# GameDevStack

> Curated directory of AI tools for indie game developers, filterable by category, engine and price. Full data: https://gamedevstack.dev/data/tools.json

## Art & Sprites

- [PixelLab](https://www.pixellab.ai): Generate and animate pixel-art sprites, tilesets and character rotations. (freemium)
- [Scenario](https://www.scenario.com): Train custom image models on your game's art style to generate consistent assets. (freemium)
- [Leonardo.Ai](https://leonardo.ai): Image generation with game-asset presets, texture generation and style models. (freemium)
- [Midjourney](https://www.midjourney.com): High-quality image generation for concept art and key art. (paid)
- [Recraft](https://www.recraft.ai): Generate vector art, icons and illustrations with consistent styles. (freemium)
- [Layer](https://layer.ai): Style-consistent game asset generation and editing for art teams. (paid)
- [Krea](https://www.krea.ai): Real-time image generation, editing and upscaling for concept iteration. (freemium)
- [Retro Diffusion](https://retrodiffusion.ai): AI image generation tuned specifically for clean pixel art. (freemium)
- [Magnific](https://www.magnific.com): AI upscaler and enhancer for textures, renders and key art. (paid)
- [Upscayl](https://upscayl.org): Free, open-source desktop AI image upscaler. (free)
- [remove.bg](https://www.remove.bg): Instant background removal for sprites, renders and marketing images. (freemium)
- [Sorceress](https://sorceress.games): All-in-one AI asset generator aimed at game developers. (freemium)

## 3D Models

- [Meshy](https://www.meshy.ai): Text- and image-to-3D models with textures, ready for game engines. (freemium)
- [Tripo](https://www.tripo3d.ai): Fast image/text-to-3D generation with auto-rigging. (freemium)
- [Sloyd](https://www.sloyd.ai): Parametric, game-ready 3D props generated from templates and prompts. (freemium)
- [Rodin (Hyper3D)](https://hyper3d.ai): High-detail 3D generation from images or text with PBR materials. (freemium)
- [Masterpiece X](https://masterpiecex.com): Generate rigged, animated 3D characters and objects from prompts. (freemium)
- [Kaedim](https://www.kaedim3d.com): Production-ready 3D assets from concept images, human-reviewed. (paid)
- [Poly](https://poly.app): AI-generated seamless PBR textures and materials. (freemium)
- [Blockade Labs Skybox AI](https://www.blockadelabs.com): Generate 360° skyboxes and environments from prompts. (freemium)

## Animation

- [Cascadeur](https://cascadeur.com): Physics-assisted keyframe animation with AI auto-posing. (freemium)
- [DeepMotion](https://www.deepmotion.com): Markerless motion capture: turn video into 3D animation. (freemium)
- [Rokoko](https://www.rokoko.com): Mocap suits plus free AI video-to-animation tool (Rokoko Vision). (freemium)
- [Plask](https://plask.ai): Browser-based AI motion capture and animation editor. (freemium)
- [Move.ai](https://move.ai): Markerless mocap from phone or multi-camera video. (paid)
- [Mixamo](https://www.mixamo.com): Free auto-rigging and a large library of character animations from Adobe. (free)

## Audio & Voice

- [ElevenLabs](https://elevenlabs.io): Realistic AI voices, voice design and sound-effect generation. (freemium)
- [Suno](https://suno.com): Generate full songs and music tracks from text prompts. (freemium)
- [Udio](https://www.udio.com): AI music generation with fine control over style and structure. (freemium)
- [AIVA](https://www.aiva.ai): AI composer for soundtracks with downloadable MIDI and stems. (freemium)
- [Soundraw](https://soundraw.io): Customizable royalty-free AI background music. (paid)
- [Stable Audio](https://stableaudio.com): Generate music loops and sound effects from text. (freemium)
- [Resemble AI](https://www.resemble.ai): Voice cloning and speech synthesis for character dialogue. (paid)

