Deciga have announced the release date for Kadokawa and Yoji Ojima’s RPG Maker MZ, along with previewing some of the program’s features.

The Steam News post details some of the program’s new features. These include the Event List (listing out all events on the current map), and new System Tab options. The latter includes Autosave, Title Screen Command Offset, Item Categories, and Advanced Settings (such as defining the game resolution).

Further, every game menu can now support mouse and touchscreen controls, while still supporting controller input. Finally, the program’s price of $79.99 USD was revealed.

You can find a rundown of the software (via Steam) below:

The RPG Maker Series’ Newest Offering: RPG Maker MZ

RPG Maker has a long history of letting anyone, regardless of skill level, make a game. And in Summer 2020, the latest and most powerful version, RPG Maker MZ will be available to help you make YOUR game.

With new features and enhancements to older features, this RPG Maker is set to become the best RPG Maker to date!

Map Editor
With RPG Maker’s map editor, you can create maps easier than you can draw a picture. Pick the tiles you want to use, and “paint” them on to your maps. With powerful enhancements from the previous RPG Maker’s map editor, and a large collection of new tiles, you can build countless towns and dungeons for your players to explore!.
These new features and enhancements will be soon revealed, so stay tuned!

Character Generator
Not only can you use the included characters or import your own made completely from scratch, you can also create your own original characters using component pieces using the built in Character Generator! Combine hairs, eyes, clothes, accessories, and more. Recolor them to match your vision.
We’ll be showing more of the Character Generator in the coming days leading up to release!

A Trove of Assets Included
From face graphics, character sprites, to map chips, character generator components, music, and sound effects, and more, RPG Maker MZ boasts the largest collection of assets out of the box than any RPG Maker in the series history!
More previews of these amazing assets will be coming soon!

Database
The database is where the heart of your RPG Maker game resides. Here you store the information defining your characters, their skills, equipment, classes, but also their foes! Also in the database will be where you define many things about your game, like the names of stats, what conditions your characters can be afflicted with, battle animations, and more.
Keep your eyes open for more information soon on the enhancements and new features RPG Maker MZ brings to the Database!

Events
The Event system covers all the many NPCs, treasure chests, puzzles and everything else your players will interact with in your game. Using a simple system of menus, you can create a complex series of events that will drive your game to its conclusion. All with no programming knowledge required!
And as with all the other parts of the editor, RPG Maker MZ has many new Eventing features soon to be revealed under the hood.

Animation
With RPG Maker MZ, our Animations function has been completely revamped. Easily create huge fireballs, dynamic sword slashes, or freezing winds for your characters to unleash… and suffer.
Be prepared for the preview of the new Animation system soon!

Plug-ins
Sometimes, you want to go beyond what is easy to do with eventing alone. That is when Plugins come in! Plugins are bits of code that can change almost anything in your RPG Maker game. Learn to code enough to make some yourself, or find ones made by others to bolster your game. Adding an existing plugin can be as easy as plugging it in!
More info on the enhanced Plugin Features coming soon!

RPG Maker MZ launches August 20th for Windows PC, and Mac (both via Steam).

Image: Steam