With many more visual novel releases becoming readily available for purchase/download in the English market, including both major releases localized from Japan (For example, those published by MangaGamer, Jast USA and Sekai Project) and smaller indie projects, STRIKEWORKS and Nyu Media are looking to get more people involved in visual novel development with their upcoming software tool: TyranoBuilder.
Described by them as “the EASIEST, FASTEST way to create multi-platform visual novels”, this will allow anyone to create visual novels on their Windows and Mac device for a one-time price of $14.99 through Steam. Created games can be produced and exported for general PC use, browsers and both iOS / Android platforms through free third party software. With other visual novel creation tools such as Ren’Py on the market, time will tell if this becomes a popular option for new development teams.
They have today confirmed that TyranoBuilder will be released on Steam from Friday March 27th 2015, with the product page available HERE. It is currently unknown if post-launch support will include resource packs, or if development teams will need to source or create their own resources to put into their visual novels. Expect a review of this tool soon on The Otaku’s Study.
