RPG Maker MZ - RPG Maker Action Combat Plugin

Description

RPG Maker Action Combat Plugin is a plugin for RPG Maker MZ that enables you to create real-time action games such as ARPGs, top-down shooters, beat 'em ups, roguelikes and more. Designed for ease of use, it builds upon RPG Maker’s built-in eventing system, so the more familiar you are with RPG Maker, the more powerful your creations will be.

The plugin includes a pre-built game template to help you kickstart development quickly, or you can build your game entirely from scratch.

Why choose this plugin?

RPG Maker Action Combat is built with an eventing-first design philosophy. Instead of introducing a separate system, it enhances RPG Maker’s native eventing tools, so you can create advanced mechanics using the workflow you already know. Think of it as a box of puzzle pieces, each feature is a piece, and you decide how to combine them to build the game you envision. This approach gives you full control and flexibility, without locking you into predefined templates or rigid coding structures.

Features

■ Extended Eventing Capabilities
Significantly enhances RPG Maker’s eventing system, allowing you to create a broader range of game genres. If you're already familiar with eventing, you'll find this plugin intuitive and easy to use.

■ Highly Versatile
Despite its name, RPG Maker Action Combat supports far more than just action games. You can build simulators, survival games, farming sims, and more.

■ Comprehensive Feature Library
Includes enemy AI creation, hitboxes, collision detection, smart party member behavior, advanced skill and magic systems, projectile mechanics, customizable HUD and hotbar builders, dynamic animations and VFX, 8-directional sprite support, and much more.

■ Full Platform Support
Compatible with keyboard, controller, and mouse input. Tested on Steam Deck, Windows, and Android.

■ Long-Term Support
Frequent updates and weekly tutorials ensure your project stays current and supported.

■ Dedicated Help
Access video tutorials and join the plugin’s Discord channel for near 24/7 support.

What You Get

■ Game Template
Includes 21 premade skills, 8 enemies, sword and gun systems, dash mechanics, and feature-specific maps (e.g., jumping, platforming, stealth, parrying). The template itself is a playable 15–30 minute top-down action game.

■ Plugins Included:

 【Hendrix Action Engine】

Adds extensive new features to RPG Maker MZ, enabling the creation of a wide variety of game genres. It significantly enhances the eventing system, giving you full creative freedom to build your game the way you want.

【Hendrix Animation Solution】

This plugin brings modern animation capabilities from other game engines into RPG Maker MZ. It supports Idle, Walk, and Run animations, and allows characters to perform any action you define, provided you have the graphical assets. Animation Solution also introduces flexible VFX playback using either spritesheets or separated frames, and adds support for single-row spritesheets. These are essential features for creating polished, professional-quality games.

【Hendrix Hotbar Creator】

Create hotbars (quick-use slots) with drag-and-drop. A must-have plugin for almost any game genre.

【Hendrix Keyboard Gamepad】

Allows full button mapping for keyboard and gamepad, with in-game rebinding support.

【Dot Move System】

Enables pixel-based movement for players, followers, and events.

■ DLCs Included:(already integrated into the sample project)

【Wizard Follower DLC】

Adds a party member who casts multiple ice magic spells and attacks nearby enemies.

【Sorcerer DLC】

Offers 10 premade fire and ice spells along with a VFX asset pack

2026/09/08 Changelog:

• Display Weapon command now allow to auto flip the sprite.

• Demo Adjustment: Simplified showing Gun weapon. Now it uses Display Weapon command instead of creating an event.

• Demo Adjustment: Fixed an issue where if player reloading a gun midway then transfer to another map, reloading won’t work (eventing issue).

• HP Visibility command: Now support event notetag and event name

• Demo Adjustment: Updated several commands using older version of the plugin to the latest version.

• Various other features have also been adjusted and added. For more details, please refer to the included Changelog.

2026/03/31 Changelog:

• Updated all plugins in the DLC to the latest versions (matching those used in the RPG Maker Action Combat 2026 Full Beginner's Guide tutorial video)

• Fixed multiple bugs in the Japanese version, including:

  • Guns not being able to reload

  • Party Members not appearing consistently across maps

• Updated several plugin commands in common events

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・This pack is for use in RPG Maker Series or the engine of your choice.

・OK to be used in Commercial projects made in RPG Maker

・You may modify some of the assets (but not redistribute them) for your own game use only.

*For this plugin, you may modify and use the portions that are not obfuscated.