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How to run RPG Maker MV games on Linux

when it does not work well with wine

Wrote by LiteHell at 2/18/2025, 8:02:55 PM and modified at 2025-10-19T16:52:08.538Z에 수정함.

Note: This post is translated at 10/20/2025, 1:52:05 AM.

Introduction

I tried to run games made with RPG Maker MV, but it stucks at loading.

Solution

I thought installing Windows on VM, but I found nwjs.dll file. The structure of package.json in the www directory of the game is also similar with the one of nwjs applications.

What if I just use nwjs binary for Linux? I tried it, and it actually worked.

  1. Download Linux binaries from nwjs homepage (No need to use SDK versions)
  2. Find a directory having package.json (Usually www directory)
  3. Run the nwjs binary, downloading in the Step 1, with the directory found in the Step 2 as parameter. (e.g. ~/nwjs-binary/nwjs ~/game/www)
  4. If it didn't work, the package.json file might have empty name. Update the name property of package.json file to arbitary random value.

If you follow this guide, it should work. It might not work for some games, but... it works for me.