24 games ranked by how much the tags Steam players vote on them overlap with RPG Maker 2000's. A rare tag counts for far more than one that sits on half the store, and popularity never moves a game up.
What they share most: Game Development, Web Publishing, Design & Illustration, RPGMaker, Software, Education.

1·RPG Maker 2003
99% match · Game Development, Web Publishing
93% of 879 reviews positive

2·RPG Maker XP
99% match · Game Development, Web Publishing
93% of 1,981 reviews positive

3·RPG Maker VX Ace
99% match · Game Development, Web Publishing
94% of 5,189 reviews positive

4·RPG Maker MV
98% match · Game Development, Web Publishing
91% of 8,965 reviews positive

5·Clickteam Fusion 2.5
96% match · Game Development, Web Publishing
88% of 2,053 reviews positive

6·RPG Paper Maker
96% match · Game Development, Software
80% of 284 reviews positive

7·Pixel Game Maker MV
95% match · Game Development, Web Publishing
68% of 599 reviews positive
![[Unsupported] GameMaker Studio 2 Desktop](https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/585410/header.jpg)
8·[Unsupported] GameMaker Studio 2 Desktop
94% match · Game Development, Web Publishing
81% of 2,254 reviews positive

9·Defold
93% match · Game Development, Web Publishing
86% of 229 reviews positive

10·RPG Maker MZ
93% match · Game Development, Web Publishing
85% of 2,384 reviews positive

11·Visual Novel Engine
88% match · Web Publishing, Game Development
68% of 120 reviews positive

12·Godot Engine
88% match · Game Development, Software
96% of 9,849 reviews positive

13·AppGameKit Classic: Easy Game Development
87% match · Game Development, Web Publishing
83% of 653 reviews positive

14·TyranoBuilder Visual Novel Studio
86% match · Game Development, Software
85% of 853 reviews positive

15·GameGuru Classic
86% match · Game Development, Design & Illustration
72% of 2,100 reviews positive

16·Esenthel Engine
85% match · Game Development, Design & Illustration
57% of 61 reviews positive

17·FPS Monitor – hardware in-game & desktop overlays
85% match · Game Development, Web Publishing
83% of 2,293 reviews positive

18·S2ENGINE HD
85% match · Game Development, Design & Illustration
73% of 291 reviews positive

19·RPG Character Builder
84% match · Game Development, Design & Illustration
80% of 61 reviews positive

20·Substance 3D Painter 2021
83% match · Game Development, Design & Illustration
76% of 558 reviews positive

21·CopperCube 6 Game Engine
83% match · Game Development, Design & Illustration
81% of 378 reviews positive

22·Substance 3D Painter 2022
83% match · Game Development, Software
89% of 648 reviews positive

23·Substance Painter 2020
83% match · Game Development, Design & Illustration
89% of 556 reviews positive

24·Axis Game Factory's AGFPRO v3
82% match · Game Development, Design & Illustration
63% of 369 reviews positive
The closest matches to RPG Maker 2000 on Steam are RPG Maker 2003, RPG Maker XP, RPG Maker VX Ace, RPG Maker MV, Clickteam Fusion 2.5. They rank highest because their Steam community tags overlap most with RPG Maker 2000's, and shared tags include Game Development, Web Publishing, Design & Illustration.
Every game is described by the tags Steam players vote on it. Rare, specific tags such as Game Development, Web Publishing, Design & Illustration count far more than catch-all ones like "Indie" or "Singleplayer", and each game is scored on how closely its whole tag profile matches RPG Maker 2000's. Popularity never affects the ranking.