Gaea Alternatives

Gaea is described as 'Node based heightfield terrain and texture generation program' and is an app in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Gaea for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Autodesk 3ds Max and Unity apps. The best Gaea alternative is Vue, which is free. Other great apps like Gaea are Infinigen, Terragen, World Machine and JangaFX GeoGen.

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  1. Vue icon
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    Create vast expanses of terrains, add trees, select the best point of view and render hyper-realistic images of your landscapes in moody atmospheres... in a few mouse clicks.

    62 Vue alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
    • Vue is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to Gaea.

    • Vue is the most popular free alternative to Gaea.

    • Vue is Free and ProprietaryGaea is Freemium and Proprietary
  2. Infinigen icon
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    Infinigen is a procedural generator that creates everything entirely from randomized mathematical rules, including all shapes and materials, from macro structures to micro details. Infinigen can create unlimited variations.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
    • Infinigen is the most popular Linux alternative to Gaea.

    • Infinigen is the most popular Open Source alternative to Gaea.

    • Infinigen is Free and Open SourceGaea is Freemium and Proprietary
  3. Terragen icon
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    Terragen is a scenery generator, created with the goal of generating photorealistic landscape images and animations.

    26 Terragen alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  4. World Machine icon
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    World Machine is a powerful terrain generation software used by game developers, visual effects artists, and independent creators to create realistic 3D landscapes and terrains.

    29 World Machine alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    GeoGen is a fresh take on what terrain and planet generation can be, and with all of the incredible competition out there, we know that we have to take it to the next level. Our UI is smooth and intuitive which makes the generation of your next world easier than ever.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • JangaFX GeoGen is the most popular commercial alternative to Gaea.

    • JangaFX GeoGen is Paid and ProprietaryGaea is Freemium and Proprietary
  6. World Creator icon
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    World Creator is a landscape generator that is fully GPU powered and features a powerful array of artist driven creative tools.

    6 World Creator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Unity
     
  7. FlowScape icon
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    In FlowScape you can create your own tiny nature scene simply by painting.

    Choose from more than 20 landscapes and 60 models to create your own private paradise by changing the sky, rotating the sun, adding sound effects and adjust your camera.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. Geomorph icon
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    Geomorph is a height field generator and editor for the Linux operating system.

    A height field is a kind of topographic map. It is a 2D projection of a 3D landscape.

    Geomorph generates square images and shows a 3D preview of the resulting landscape. The resulting 2D image can.

    24 Geomorph alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  9. Picogen icon
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    A free Terrain Synthesizer and RendererPicogen is an outdoor ray tracing system, a free Terrain Synthesizer and Renderer targeting large-scale terrain with realistic day/night-illumination and detailed plant populations.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Nem's Mega 3D Terrain Generator is a relatively new terrain generator that takes a step in a completely different direction. Unlike traditional generators where the user must depend solely on the generators generation abilities, this generator gives its users complete 3D...

    23 Nem's Mega 3D Terrain Generator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. DreamScape icon
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    DreamScape is sophisticated set of 3DS MAX plug-ins for creating and rendering realistic landscapes, seascapes, skies, clouds, outdoor lighting and more. In contrast to other terrain creation tools for 3DS MAX, DreamScape Terra uses new rendering technologies that occupy much...

    23 DreamScape alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Autodesk 3ds Max
     
  12. EarthSculptor icon
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    EarthSculptor is a realtime terrain height-map editor and paint program featuring an easy to use interface designed

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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