Curated directory

The AI tool chest for indie game developers

A curated directory of AI tools for indie game development and gaming: 2D art, 3D assets, audio, NPCs, code, animation, testing, marketing and tools for players.

All tools

AI Tools for Players

Aim Lab

Aimlabs is the leading AI-powered aim trainer offering personalized tasks, real-time analytics, and game-specific tools to elevate your gameplay.

QA & Testing

AltTester

Get a full game test automation solution: a reliable test automation framework, interactive workshops & customized services.

Animation & Mocap

Cascadeur

Cascadeur is a 3D animation software for character animation, mocap cleanup, AI motion generation, and editing

NPCs & Characters

Charisma.ai

Use Charisma.ai’s award-winning responsible AI system for high-impact conversational scenarios that maximize training outcomes and enhance brand value.

Code & Engines

Claude Code

Anthropic's agentic coding tool for developers. Claude Code understands your codebase, edits files, runs commands, and helps you ship faster.

NPCs & Characters

Convai

Conversational AI based service for games, metaverse, xr and more, to bring your characters to life.

Localization

DeepL

Explore our AI suite and get more done: Translate speech, text, and media, or integrate the DeepL API.

Music, SFX & Voice

ElevenLabs

Create lifelike speech with our AI voice generator and voice agents platform. Access 5,000+ voices in 90+ languages with secure APIs and SDKs.

Code & Engines

GDevelop

GDevelop is a free, fast, easy, open-source game engine. Learn 2D, 3D or multiplayer game development with our tutorials. Publish everywhere: iOS, Android, S…

Code & Engines

GitHub Copilot

GitHub Copilot works every step of the way, from an open issue to reviewing and merging a pull request. Use it in your editor, the terminal, on your desktop,…

Localization

Gridly

Manage content, translations, and tasks in one place. Eliminate manual work, cut down translation costs and translate faster with guaranteed quality.

Music, SFX & Voice

Inworld AI

Realtime voice models and open LLMs on a fleet we operate, for the apps people use every day. First audio as low as 50 ms; tens of trillions of tokens a month.

3D Models & Worlds

Kaedim

AI-powered 3D asset creation service delivering fast, production-ready 3D assets. Scale 3D pipelines without hiring, accelerate 3D game art production, and r…

2D Art & Sprites

Layer

The creative harness for brand-differentiated content. Generate images, video, 3D and audio with 300+ models, train Layer on your style, automate production.

Game Design & Prototyping

Ludo.ai

Production-ready game assets - sprites, icons, UI, textures, music, 3D, and video - generated by AI, ready to drop into your engine. The asset pipeline devs …

3D Models & Worlds

Luma AI

Luma AI is the creative AI platform for video generation and image creation. Powered by the world's leading video generation models, Ray and Uni, and creativ…

AI Tools for Players

Medal

Medal is the best way to record, edit, and share gaming clips and videos for free on PC. Download Medal today.

3D Models & Worlds

Meshy

Meshy's AI 3D model generator turns text and images into production-ready 3D models in 20-30 seconds. Export to FBX, OBJ, GLB, and STL formats. Try Meshy free.

QA & Testing

modl.ai

modl.ai uses AI agents and analysts to automate game testing and QA. Find bugs, glitches, and performance issues faster. No SDKs or code needed to get started.

Animation & Mocap

Move AI

AI-powered markerless motion capture from video. Speed up production, reduce costs with high-fidelity 3D animation.

NPCs & Characters

NVIDIA ACE

NVIDIA ACE is a suite of digital human technologies that power agentic workflows for autonomous game characters and digital assistants.

AI Tools for Players

NVIDIA App

The essential companion for PC gamers and creators. Keep your PC up to date with the latest NVIDIA drivers and technology.

AI Tools for Players

Osirion

Rank up and win more in Fortnite. The Osirion AI coach does the replay review and analysis for you, so you can get key insights in seconds.

AI Tools for Players

Overwolf

Overwolf is the all-in-one platform that lets creators build, share and monetize in-game apps and mods. We help developers supercharge games with creator-mad…

2D Art & Sprites

PixelLab

Create game-ready pixel art assets 10x faster! Professional sprite animation tool and game asset generator for animated characters, sprite sheets, and enviro…

2D Art & Sprites

Retro Diffusion

Generate authentic pixel art with AI. Designed by artists, Retro Diffusion creates real pixel art for games, characters, sprites, and animations. Fast, affor…

2D Art & Sprites

Scenario

The leading AI models in one place for creative production and game assets. Build image, video, 3D and audio pipelines with workflows and agents.

3D Models & Worlds

Sloyd

Unlimited AI 3D creation from text or images. Refine and control results without heavy manual 3D work — for game devs, designers, 3D printing.

Music, SFX & Voice

SOUNDRAW

AI music generator that lets you create royalty free beats in seconds. Customize every instrument, download stems, monetize your music—try SOUNDRAW for free.

2D Art & Sprites

Sprite Fusion

Create 2D tile maps in your browser with Sprite Fusion’s free tilemap editor. Import any tileset and export to Unity, Godot, JSON, TMX, PNG, and more.

Music, SFX & Voice

Stable Audio

Stable Audio is the audio toolkit built for the iterative process of creating music and sound, with customizable, commercially-safe models and applications d…

Marketing & Launch

Steam Page Analyzer

Find what to improve on your Steam store page. Get a free AI review of your capsule, description, screenshots, and tags, with scores and your first fix.

Music, SFX & Voice

Suno

Create stunning original music for free in seconds using our AI generator. Make your own masterpieces, share with friends, and discover music from artists wo…

3D Models & Worlds

Tripo

Create free 3D models with Tripo AI. Turn your text or images into high-fidelity 3D models instantly, ready for games, 3D printing and animation

Music, SFX & Voice

Udio

Discover, create, and share music with the world. Use the latest technology to create AI music in seconds.

Code & Engines

Unity AI

Streamline game development with Unity's AI tools: an agentic assistant in the Editor, plus a CLI, MCP server, and official plugins.

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