Level Design & Map Editing Software
Standalone level editors and tile/grid map authoring tools.
| Software | Description | License | Tags | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDtk | Modern 2D level editor by Dead Cells creator. See also: Game Development → Game Dev Tools: Level Design |
Open source | 2D Levels · Dead Cells Creator | 2D level design |
| Mappy | Free tile map editor for building 2D and isometric game maps in the FMP format. See also: Game Development → Game Dev Tools: Level Design |
Free | ||
| OGMO Editor 3 | Free project-based 2D level editor with grid and entity layers. See also: Game Development → Game Dev Tools: Level Design |
Open source | ||
| Sprite Fusion | A free level design tool to craft beautiful 2D tilemaps right in your browser using any tileset. See also: Game Development → Game Dev Tools: Level Design |
Free | ||
| Tiled | General-purpose tilemap editor. TMX format. See also: Game Development → Game Dev Tools: Level Design |
Open source | Tilemap Editor · TMX | Tilemap editing |
| TrenchBroom | Quake-style level editor, great for blockouts. See also: Game Development → Game Dev Tools: Level Design |
Open source | Blockouts · Quake-style | Blockouts, Quake-style levels |
Related:
- Dungeon Architect Paid. Procedural level generator for Unreal and Unity driven by node-based flow graphs.
- One Page Dungeon. One page dungeon generator.
- Perilous Shores. Procedural generator for fantasy region maps with towns and terrain, aimed at tabletop RPGs.
- Village Generator. Randomly generated village maps.