Games like Substance 3D Painter 2021
by Adobe
Adobe Substance 3D Painter is the reference texturing app for 3D professionals and enthusiasts. From AAA Game Developers to Indies, from Feature Animation to Visual Effects studios, the industry uses Substance Painter to bring their creations to life.
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Substance Painter 2020
Dec 17 · Adobe
Both: Animation & Modeling · Design & Illustration · Game Development
Substance Painter is the reference texturing app for 3D professionals and enthusiasts. From AAA Game Developers to Indies, from Feature Animation to Visual Effects studios, the industry uses Substance Painter to bring their creations to life thanks to its unparalleled speed, flexibility and visual quality.
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Substance 3D Painter 2022
Nov 24 · Adobe
Both: Game Development · Animation & Modeling · Software
Adobe Substance 3D Painter is the reference texturing app for 3D professionals and enthusiasts. From AAA Game Developers to Indies, from Feature Animation to Visual Effects studios, the industry uses Painter to bring their creations to life.
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$19.99Aseprite
Feb 22 · Igara Studio
Both: Design & Illustration · Animation & Modeling · Software
Aseprite is a pixel-art tool to create 2D animations, sprites, and any kind of graphics for games.
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FreeFuse
Mar 28 · Mixamo
Both: Animation & Modeling · Design & Illustration · Game Development
Fuse is a standalone 3D character creator that enables you to make unique characters to use in your game. Fuse comes with 70+ body parts, 150+ clothing meshes, 42 dynamic texturing substances, Unlimited free Auto-Rigs and Animations through the Mixamo service (activated Adobe ID required). Important notice for Fuse 1.3 customers!
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$9.99Home Design 3D
Nov 20 · Anuman Interactive / Microids, Koalabs
Both: Animation & Modeling · Design & Illustration · Software
Home Design 3D is the reference interior design and home decor application, allowing you to draw, create and visualize your floor plans and home ideas.Design your dream projects simply and easily, in 2D and/or 3D. Get a good idea of your next home or simply have fun!
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$19.99GameGuru Classic
May 19 · DarkBasicSoftwareLimited
Both: Game Development · Software · Design & Illustration
GameGuru Classic is a non-technical and fun game-maker. It allows you to build your own game world, using creative and enjoyable tools. Populate your game by placing down characters, weapons and other game items, then press one button to build your game, ready to play and share.
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[Unsupported] GameMaker Studio 2 Desktop
Mar 8 · YoYo Games Ltd.
Both: Game Development · Design & Illustration · Animation & Modeling
GameMaker has moved!This is a legacy version of GameMaker and does not receive any updates.To make sure you are on the latest version and able to get updates, search for "GameMaker" in the Steam Store.Any previous licence purchase is still valid for the new version.
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FreeCopperCube 6 Game Engine
Jul 13 · Ambiera e.U.
Both: Game Development · Animation & Modeling · Design & Illustration
CopperCube is a full-featured 3D game engine. No programming needed! Create 3D games and apps quickly. Includes terrain editor, low poly modelling tools, 3D models, precreated game AI, effects and more.
Game DevelopmentAnimation & ModelingDesign & IllustrationSoftwareSandboxUtilitiesEducationFirst-PersonFree to Play
FreePixel Studio - pixel art editor
Dec 24 · Hippo Games
Both: Design & Illustration · Animation & Modeling · Software
Best pixel art editor. Simple. Fast. Portable.
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$9.99Axis Game Factory's AGFPRO v3
Nov 19 · Axis Game Factory LLC
Both: Game Development · Design & Illustration · Animation & Modeling
Axis Game Factory’s AGFPRO v3.0 – for PC, MAC and LINUXWe just released version 3.0 of AGFPRO & Premium - there are a TON of new features, assets and functionality that have been added, giving users the ability to create amazing game levels and maps like NEVER BEFORE!!Major features to AGFPRO 3.
Game DevelopmentUtilitiesDesign & IllustrationSoftware TrainingEducationAnimation & ModelingSandboxSoftware👍 182
$4.99Wallpaper Engine
Nov 16 · Wallpaper Engine Team
Both: Software · Design & Illustration · Animation & Modeling
Use stunning live wallpapers on your desktop. Animate your own images to create new wallpapers or import videos/websites and share them on the Steam Workshop!
UtilitiesAnimeSoftwareDesign & IllustrationAnimation & ModelingFirst-PersonIndieCuteMemesAction👍 945,212
FreeePic Character Generator
Nov 5 · Overhead Games
Both: Design & Illustration · Animation & Modeling · Game Development
Create realistic or hand-drawn character images you can use as assets for your games, illustrations for your stories, or avatars for your role-playing sessions. Export your images as PNG files with or without a background, or as a layered PSD image for further customization.
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$39.99Card Creator
Apr 18 · Pixelatto
Both: Game Development · Design & Illustration · Software
Card Creator is a powerful, deep and easy to use card creation software, the best tool for games designers (amateurs or pro) and fans of card and tabletop games. Card creation made easy, fast and fun!
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$14.99Game Character Hub
May 23 · Sebastien Bini
Both: Design & Illustration · Software · Game Development
Game Character Hub is an art program that is focused on game asset creation, especially RPG Maker's. It provides a built-in generator for character and tileset creation.
