Introduction
Empo runs RPG Maker XP, VX, VX Ace, MV, MZ, Pokemon Essentials, and PSDK games on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
Empo is a game launcher for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. It runs games that were made for RPG Maker XP, VX, and VX Ace, and for modern mkxp-z forks such as Pokemon Essentials fangames. It also runs games made with PSDK, RPG Maker MV, and RPG Maker MZ.
RPG Maker games run on mkxp-z-apple-mobile, a fork of the mkxp-z engine for Apple devices. PSDK games run on psdk-apple-mobile, a build of LiteRGSS2 and SFML for Apple devices with one Ruby for each PSDK release type. RPG Maker MV and MZ games bring their own JavaScript engine, and run in a web view.
The name comes from emporos, ancient Greek for a traveler who rides on someone else’s ship.
Install Empo
Requirements, and how to sideload the app.
Import a game
Folders, archives, and JoiPlay packages.
Play
Touch controls, controllers, per-game settings, and pause.
Troubleshooting
What to do when a game does not start or does not sound right.
FAQ
Short answers before you install.
What's new
The changes in each release.
Status
Empo is pre-release. It is not on the App Store. The app works from end to end with RGSS1, RGSS2, and RGSS3 games, with modern mkxp-z forks, and with PSDK games.
Compatibility reports for single games are welcome. Community and support says where to send them and what to include.
Game developers start at Ship custom controls. Contributors start at How it works.