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RPG Maker forums deleting 14 years of community content with no backup plan

Q: Gotcha Gotcha Games announced on June 11 that RPG Maker forums at rpgmakerweb.com will close permanently in December 202

Status: sourced. Sources under review.

Q: 14 years of community content dating back to 2012 will be deleted with no archive or migration.

Status: sourced. Sources under review.

Q: The company is launching RPG Maker Maker as a replacement platform.

Status: sourced. Sources under review.

Q: Community members are working to scrape and preserve forum content before the shutdown deadline.

Status: developing. Sources under review.

Q: The exact date in December when the forums go offline.

Status: sketchy. Sources under review.

Q: Whether independent archival efforts (e.g., Wayback Machine) have captured a meaningful portion of the content.

Status: sketchy. Sources under review.

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Dexerto
Dexerto report by Cande Maldonado detailing the forum closure, the lack of archival plans, and the community response.
https://www.dexerto.com/gaming/rpg-maker-is-deleting-14-years-of-community-content-and-fans-have-days-to-save-them-3374972/

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Gotcha Gotcha Games announced on June 11 that RPG Maker forums at rpgmakerweb.com will close permanently in December 2026.sourcedStory receiptsSuggest fix

14 years of community content dating back to 2012 will be deleted with no archive or migration.sourcedStory receiptsSuggest fix

The company is launching RPG Maker Maker as a replacement platform.sourcedStory receiptsSuggest fix

Community members are working to scrape and preserve forum content before the shutdown deadline.developingStory receiptsSuggest fix

The exact date in December when the forums go offline.sketchyStory receiptsSuggest fix

Whether independent archival efforts (e.g., Wayback Machine) have captured a meaningful portion of the content.sketchyStory receiptsSuggest fix

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RPG Maker forums deleting 14 years of community content with no backup plan

by The Desk

Single source

receiptsAll receipts

Dexerto
Dexerto report by Cande Maldonado detailing the forum closure, the lack of archival plans, and the community response.
https://www.dexerto.com/gaming/rpg-maker-is-deleting-14-years-of-community-content-and-fans-have-days-to-save-them-3374972/

04Claim-level check

Claims, status, and receipts

ClaimStatusReceiptsAction

Gotcha Gotcha Games announced on June 11 that RPG Maker forums at rpgmakerweb.com will close permanently in December 2026.sourcedStory receiptsSuggest fix

14 years of community content dating back to 2012 will be deleted with no archive or migration.sourcedStory receiptsSuggest fix

The company is launching RPG Maker Maker as a replacement platform.sourcedStory receiptsSuggest fix

Community members are working to scrape and preserve forum content before the shutdown deadline.developingStory receiptsSuggest fix

The exact date in December when the forums go offline.sketchyStory receiptsSuggest fix

Whether independent archival efforts (e.g., Wayback Machine) have captured a meaningful portion of the content.sketchyStory receiptsSuggest fix