Guides

Best-tool guides

Short answers first, then the tools that fit the job, from the IndieToolChest directory.

Best AI tools for pixel art and sprites

For pixel art and sprites, start with PixelLab, Retro Diffusion or Rosebud AI Game Assets for single images, and AutoSprite, SpriteCook or God Mode AI when you need anima…

Best AI tools for game audio: music, SFX and voice

For sound effects, ElevenLabs Sound Effects and Optimizer AI generate SFX from text prompts. For music, Suno, Udio, AIVA, SOUNDRAW, Stable Audio, Beatoven.ai, Mubert and …

Best AI tools for 3D game assets

For text- or image-to-3D models, Meshy, Tripo, Hyper3D Rodin, Sloyd, Neural4D and 3D AI Studio are the main self-serve generators in our directory. Kaedim is positioned a…