Ren'Py 8.5.0 "In Good Health"
is a prerelease, last updated on November 02, 2025. The main downloads of Ren'Py 8.5.0 are:
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You only need to download one of these files. Each contains the full Ren'Py software development kit, with everything needed to develop Ren'Py games for the Windows, Mac, and Linux platforms; the Ren'Py tutorial; and "The Question", an example game.
Ren'Py is free to download and use for commercial and non-commercial purposes. It may be modified and distributed under the terms of its license.
Additional Downloads. When necessary, the Ren'Py SDK will automatically download additional packages, such as text editors and Android/iOS support. These packages are available for direct download at the bottom of this page.
Announcement
I'm pleased to announce the release of Ren'Py 8.5, a major release of Ren'Py. Major releases include new features, major improvements, and fixes.
Some of the major changes in Ren'Py 8.5 are:
- Live2D models are now supported on the Web platform.
- A new Automated Testing framework makes it possible to perform automated test of games and of Ren'Py itself.
- Local labels have been relaxed so that they can be declared with any global label.
- Ren'Py supports Unicode 17, and more Emoji characters.
As well as many other improvements, changes, and fixes. For a complete list of changes, please see the changelog.
Downloads of Ren'Py 8.5.0 can be found at:
https://www.renpy.org/release/8.5.0
A full list of changes to Ren'Py can be found at:
https://www.renpy.org/dev-doc/html/changelog.html
A list of changes that may require you to update your game can be found at:
https://www.renpy.org/dev-doc/html/incompatible.html
Please also check out the credits and list of sponsors.
Credits
Ren'Py 8.5.0 is brought to you by:
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everyone who's tested this release, and myself, Tom "Renpytom" Rothamel.
Editor Downloads
When first asked to edit a file, the Ren'Py launcher will prompt you to download and install an editor. As this may fail if your Internet connection is unreliable, the editors can be downloaded separately. To install, extract the contents of the editor archive to the Ren'Py directory.
- VS Code: Editor, Ren'Py Language extension.
- To use a VS Code installed outside Ren'Py, select the "Visual Studio Code (System)" editor.
Android and iOS Support
When building Android packages, iOS packages, or web distributions, Ren'Py will prompt you to download RAPT (Ren'Py Android Packaging Tool), Renios (Ren'Py iOS Support), or Renpyweb (Web Platform Support). As these downloads may fail if your Internet connection is unreliable, these packages can be downloaded separately. To install, extract the contents of the archive to the Ren'Py directory. (Place the "rapt", "renios", or "web" directory into the "renpy-8.5.0" directory.)
- Android Support (RAPT): renpy-8.5.0-rapt.zip
- iOS Support (Renios): renpy-8.5.0-renios.zip
- Web Platform Support (Renpyweb): renpy-8.5.0-web.zip
Additional Downloads
- Ren'Py Source Code: renpy-8.5.0-source.tar.bz2
- Contains the source code of the Ren'Py distribution without any binary components.
- Pygame_SDL2 Source Code: pygame_sdl2-for-renpy-8.5.0.tar.bz2
- Contains the source code for the version of pygame_sdl2 required to run this version of Ren'Py. This may be newer than any released version of pygame_sdl2.
- Other Dependencies: https://www.renpy.org/dev-doc/html/license.html
- Ren'Py contains free software licensed under a number of licenses, including the GNU Lesser General Public License. A full list of software and links to git repositories from which the software can be downloaded is linked above.
We also maintain a complete list of releases.