diff --git a/pkgs/applications/emulators/libretro/cores/easyrpg.nix b/pkgs/applications/emulators/libretro/cores/easyrpg.nix
index e95d443f06f48..288204631657d 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/emulators/libretro/cores/easyrpg.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/emulators/libretro/cores/easyrpg.nix
@@ -1,64 +1,73 @@
 {
   lib,
   fetchFromGitHub,
+  mkLibretroCore,
+  nix-update-script,
+  asciidoctor,
   cmake,
-  fetchpatch,
+  doxygen,
+  pkg-config,
+  flac,
+  fluidsynth,
   fmt,
   freetype,
+  glib,
   harfbuzz,
+  lhasa,
   liblcf,
   libpng,
   libsndfile,
+  libsysprof-capture,
   libvorbis,
   libxmp,
-  mkLibretroCore,
   mpg123,
+  nlohmann_json,
   opusfile,
-  pcre,
+  pcre2,
   pixman,
-  pkg-config,
   speexdsp,
+  wildmidi,
 }:
-mkLibretroCore {
+mkLibretroCore rec {
   core = "easyrpg";
-  version = "0.8-unstable-2023-04-29";
+  # liblcf needs to be updated before this.
+  version = "0.8.1.1";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "EasyRPG";
     repo = "Player";
-    rev = "f8e41f43b619413f95847536412b56f85307d378";
-    hash = "sha256-nvWM4czTv/GxY9raomBEn7dmKBeLtSA9nvjMJxc3Q8s=";
+    rev = version;
+    hash = "sha256-2a8IdYP6Suc8a+Np5G+xoNzuPxkk9gAgR+sjdKUf89M=";
     fetchSubmodules = true;
   };
 
   extraNativeBuildInputs = [
+    asciidoctor
     cmake
+    doxygen
     pkg-config
   ];
   extraBuildInputs = [
+    flac # needed by libsndfile
+    fluidsynth
     fmt
     freetype
+    glib
     harfbuzz
+    lhasa
     liblcf
     libpng
     libsndfile
+    libsysprof-capture # needed by glib
     libvorbis
     libxmp
     mpg123
+    nlohmann_json
     opusfile
-    pcre
+    pcre2 # needed by glib
     pixman
     speexdsp
-  ];
-  patches = [
-    # The following patch is shared with easyrpg-player.
-    # Update when new versions of liblcf and easyrpg-player are released.
-    # See easyrpg-player expression for details.
-    (fetchpatch {
-      name = "0001-Fix-building-with-fmtlib-10.patch";
-      url = "https://github.com/EasyRPG/Player/commit/ab6286f6d01bada649ea52d1f0881dde7db7e0cf.patch";
-      hash = "sha256-GdSdVFEG1OJCdf2ZIzTP+hSrz+ddhTMBvOPjvYQHy54=";
-    })
+    wildmidi
   ];
   cmakeFlags = [
     "-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON"
@@ -67,12 +76,13 @@ mkLibretroCore {
   ];
   makefile = "Makefile";
 
-  # Do not update automatically since we want to pin a specific version
-  passthru.updateScript = null;
+  # Since liblcf needs to be updated before this, we should not
+  # use the default unstableGitUpdater.
+  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
 
   meta = {
     description = "EasyRPG Player libretro port";
     homepage = "https://github.com/EasyRPG/Player";
-    license = lib.licenses.gpl3Only;
+    license = lib.licenses.gpl3Plus;
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ea/easyrpg-player/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ea/easyrpg-player/package.nix
index 888c911625924..6e996f245fbe9 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ea/easyrpg-player/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ea/easyrpg-player/package.nix
@@ -2,60 +2,55 @@
   lib,
   stdenv,
   fetchFromGitHub,
-  fetchpatch,
+  asciidoctor,
   cmake,
   doxygen,
   pkg-config,
-  freetype,
+  alsa-lib,
+  flac,
+  fluidsynth,
   fmt,
+  freetype,
   glib,
   harfbuzz,
+  lhasa,
+  libdecor,
   liblcf,
   libpng,
   libsndfile,
+  libsysprof-capture,
   libvorbis,
-  libxmp,
   libXcursor,
   libXext,
   libXi,
   libXinerama,
+  libxmp,
   libXrandr,
   libXScrnSaver,
   libXxf86vm,
   mpg123,
+  nlohmann_json,
   opusfile,
-  pcre,
+  pcre2,
   pixman,
-  SDL2,
+  sdl3,
   speexdsp,
   wildmidi,
   zlib,
-  libdecor,
-  alsa-lib,
-  asciidoctor,
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "easyrpg-player";
-  version = "0.8";
+  # liblcf needs to be updated before this.
+  version = "0.8.1.1";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "EasyRPG";
     repo = "Player";
     rev = version;
-    hash = "sha256-t0sa9ONVVfsiTy+us06vU2bMa4QmmQeYxU395g0WS6w=";
+    hash = "sha256-fYSpFhqETkQhRK1/Uws0fWWdCr35+1J4vCPX9ZiQ3ZA=";
   };
 
