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
0.3In Development
Runtime RPG Interface
Create the shared runtime menu foundation and complete the first non-combat RPG gameplay loop.
0.4Planned
Project Workflow
Turn the engine repository into a beginner-friendly project creation experience.
Behind the scenes
Development updates
Filmstrip Engine Development: GO GO GO!
Filmstrip Engine is entering a public dev cycle as of this devlog!
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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.