diff --git a/gnu/packages/aux-files/renpy/renpy.in b/gnu/packages/aux-files/renpy/renpy.in
index 9115d9aee3..deef297aa2 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/aux-files/renpy/renpy.in
+++ b/gnu/packages/aux-files/renpy/renpy.in
@@ -37,7 +37,27 @@ def path_to_saves(gamedir, save_directory=None):
     if not save_directory:
         return gamedir + "/saves"
 
-    return os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~/.renpy"), save_directory)
+    prefix = os.environ.get("RENPY_PATH_TO_SAVES",
+                            os.path.expanduser("~/.renpy"))
+
+    return os.path.join(prefix, save_directory)
+
+def path_to_logdir(basedir):
+    return basedir
+
+def predefined_searchpath(commondir):
+    import renpy
+
+    # The default gamedir, in private.
+    searchpath = [ renpy.config.gamedir ]
+
+    if env_searchpath := os.environ.get("RENPY_SEARCHPATH"):
+        searchpath.extend(env_searchpath.split("::"))
+
+    if commondir and os.path.isdir(commondir):
+        searchpath.append(commondir)
+
+    return searchpath
 
 def main():
     try:
diff --git a/gnu/packages/game-development.scm b/gnu/packages/game-development.scm
index a9284fbea0..ae313a8edf 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/game-development.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/game-development.scm
@@ -1431,7 +1431,7 @@ developed mainly for Ren'py.")
 (define-public python-renpy
   (package
     (name "python-renpy")
-    (version "8.1.3")
+    (version "8.2.0")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
@@ -1439,7 +1439,7 @@ developed mainly for Ren'py.")
                            "/renpy-" version "-source.tar.bz2"))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "1g6fz5dxp7yxhgv6q4brzf5hpfqq3l1g3dfv3fsiwwn6mj0b01z2"))
+         "02v54qqjjigfqhdr50kzhkdvplk56bvprq65jl57kcs1qhvlf5s9"))
        (modules '((guix build utils)))
        (snippet
         #~(begin