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= The Ren'Py Visual Novel Engine =
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'''There have been hundreds of visual novels and simulation games made using Ren'Py. See them all at [http://games.renpy.org games.renpy.org].'''

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{{random/Moonlight Walks}}
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{{random/Starlight Episode Zero}}
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{{random/renaiblogger}}
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{{random/Real Life}}
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{{random/Songs of Araiah}}
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{{random/Katawa Shoujo Act One}}
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{{random/Ori, Ochi, Onoe.}}
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{{random/Summer Session}}
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{{random/Magical Boutique}}
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{{random/Elven Relations}}
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Ren'Py supports [[renpy/doc/tutorials/NVL-Mode|NVL-style]] games.
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Ren'Py is a free and cross-platform visual novel engine that helps you use words, pictures, and sounds to tell stories with the computer. Its easy and efficient script language makes it possible for non-programmers to make visual novels, while its Python support allows for complex simulation games.</div>

<div style="margin: .8em; font-size: 160%;" align="center">[[renpy/Why Ren'Py?|Find out more...]]</div>

=== Download Ren'Py ===
* Stable: [[../releases/{{release|version}}|Ren'Py {{release|version}} "{{release|name}}"]] ({{release|date}})  
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* [[renpy/Download Ren'Py|Older versions.]]

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Releases are announced on [http://twitter.com/renpytom Twitter] and [https://launchpad.net/renpy/+announcements Launchpad].</div>

=== Documentation &amp; Code ===

* [[../doc/tutorials/Quickstart|The Quickstart Manual]] teaches you how to make your first visual novel.
* [[../doc/FAQ|The FAQ]] answers common questions.
* [[../doc/tutorials/Tutorials|Tutorials]] teach how to make games.
* [[../doc/translations/Translations|Translations]] into other languages.
* [[../doc/cookbook/Cookbook|Cookbook]] recipes for common tasks.
* [[../Frameworks|Frameworks]] help make more complex games.
* [http://www.renpy.org/doc/html The new manual] explains how to use Ren'Py, but isn't finished yet.
* [[../doc/reference/Reference Manual|The Reference Manual]] contains the rest of the documentation.

=== Support &amp; Development ===

* [http://lemmasoft.renai.us/forums/viewforum.php?f=8 The Ren'Py Section] of the [http://lemmasoft.renai.us/forums/ Lemma Soft Forums] are the place to post support questions.
* [http://bugs.launchpad.net/renpy Our bug tracker] is for bugs in Ren'Py.
* [http://www.launchpad.net/renpy Launchpad] is our project management site.
* [[../Contact Us#IRC|Our IRC channel]] is #renpy on irc.freenode.net.
* [[../Contact Us|Contact us]] privately if you have questions that are inappropriate for a public forum.

The [http://wiki.renai.us/wiki/Main_Page English-Language Visual Novel Community Wiki] is a good place to start when looking for resources (character art, background art, music, fonts, etc.) to use in your game.
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