Here’s a concise, useful write-up for uninstalling Ren’Py on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Ren'Py is a popular visual novel engine that, unlike many traditional applications, does not use a standard system installer (e.g., MSI, PKG, DEB) on most platforms. Instead, it is distributed as a self-contained, portable directory. Consequently, uninstalling Ren'Py typically involves deleting its folder(s) and manually removing user-specific configuration and cache files. This report provides platform-specific procedures for a complete uninstallation. uninstall renpy
: If your projects were stored outside the main Ren'Py folder, you must manually delete those individual directories. Game-Specific Saves Scenario B: You downloaded the
Windows: Delete folder + %APPDATA%\RenPy. Here’s a concise
rm -rf ~/.local/share/renpy
.zip file (Most common)If you just extracted a ZIP folder to your C:\RenPy or Downloads folder: