AI game-making tools, compared
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| Tool | Free tier | Paid plans | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game builders Rosebud AI Prompt-to-playable browser games | Free plan 8,000 credits, no card; refills weekly in eligible regions |
| Oct 15, 2026 |
| Game builders GDevelop AI No-code engine + AI agent | Free plan Engine is free and open source (MIT); 40 AI credits/mo |
| Oct 15, 2026 |
| Coding & engines Cursor + Godot AI code editor + free engine | Free plan Godot is free; Cursor Free $0 |
| Oct 15, 2026 |
| Coding & engines Claude Code Terminal coding agent | No free plan The Free plan does not include Claude Code |
| Oct 15, 2026 |
| Coding & engines Replit Cloud IDE + agent + hosting | Checking Pricing page text didn't show a free plan |
| Oct 15, 2026 |
| Game builders Roblox Assistant In-platform AI for Roblox Studio | Built into Roblox Studio | Price not confirmed | Checking |
| Coding & engines Unity's AI tools Engine assistant | CLI, MCP server and plugin are free; in-editor assistant has a free trial |
| Oct 15, 2026 |
| 2D art Ludo.ai Game ideas + assets | Checking |
| Oct 15, 2026 |
| 2D art Scenario Game art, custom style models | Free plan 50 free credits/day, no card |
| Oct 15, 2026 |
| 3D models Meshy Text/image to 3D | Free plan 100 credits/mo; outputs under CC BY 4.0 (commercial use with attribution) |
| Oct 15, 2026 |
| 3D models Tripo AI Text/image to 3D | Free plan 200 credits/mo; public models, non-commercial use |
| Oct 15, 2026 |
| Sound & voice ElevenLabs Voices + sound effects | Free plan 10k credits/mo (commercial license starts at Starter) |
| Oct 15, 2026 |
| 2D art PixelLab Pixel-art sprites | Checking | Price not confirmed | Checking |
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