## Code & Engine

- [Cursor](https://cursor.com): AI code editor; works well for C#, GDScript, C++ and web games. (freemium)
- [GitHub Copilot](https://github.com/features/copilot): AI pair programmer inside VS Code, Visual Studio and Rider. (freemium)
- [Claude Code](https://claude.com/product/claude-code): Terminal-based coding agent that can edit whole game projects. (paid)
- [Unity AI](https://unity.com/features/ai): Unity's built-in AI assistant and generators inside the editor. (paid)
- [Coplay](https://coplay.dev): AI assistant that works directly inside the Unity Editor. (freemium)
- [Unity MCP](https://github.com/CoplayDev/unity-mcp): Open-source MCP bridge letting AI agents control the Unity Editor. (free)
- [Godot MCP](https://github.com/Coding-Solo/godot-mcp): Open-source MCP server so AI assistants can run and debug Godot projects. (free)
- [Rosebud AI](https://rosebud.ai): Make browser games by describing them; vibe-coding for games. (freemium)

## Design & Ideation

- [Ludo.ai](https://ludo.ai): Game ideation, market research, concept art and asset generation. (freemium)
- [Promethean AI](https://www.promethean.ai): AI-assisted environment and level set-dressing for 3D worlds. (paid)

## NPCs & Narrative

- [Convai](https://convai.com): Conversational AI NPCs with voice, actions and engine plugins. (freemium)
- [Inworld AI](https://inworld.ai): Runtime AI for characters and voice in games. (freemium)
- [Charisma.ai](https://charisma.ai): Interactive story and branching dialogue platform with AI characters. (freemium)
- [Sudowrite](https://sudowrite.com): AI writing partner for lore, quests and dialogue drafts. (paid)
- [Novelcrafter](https://www.novelcrafter.com): Story bible + AI writing workspace for worldbuilding. (paid)

## Localization

- [DeepL](https://www.deepl.com): High-quality machine translation for UI strings and store pages. (freemium)
- [Lokalise](https://lokalise.com): Localization management with AI translation and game-string workflows. (paid)
- [Gridly](https://www.gridly.com): Spreadsheet-style localization CMS built for games. (paid)

## Marketing & Trailers

- [Runway](https://runway.com): AI video generation and editing for trailers and teasers. (freemium)
- [Pika](https://pika.art): Fast AI video generation and effects for social clips. (freemium)
- [Luma AI](https://lumalabs.ai): AI video generation (Dream Machine) for cinematic shots. (freemium)
- [Descript](https://www.descript.com): Edit devlogs and trailers by editing the transcript. (freemium)
- [OpusClip](https://www.opus.pro): Turn long devlogs or streams into short vertical clips. (freemium)

## Playtesting & QA

- [modl.ai](https://modl.ai): AI bots that automatically playtest and QA your game. (paid)
- [GameDriver](https://gamedriver.ai): Automated game testing framework for Unity and Unreal. (paid)
- [GameAnalytics](https://www.gameanalytics.com): Free player analytics SDK for understanding player behavior. (freemium)

## Browse pages
- [Unity tools](https://gamedevstack.dev/unity/)
- [Godot tools](https://gamedevstack.dev/godot/)
- [Unreal tools](https://gamedevstack.dev/unreal/)
- [Blender tools](https://gamedevstack.dev/blender/)
- [Aseprite tools](https://gamedevstack.dev/aseprite/)
- [Web tools](https://gamedevstack.dev/web/)
- [Art & Sprites](https://gamedevstack.dev/category/art-and-sprites/)
- [3D Models](https://gamedevstack.dev/category/3d-models/)
- [Animation](https://gamedevstack.dev/category/animation/)
- [Audio & Voice](https://gamedevstack.dev/category/audio-and-voice/)
- [Code & Engine](https://gamedevstack.dev/category/code-and-engine/)
- [Design & Ideation](https://gamedevstack.dev/category/design-and-ideation/)
- [NPCs & Narrative](https://gamedevstack.dev/category/npcs-and-narrative/)
- [Localization](https://gamedevstack.dev/category/localization/)
- [Marketing & Trailers](https://gamedevstack.dev/category/marketing-and-trailers/)
- [Playtesting & QA](https://gamedevstack.dev/category/playtesting-and-qa/)