Changelog
Every change to our tool data, scores and rankings, newest first. Tool facts are re-checked weekly against each vendor's own pages. Follow along with the RSS feed.
: 2D art generation recorded for four game makers
Confirmed in-editor 2D art generation for Summer Engine, Rosebud, Jabali and Buildbox from their own docs.
: Lists score features on their own checklist
Each ranking now scores features on its category's checklist, and sprite-sheet exports are recorded the same way for every tool.
: Makko exports web games and source code
Makko's help docs confirm a ZIP download of the game's web build and source code.
: Five new rankings
Added rankings for browser game makers, mobile game makers, multiplayer game makers, MCP servers for game development and open-source tools.
: 129 feature checks filled from vendor sources
Feature checklists were filled across categories from vendor documentation.
: Features count for 15% of every score
Vendor-confirmed features from each category's checklist now make up 15% of a tool's score. See the methodology.
: Stricter "Best free option" pick
The pick now goes only to tools you can genuinely use for free.
: Rosebud plans updated from its pricing page
Plan names, prices and the commercial-rights tier now match Rosebud's own pricing page.
: Direct-read verification of 42 features and 37 facts
Re-checked features and facts against vendor pages; four tools were retired and CGDream was marked discontinued.
: Launch audit of tool facts
Every tool's pricing, licensing and exports were audited against vendor sources before launch.