diff --git a/pkgs/applications/emulators/libretro/cores/easyrpg.nix b/pkgs/applications/emulators/libretro/cores/easyrpg.nix
index e95d443f06f4..288204631657 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;
   };
 }