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AI tools for game makers

A starter loadout for indie and hobby game devs: code, art, video, voice and music. Always check each tool's licence/terms for commercial use of generated assets before shipping.

Code & engine help

Cursor

AI-first code editor (VS Code-based) with agent, chat, cloud agents.

💰 Free tier · Premium $30/mo (Plus $8, Grok-only)

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Visit Cursor →

Claude Code

Anthropic's agentic coding tool for terminal/IDE, included in Claude paid plans.

💰 Needs Claude Pro $20/mo

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Visit Claude Code →

GitHub Copilot

AI assistant in VS Code/JetBrains/etc + GitHub cloud agent and CLI.

💰 Free tier · Pro $10/mo

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Visit GitHub Copilot →

Replit

Browser AI app builder (Agent) with built-in auth, DB, hosting.

💰 Free mode · Core $20/mo

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Visit Replit →

Art, sprites & concept images

Midjourney

Image and video generation models from an independent research lab.

💰 Check site (check site)

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Visit Midjourney →

Ideogram

AI image generator known for text in images; also video models and an API.

💰 Free weekly credits (eligible accounts) · Plus $15/mo annual ($20 monthly) · Pro $42

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Visit Ideogram →

Adobe Firefly

Adobe's generative image/video app.

💰 Check site (check site)

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Visit Adobe Firefly →

Canva

Design platform with built-in AI tools.

💰 Check site (check site)

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Visit Canva →

Trailers & cutscenes

Runway

AI video and image generation platform (Gen-4.5 etc.).

💰 Free 125 one-time credits · Standard $12/mo annual ($15 monthly) · Pro $28

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Visit Runway →

Luma AI

AI video generation (Dream Machine).

💰 Plus $30/mo · Pro $90 · Ultra $300 · free tier: check site

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Visit Luma AI →

Kling AI

AI video generator.

💰 Check site (check site)

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Visit Kling AI →

Pika

AI video generator for short clips.

💰 Free · Starter $10/mo ($8 annual) · $35 · $95+

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Visit Pika →

Voices & sound

ElevenLabs

AI voice generation, cloning and voice agents.

💰 Free 10k credits · Starter $6/mo · Creator $22 · Pro $99

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Visit ElevenLabs →

Music

Suno

AI music/song generator with Suno Studio.

💰 Free · Pro $8/mo (annual) · Premier $24/mo (annual)

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Visit Suno →