Resources for Developers
AI tools that help you make your game and get it seen: coding, pixel art, 3D models, sound and music, trailers and store pages. We checked every tool on its own website, and nobody pays to be listed.
- 19 AI tools
- Commercial use checked
- Updated
Build your game with AI
Describe your game and these tools write the code with you, from the first prototype to the bug fixes.
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Claude Code (opens in a new tab)
claude.comAnthropic's coding agent for the terminal, your editor, the desktop app or the web: it reads your project, edits files and runs commands.
Tip: Install it from Anthropic's own instructions, never from a third-party extension.
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Cursor (opens in a new tab)
cursor.comAn AI code editor and command-line tool whose agents plan, write and review code across your whole project.
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Rosebud AI (opens in a new tab)
rosebud.aiA game maker in your browser: describe a game in chat and it builds a playable web game, makes the assets and hosts it.
Selling your game needs a plan with commercial rights.
2D art and pixel art
Sprites, characters, tiles, icons and UI in one consistent style.
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PixelLab (opens in a new tab)
pixellab.aiPixel art made for games: characters in 4 or 8 directions, animations, tilesets, isometric tiles and maps from a prompt.
Commercial use: yes, on the free plan too.
Tip: Your coding agent can create a character through the MCP, then animate it, for a full sprite set.
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Retro Diffusion (opens in a new tab)
retrodiffusion.aiGrid-aligned pixel art with palette control: sprites, walk cycles, 8-direction rotations, tilesets and UI kits.
Commercial use: yes, with the free starter credits too.
Tip: No subscription: you pay per image and see the price before each run.
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Ludo.ai (opens in a new tab)
ludo.aiGame assets from a prompt: sprite sheets, icons, UI, 3D, audio and video, plus a game-idea generator.
Commercial use: yes, on every plan.
Tip: Its free open-source toolbox adds pivots, colliders and Unity or Godot exports from Claude Code.
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Scenario (opens in a new tab)
scenario.comGame art in one consistent style, plus textures, 3D models and audio; train a model on your own art to match it.
Commercial use: paid plans (free is for personal use).
3D models and animation
Turn a prompt or a picture into a 3D model, then make it move.
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Meshy (opens in a new tab)
meshy.aiText or image to 3D models with PBR textures, a low-poly mode, auto-rigging and preset animations, ready for common engines.
Commercial use: free plan with credit to Meshy (CC BY 4.0), or any paid plan.
Tip: Models you share in Meshy's community become public domain, so keep unreleased ones private.
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Tripo (opens in a new tab)
tripo3d.aiText or image to textured 3D models, with retopology, smart low-poly, part segmentation and auto-rigging.
Commercial use: paid plans (free models are public).
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Cascadeur (opens in a new tab)
cascadeur.comDesktop animation software with AI posing, inbetweening and physics: set a few key poses and it fills in natural motion.
Commercial use: Indie plan and up; the free version can't export.
Sound effects and music
Effects, ambience and soundtracks you're allowed to ship in your game.
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Soundza (opens in a new tab)
soundza.comFree sound effects, music and ambience for games. Claude, ChatGPT, Claude Code or Cursor can search and download sounds for you through its MCP server, and there's a REST API with a free key.
Commercial use: yes, no credit needed.
Tip: It can generate short custom sounds too; save them into your project, because their links expire after 30 days.
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Stable Audio (opens in a new tab)
stableaudio.comInstrumental music and sound effects from a text prompt, up to six minutes long. No vocals.
Commercial use: yes, in games too, on the free plan as well.
Tip: Its small sound-effects model runs on your own computer, so placeholder sounds cost no credits.
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Suno (opens in a new tab)
suno.comFull songs from a text prompt, with vocals or instrumental, plus extending, editing and splitting a song into stems.
Commercial use: Pro or Premier, for songs you download.
Tip: Rights come with each download and stay after you cancel, so download every track you'll ship.
Trailers and short clips
Cut a trailer from your gameplay and turn it into short clips for social media. Steam recommends a first trailer that is mostly gameplay.
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Descript (opens in a new tab)
descript.comEdit video by editing its transcript: good for devlogs, narrated trailers, captions and clips.
Commercial use: yes; free exports are 720p with a watermark.
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OpusClip (opens in a new tab)
opus.proTurns a long video, like a devlog, stream or trailer, into captioned vertical clips for Shorts, TikTok and Reels.
Commercial use: paid plans (free is for personal use).
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Runway (opens in a new tab)
runway.comAI video, image and audio generation and editing, for teasers, animated key art and extra shots.
Commercial use: yes, on the free credits too.
Tip: Runway may train on what you upload, so keep unannounced art out of it.
Store pages and marketing
Capsule art, logos, store text and translations that help players find your game.
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Canva (opens in a new tab)
canva.comCapsule images, social posts, thumbnails and short videos from templates, with Canva AI to generate, resize and remove backgrounds.
Commercial use: yes, on the free plan too.
Tip: Library elements can't go into a trademark, so draw your game's logo yourself.
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Ideogram (opens in a new tab)
ideogram.aiAn image generator known for readable text in images: good for logo drafts, key art and capsule ideas.
Commercial use: yes; free images are public.
Tip: Steam capsules may only show artwork, the game's name and an official subtitle: no taglines.
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DeepL (opens in a new tab)
deepl.comTranslate your store page, patch notes and in-game text so players in more countries can read them.
Tip: Connect DeepL's MCP to Claude Code or Cursor and your agent translates your text files.
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