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LDtk

Modern 2D level editor designed for indie devs

open-source Solo-dev friendly

LDtk (Level Designer Toolkit) is a modern, open-source 2D level editor by the creator of Dead Cells. Focused on being fast and intuitive with auto-tiling, entity placement, and a clean JSON export format. Built specifically for game developers.

Highlights

  • + Created by Deepnight (Dead Cells level designer)
  • + Smart auto-tiling and rule-based tile placement
  • + Clean JSON export — easy to parse in any engine
  • + Beautiful, modern UI designed for speed

Limitations

  • 2D only — no 3D level editing
  • Newer tool — fewer engine integrations than Tiled
  • Some features still in development

Platforms

Windows macOS Linux