Users of the official RPG Maker forums are rushing to save and archive years of posts and community resources after Gotcha Gotcha Games announced that the forums are being shut down. Multiple outlets report that the publisher plans to move the community to a new forum platform, but users are concerned that the old forums will not be preserved or archived in a way that keeps the existing content accessible. Polygon and PC Gamer both describe the changes as a potential loss of long-running knowledge and online culture built up over nearly 15 years. Eurogamer similarly notes that many users treat the situation as urgent, attempting to collect discussions, guides, and other materials before the shutdown takes effect.
While Gotcha Gotcha Games’ new forum launch is described as a positive step by some, the central concern across the coverage is the lack of an official archive for the earlier forums. As the move approaches, community members are working to preserve information themselves in order to avoid permanent disappearance of past resources.
