Overworld Platformer

SideScrollerCore — Platformer Engine for RPG Maker MZ

Turn any RPG Maker MZ map into a full side-scrolling platformer — just tag it <SideScroller>.

SideScrollerCore drops real platformer physics onto your maps without a separate engine. Flag a map, paint a few regions, and your top-down project becomes a tight, responsive side-scroller — momentum, coyote time, jump buffering and all. Everything is driven by region IDs and plugin parameters, so you build levels the way you already build maps.

Features

Precise platformer movement

• Momentum-based run with acceleration/deceleration, variable-height jumps, coyote time and jump buffering for forgiving, modern controls
• Wall-slide and wall-jump
• Committed air-dash with optional gravity-freeze
• Optional double jump, gated behind a state

A full traversal kit

• Pogo — bounce off enemies and pass-through pads, with a timing-based downward strike
• Swing grapple — a real pendulum: pump to build arcs, reel the rope in/out, and fling off into your air physics
• Zip grapple — tap to launch straight to an anchor and hang
• Ledge grab & mantle — auto-catch any ledge and climb up

Level-building blocks (all region-painted)

• Solid ground, one-way drop-through platforms, ladders, hazards
• Breakable fragile platforms, moving platforms, bounce pads and grapple anchors
• A built-in blockout color system tints every region type so your layout reads at a glance

Living levels

• Enemies obey the same physics — gravity, ledges, patrols, and auto-leaping jumpers
• Doors, NPCs, chests and all standard event triggers work in side-scroller mode

Compatibility

• Built for RPG Maker MZ
• Plays alongside the VisuMZ suite and common input plugins
• Fully parameter- and notetag-configurable per map

Documentation is included in the plugin's help section — install steps, region table, key map, and every parameter.