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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