{"rewrite":{"id":"r_66156a18bb076c5bbb08007f","clusterId":"c_db88e6b3051e3c17bc26d579","slug":"rpg-maker-u2u-p2d-map-editor-trial-runs-through-november-16","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"RPG Maker U2U P2D Map Editor Trial Runs Through November 16","summary":"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.","whyItMatters":"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.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe submission project has no judging and no ranking. Gotcha Gotcha Games calls it \u0026#34;a festival project to enjoy and share maps born from everyone\u0026#39;s free ideas,\u0026#34; and entries come from the free-form ideas of players.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are two routes to enter. Players can post screenshots in the \u0026#34;Let\u0026#39;s Make P2D Maps Together!\u0026#34; thread on the Steam Community Hub, or follow the official U2U X account and post with the hashtag \u0026#34;#P2Dマップ募集\u0026#34;. Each person can post as many times as they like during the period.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA few conditions apply to entries:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eOnly screenshots of P2D maps made in the trial version are eligible.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eScreenshots must be created by the user posting them.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eEntries that infringe third-party rights or offend public order and morals are discouraged, and the operator may delete posts from the Community Hub.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSubmitted 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.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGotcha 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.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"RPG Maker U2U's trial saves maps for transfer to the full game, so Gotcha Gotcha Games is collecting player-made P2D layouts before the base release has shipped.","twitterPost":"RPG Maker U2U's P2D trial saves maps that carry into the full game, so Gotcha Gotcha Games gets player-built layouts before launch.","threadsPost":"RPG Maker U2U's trial saves maps for transfer to the full game. Gotcha Gotcha Games is collecting player-made P2D layouts through November 16 while the build is still in development, so the submission project runs on maps the final build may not match.","newsletterBlurb":"RPG Maker U2U has a P2D Map Editor trial on Steam through November 16, tied to Steam Next Fest. Maps you build can be saved and carried into the full version, and Gotcha Gotcha Games is collecting screenshots of them in an unranked submission project.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/993/G099342/20261019045/\",\"title\":\"RPG Maker U2U's P2D Map Editor Trial Released, Letting Users Try Map Creation Early; Available for a Limited Time from Today Through November 16\"},{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2610202u\",\"title\":\"Latest Tsukuru series title RPG Maker U2U releases P2D Map Editor trial on Steam, letting users create maps with height and depth; created maps can be carried over to the full version\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":11006,"outputTokens":1353,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792471030,"createdAt":"2026-10-20T04:32:13.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-20T04:36:06.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-20T04:36:06.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_db88e6b3051e3c17bc26d579","canonicalTitle":"「RPGツクールU2U」，マップ制作をいち早く試せるP2Dマップエディタ体験版が登場。本日から11月16日までの期間限定公開","representativeArticleId":"a_59c65e96648d92914331cd3b","sourceCount":3,"writtenSourceCount":2,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"RPG Tsukuru U2U\"],\"studios\":[\"Gotcha Gotcha Games\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-20T01:30:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-20T02:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-20T04:59:04.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/993/G099342/20261019045/","title":"「RPGツクールU2U」，マップ制作をいち早く試せるP2Dマップエディタ体験版が登場。本日から11月16日までの期間限定公開"},{"source":"ASCII.jp","url":"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/444/4444133/?rss","title":"『RPGツクールU2U』P2Dマップエディタ体験版を公開！ マップ募集企画も同時開催！"},{"source":"Denfaminicogamer","url":"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2610202u","title":"ツクールシリーズ最新作『RPGツクールU2U』、高さや奥行きのあるマップを作れる「P2Dマップエディタ」の体験版がSteamで公開。作ったマップは製品版に引き継げる"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["RPG Tsukuru U2U"],"studios":["Gotcha Gotcha Games"],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["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."]}