This is an immersive camp for creative campers who love storytelling, world-building, and video games. Campers learn how classic 2D role-playing games are designed as they create their own original RPG—complete with characters, dialogue, maps, quests, and enemy encounters. Inspired by classic games like Pokémon, The Legend of Zelda, Final Fantasy, and Dragon Quest, campers design playable worlds in a traditional top-down 2D style. They build maps and zones, develop characters and storylines, and create custom items, weapons, and encounters that bring their game worlds to life. Using RPG Maker VX Ace, campers work with an intuitive drag-and-drop interface and built-in tools that allow them to focus on creativity, logic, and game structure rather than wrestling with complex coding, building confidence as designers and problem-solvers. By the end of the camp, campers export a playable version of their game that can be shared with friends and family. A great next step after Scratch for campers interested in game design and how games are structured before moving into text-based coding like JavaScript.