RPG Maker U2U P2D Map Editor Trial Runs Through November 16
The trial is a map editor without the game maker, a scoped slice that lets Gotcha Gotcha Games collect player-built P2D maps, with carry-over into the full release, before the full tool ships.
Key Facts
- Gotcha Gotcha Games released the P2D Map Editor trial version for RPG Maker U2U on Steam on October 20, 2026.
- The RPG Maker U2U P2D Map Editor trial is available from October 20, 2026 through November 16, 2026.
- P2D maps created in the RPG Maker U2U trial can be saved and carried over to the full version.
- The RPG Maker U2U trial does not include game creation features and contains content still in development.
- The "Let's Make P2D Maps Together!" map submission project runs from October 20, 2026 to November 16, 2026 with no judging or ranking.
Reporting from 3 sources: 4Gamer.net, ASCII.jp, Denfaminicogamer.
Gotcha Gotcha Games released a P2D Map Editor trial version for RPG Maker U2U on Steam on October 20, 2026, timed to the game's participation in Steam Next Fest. The trial runs through November 16, 2026. P2D, short for Perspective 2D, is a map creation feature new to this entry in the RPG Maker series. It lets users build maps with height and depth through what the company describes as intuitive controls. In the trial, users can create P2D maps, apply various effects, and preview character walking animations. Maps can be saved, and that data can be carried over to the full version. The trial does not include game creation features, and the company notes the build is still in development, so specifications may change. Alongside the release, Gotcha Gotcha Games is running "Let's Make P2D Maps Together!," a submission project for screenshots of maps made in the trial, open through the same November 16 end date.
The submission project has no judging and no ranking. Gotcha Gotcha Games calls it "a festival project to enjoy and share maps born from everyone's free ideas," and entries come from the free-form ideas of players.
There are two routes to enter. Players can post screenshots in the "Let's Make P2D Maps Together!" thread on the Steam Community Hub, or follow the official U2U X account and post with the hashtag "#P2Dマップ募集". Each person can post as many times as they like during the period.
A few conditions apply to entries:
- Only screenshots of P2D maps made in the trial version are eligible.
- Screenshots must be created by the user posting them.
- Entries that infringe third-party rights or offend public order and morals are discouraged, and the operator may delete posts from the Community Hub.
- Submitted work may be introduced with comments on the official website, social media, and the Steam Community Hub, and the company may not contact people in advance before doing so.
Gotcha Gotcha Games is based in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, and is a group company of KADOKAWA. President and CEO is Sei Narita. The company also released an announcement video for the trial and the map project on YouTube, and directs players to Steam News and the official X account for further updates.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 3 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.