Game making tools

List of tools to help in the creation of games. They have been chosen for their ease of use and low hardware requirements. They are all free with no catch.

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  1. Adventure Game Studio (AGS) - is the IDE and the engine meant for creating and running videogames of adventure (aka "quest") genre. It has potential, although limited, support for other genres as well.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    Adventure Game Studio screenshot 1
    Adventure Game Studio screenshot 1
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    Adventure Game Studio screenshot 3
  2. Saucedacity is a free, open source audio editor based on Audacity icon Audacity with the same features and the same project format, but without the autoupdater and telemetry that originally came with Audacity.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Saucedacity screenshot 1
  3. Pata Tracker is a simplified music tracker to compose chiptune. A tracker file (also called an Album) contain a collection of instruments and songs. A maximum of 93 instruments can be created per synthesizer (currently, there are 7 different synthesizers).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Pata Tracker screenshot 1
    Pata Tracker screenshot 1
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    Pata Tracker screenshot 3
  4. Bosca Ceoil is all about looping, and designed that way at its heart. Songs are built up from lots of tiny 16 note patterns – the intended workflow is that you loop over these single patterns until you have something you like, then you start making variations.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Adobe AIR
    Easy to use music sequencer
    Instruments
    Scales and chords
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    Built-in help
  5. Godot Engine is a feature-packed, cross-platform game engine to create 2D and 3D games from a unified interface. It provides a comprehensive set of common tools, so that users can focus on making games without having to reinvent the wheel.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Epic Games Store
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • Haiku
    • Steam
    • FreeBSD
    • Flatpak
    • itch.io
    • Meta Quest
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    Fully-dedicated 2D engine
    XR (VR and AR) support
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    Gorgeous 3D graphics
  6. GB Studio icon
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    A quick and easy to use drag and drop retro game creator for your favourite handheld video game system.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    GB Studio screenshot 1
    GB Studio screenshot 1
    GB Studio screenshot 2
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    GB Studio screenshot 3
  7. Krita icon
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    A free, open-source painting program for professional artists offering customizable UI, 9 brush engines, layer support, and color management.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android Tablet
    • KDE Plasma
    • Epic Games Store
    • PortableApps.com
    • Steam
    • F-Droid
    Main Window
    Startup page with news
    Brush editor
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    Gamut Mask editor
  8. Pixelorama is a free and open source sprite editor, ideal for pixel art. In this page you'll be learning about the latest added features, as well as its features in general. It's made with Godot Engine icon Godot Engine, using GDScript.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Steam
    • Snapcraft
    • itch.io
    • Online
    Pixelorama screenshot 1
    Pixelorama screenshot 1
    Pixelorama screenshot 2
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    Pixelorama screenshot 3
  9. A multi-system chiptune tracker compatible with DefleMask modules.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    New screenshot from the GitHub page of Furnace.
    Old screenshot from the GitHub page of Furnace.
  10. Blender icon
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    Free open-source 3D software for modeling, texturing, rigging, animation, rendering, compositing, video editing, and simulation.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    • Steam
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
    Splash Artwork for Blender 4.3
    Cycles Render Engine
    Modeling, Sculpt, UV
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    VFX
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