-  patches = [
-    # Fixed compatibility with fmt > 9
-    # Remove when version > 0.8
-    (fetchpatch {
-      name = "0001-Fix-building-with-fmtlib-10.patch";
-      url = "https://github.com/EasyRPG/Player/commit/ab6286f6d01bada649ea52d1f0881dde7db7e0cf.patch";
-      hash = "sha256-GdSdVFEG1OJCdf2ZIzTP+hSrz+ddhTMBvOPjvYQHy54=";
-    })
-  ];
-
   strictDeps = true;
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -67,21 +62,27 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs =
     [
+      flac # needed by libsndfile
+      fluidsynth
       fmt
       freetype
       glib
       harfbuzz
+      lhasa
       liblcf
       libpng
       libsndfile
+      libsysprof-capture # needed by glib
       libvorbis
       libxmp
       mpg123
+      nlohmann_json
       opusfile
-      pcre
+      pcre2 # needed by glib
       pixman
-      SDL2
+      sdl3
       speexdsp
+      wildmidi
       zlib
     ]
     ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux [
@@ -94,11 +95,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       libXScrnSaver
       libXxf86vm
       libdecor
-      wildmidi # until packaged on Darwin
     ];
 
   cmakeFlags = [
     "-DPLAYER_ENABLE_TESTS=${lib.boolToString doCheck}"
+    # TODO: remove the below once SDL3 becomes default next major release
+    "-DPLAYER_TARGET_PLATFORM=SDL3"
   ];
 
   makeFlags = [
@@ -116,14 +118,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ln -s $out/{Applications/EasyRPG\ Player.app/Contents/MacOS,bin}/EasyRPG\ Player
   '';
 
-  doCheck = stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform;
-
   enableParallelChecking = true;
+  doCheck = stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform;
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "RPG Maker 2000/2003 and EasyRPG games interpreter";
     homepage = "https://easyrpg.org/";
-    license = licenses.gpl3;
+    license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
     maintainers = [ ];
     platforms = platforms.all;
     mainProgram = lib.optionalString stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin "EasyRPG Player";
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/li/liblcf/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/li/liblcf/package.nix
index 71e4fb69a3b99..4b4fe0083864a 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/li/liblcf/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/li/liblcf/package.nix
@@ -2,24 +2,28 @@
   lib,
   stdenv,
   fetchFromGitHub,
+  nix-update-script,
   autoreconfHook,
   pkg-config,
   expat,
   icu74,
+  inih,
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "liblcf";
-  version = "0.8";
+  # When updating this package, you should probably also update
+  # easyrpg-player and libretro.easyrpg
+  version = "0.8.1";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "EasyRPG";
     repo = "liblcf";
     rev = version;
-    hash = "sha256-jJGIsNw7wplTL5FBWGL8osb9255o9ZaWgl77R+RLDMM=";
+    hash = "sha256-jIk55+n8wSk3Z3FPR18SE7U3OuWwmp2zJgvSZQBB2l0=";
   };
 
-  dtrictDeps = true;
+  strictDeps = true;
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     autoreconfHook
@@ -29,6 +33,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     expat
     icu74
+    inih
   ];
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
@@ -36,6 +41,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   doCheck = stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform;
 
+  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Library to handle RPG Maker 2000/2003 and EasyRPG projects";
     homepage = "https://github.com/EasyRPG/liblcf";