engine is currently in active development.
Public testing, store pages, and community links will be added as the engine approaches a complete beginner workflow.