deepnight/ldtk

Health v2 · maintenance only

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4163 stars · 269 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

LDtk (Level Designer Toolkit) is a free, open-source 2D level editor built with Haxe and Electron, created by the director of Dead Cells. It offers a user-friendly interface for designing game levels with auto-rendering, customizable entities, and simple JSON/PNG export for game engines.

Use cases

• design 2D platformer game levels
• create top-down game maps with tilesets
• define game entities like enemies and triggers with custom properties
• export level data as JSON and PNGs for a game engine
• import Aseprite files directly as tilesets
• organize levels into worlds with grid-vania or free layouts

When to choose

• you are building a 2D platformer or top-down game and need a dedicated level editor
• you want a free, modern alternative to Tiled with a polished UI
• you need simple JSON/PNG export that is easy to import into any engine
• you use Aseprite for pixel art and want live-reloading tilesets

When to avoid

• you need a 3D level editor
• you require isometric perspective support
• you need a headless or scriptable level-generation tool rather than a GUI editor

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editor gui game-engine serialization gaming-tools cross-platform developer-tools windows cross-platform level-editor 2d tilemap haxe aseprite game-design world-editor game-development macos linux electron desktop

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