MapForge AlternativesGame Development Tools & Role-playing Games like MapForge

MapForge is described as 'Map-making software for creating tactical-scale top-down battlemaps for RPGs, with a large library of ready-to-use mapping content Add-Ons (including 50 free ones!). Also works with your own artwork/bitmaps, via drag-and-drop' and is a game development tool in the games category. There are more than 10 games similar to MapForge for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Windows, Mac, Linux and Self-Hosted apps. The best MapForge alternative is Tiled Map Editor, which is both free and Open Source. Other MapForge like games are LDtk, MapperMate, Mipui and OGMO Editor.

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MapForge alternatives page was last updated Jul 6, 2025
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    Tiled is a general purpose tile map editor. It's built to be easy to use, yet flexible enough to work with varying game engines, whether your game is an RPG, platformer or Breakout clone. Tiled is free software and written in C++, using the Qt application framework.

    8 Tiled Map Editor alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Tiled Map Editor Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    4.  Map-Editor

    Tiled Map Editor VS MapForge

     
    • Tiled Map Editor is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to MapForge.

    • Tiled Map Editor is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to MapForge.

    • Tiled Map Editor is Free and Open SourceMapForge is Freemium and Proprietary
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    LDtk (Level Designer Toolkit) is a modern and open-source 2D level editor, specifically designed for indie devs.

    7 LDtk alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows

    LDtk Features

    1.  Map Maker

    LDtk VS MapForge

     
  3. MapperMate icon
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    Free online tilemap editor for 2D games. Create, edit, and export game maps directly in your browser with JavaScript and Godot support.

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online

    MapperMate Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No Coding Required
    3.  Cloud Sync
    4.  Cross-Platform
    5.  Level editor
    6.  Map Maker

    MapperMate VS MapForge

     
    • MapperMate is the most popular Web-based alternative to MapForge.

    • MapperMate is Freemium and ProprietaryMapForge is also Freemium and Proprietary
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    Mipui is an online, grid-based map editor, with focus on simplicity and collaboration - all edits appear in real-time to other viewers.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online

    Mipui Features

    1.  Real time collaboration
    2.  Master Details forms
    3.  Tile and Tile-Map Editing
    4.  Map-Editor

    Mipui VS MapForge

     
  5. OGMO Editor icon
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    OGMO Editor is a free, open source, project oriented level editor made for indie game developers by indie game developers. Beyond using Tile Layers to create levels from a tileset, use Decal Layers to freely place, scale, and rotate images to decorate your level, Entity Layers...

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    OGMO Editor VS MapForge

     
  6. PyMapper icon
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    Drag and drop tile based mapping program. Multiple layers, create and import your own tilesets, scale for printing and many more features.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Discontinued

    It was last updated in May 2016.

    PyMapper VS MapForge

     
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    Eigengrau's Essential Establishment Generator is a tabletop procedural generation tool for towns, NPCs and much more. It creates paragraphs of text suitable to be read directly to players during a game.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    Eigengrau's Generator Features

    1.  Full descriptions
    2.  Procedurally generated
    3.  Pathfinder

    Eigengrau's Generator VS MapForge

     
    Comments about Eigengrau's Generator as an Alternative to MapForge
    heruca
    Negative Apr 25, 2022
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    It's not even map-making software.

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    • Eigengrau's Generator is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to MapForge.

    • Eigengrau's Generator is Free and Open SourceMapForge is Freemium and Proprietary
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    Powerful, fast and intuitive map-making tool to create beautiful and highly detailed maps for tabletop games, campaigns and more.

    27 Campaign Cartographer alternatives

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Campaign Cartographer Features

    1.  Map-Editor

    Campaign Cartographer VS MapForge

     
    • Campaign Cartographer is the most popular commercial alternative to MapForge.

    • Campaign Cartographer is Paid and ProprietaryMapForge is Freemium and Proprietary
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    A dungeon scrawling tool by ProbableTrain.

    20 Dungeon Scrawl alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Online

    Dungeon Scrawl Features

    1.  Map-Editor

    Dungeon Scrawl VS MapForge

     
  10. Tiamat icon
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    Tiamat is Web 2.0 Tile Mapper; Ideal for creating miniature scale maps for role playing and miniature games.

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online

    Tiamat Features

    1.  Map-Editor
    2.  Textured tiles

    Tiamat VS MapForge

     
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    Tilesetter is a tileset generator & map editor tool - Create your whole tileset instantly. Generate complete tilesets from base images. Build and export levels directly to Unity, Godot and GameMaker Studio 2.

    License model

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Steam

    Tilesetter Features

    1.  Pixel Art

    Tilesetter VS MapForge

     
  12. donjon.bin.sh icon
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    donjon.bin.sh is a freely accessible, online collection of random generators and other tools for pen-and-paper role-playing games. The collection provides a comprehensive range of advanced generators for creating names, demographics, maps, adventures and even entire worlds.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online

    donjon.bin.sh Features

    1.  Web-Based

    donjon.bin.sh VS MapForge

     
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