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$14.99FlowScape
Aug 15 · Pixel Forest Games
Both: Design & Illustration · Software · Animation & Modeling
In FlowScape you can create your own nature scene simply by painting. Choose from 20 landscapes and more than 300 models to create your own little paradise by painting trees, changing the sky, rotating the sun, adding sound effects and adjusting your camera for that perfect photo.
SimulationDesign & IllustrationSandboxNatureBuildingSoftwareCasualRelaxingAnimation & ModelingIndie👍 1,230
$84.99Pixel Game Maker MV
Sep 19 · Gotcha Gotcha Games, KADOKAWA
Both: Game Development · Design & Illustration · Animation & Modeling
Use Pixel Game Maker MV to make your own 2D action games! The latest Maker title provides a simple, fun way to make games with zero coding! PGMMV: Powerful enough for pro developers, simple enough for beginners.
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$14.99Stream Avatars
Jul 26 · Travis Miller
Both: Animation & Modeling · Design & Illustration · Software
Stream Avatars is a content creation tool for live video broadcasting that adds flair to your video to promote viewer engagement and channel growth! Viewers can also spend their hard-earned stream currency on avatar customizations.
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$3.99XWidget
Nov 19 · XDesktopSoft
Both: Animation & Modeling · Design & Illustration · Software
XWidget is a powerful desktop widget customization engine. It's light, handy with smooth animations. Built-in powerful visual widget editor and widgets online gallery. You can download more then 1600+ widgets from the built-in gallery with just one-click.
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-80%$3.99S2ENGINE HD
Apr 8 · Profenix Studio SRLS
Both: Game Development · Animation & Modeling · Design & Illustration
S2 ENGINE HD is a complete general-purpose software kit for developing and running videogames, specifically dedicated to PC game hobbyists and enthusiasts. Its simplicity lets them turn on their computers and create amazing visuals in minutes just as if they were professionals.
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$14.99Dungeon Painter Studio
Feb 26 · Pyromancers.com
Both: Design & Illustration · Software
Dungeon Painter Studio is a powerful encounter map design tool, with a lot of features: Layers and groups Easy import of custom art Easy export to roll20, FG, TS, and other VTT All objects are editable Filters (Drop Shadow, Glow, Bevel, Tint...) One click D20 random generator dungeons import Export to multipage pdf for print 1 inch, 1.
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$3.99Live Wallpaper Master
Dec 7 · DesktopPaints LLC
Both: Design & Illustration · Animation & Modeling
The program gives access to a large collection of animated wallpapers. In addition, the powerful built-in editor enables you to create your own wallpapers.
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FreeRPG Character Builder
Oct 3 · Cleardot Games
Both: Game Development · Design & Illustration · Animation & Modeling
An easy to use tool which uses free, open art, allowing you to easily make thousands of unique character sprite sheets for your game or project.
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$3.99Fluid Engine PC Live Wallpaper
Apr 1 · 3dm_live_wallpapers
Both: Design & Illustration · Software
Beautiful interactive simulation of liquid on your screen as live wallpaper. Many options will allow you to adapt it to your requirements.
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FreeVRoid Studio
Dec 23 · pixiv Inc.
Both: Animation & Modeling · Design & Illustration · Software
VRoid Studio is a 3D character creation software developed for you to freely express yourself, even without 3D modeling expertise. The software is easy-to-use. Even first-time users can fully enjoy the software by picking preset items and playing around with the parameters’ sliders.
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VoxelSuite is a free, open source, voxel editing application. Use VoxelSuite to create entire scenes, characters, or assets for your games.
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Apr 5 · Google
Both: Design & Illustration
Tilt Brush lets you paint in 3D space with virtual reality. Unleash your creativity with three-dimensional brush strokes, stars, light, and even fire. Your room is your canvas. Your palette is your imagination. The possibilities are endless.
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$59.99openCanvas 7
Sep 20 · PGN Inc
Both: Design & Illustration · Software
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FreeBlocks by Google
Jul 6 · Google
Both: Design & Illustration · Animation & Modeling
Blocks lets you easily create 3D objects in virtual reality, no matter your modelling experience. Using six simple tools, you can bring your applications to life, create a volumetric masterpiece, or simply let your imagination run wild.
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$2.99Easy Audio Visualization
Jul 21 · Jeremy, Lone Rabbit
Both: Design & Illustration · Animation & Modeling · Software
Creating an audio visualizer has never been simpler and faster than with Easy Audio Visualization, an easy to use, all-in-one software to get the perfect audio visualization for your music. Create professional music videos just like popular music channels on YouTube do, with ease and at a low price.
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$14.99TyranoBuilder Visual Novel Studio
Mar 27 · STRIKEWORKS
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The EASIEST and FASTEST tool to make your own multi-platform visual novels! Quickly create your own games for Windows / MacOS / iOS / Android / HTML5 / CSS3, even if you know nothing about game programming or scripting!
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$2.99Planet Evolution PC Live Wallpaper
Feb 22 · 3dm_live_wallpapers
Both: Design & Illustration · Software
Choose your own planet and be a witness to its origins, transformations, cataclysms and rebirths lasting billions of years. Your wallpaper will always be different, unique and just beautiful.
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Oct 5 · 3dm_live_wallpapers
Both: Design & Illustration · Software
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