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Buildbox
Game creation platform for everyone
As of 30 August 2026, Buildbox is free to use. Buildbox is an intuitive game development platform for creating 2D games without coding. Softwr lists it under Game Development. Buildbox is made by Buildbox Inc, launched in 2015, available on iOS, Android, Windows, macOS.
Overview
What Buildbox does
Buildbox is an intuitive game development platform for creating 2D games without coding. It features a visual interface and built-in monetization tools.
What people use it for
- Mobile game creation
- Casual games
- Monetized games
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The honest half
Where it falls short
Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about Buildbox.
- Buildbox splits its editor into two separate paid product lines, Buildbox Classic and Buildbox 3, priced and sold as different products rather than tiers of one app (archived pricing page, 8 March 2026)
- Buildbox Classic Plus is $57.99 USD per year and Buildbox Classic Pro is $137.99 USD per year; Buildbox 3 Plus is $97.99 USD per year and Buildbox 3 Pro is $297.99 USD per year, with a companion audio tool Soundbox sold separately at $49.99 USD per year (archived pricing page, 8 March 2026)
- The only bundle combining Buildbox 3 Pro, Buildbox Classic Pro, and Soundbox is a separate $447.99 USD per year Ultimate Bundle rather than a natural upgrade path (archived pricing page, 8 March 2026)
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Pricing
What Buildbox costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Free
Free
- Basic game creation
- Mobile export
- Community support
Premium
$19.99 /mo
- Advanced features
- Monetization tools
- Custom integrations
- Priority support
Capabilities
Features
Visual game builder
Drag-and-drop interface
Physics engine
Animation system
Monetization SDK
Analytics integration
Cloud compilation
Template library
AdMob
Integration with AdMob
Facebook
Integration with Facebook
Firebase
Integration with Firebase
Flurry
Integration with Flurry
Behind it
Who makes Buildbox
- Company
- Buildbox Inc
- Based in
- Los Angeles, CA
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Compare Buildbox with
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- Aseprite
- Construct 3
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- Defold
- Stencyl
- GameMaker Studio 2
- Flax Engine
- LDtk
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- jMonkeyEngine
- libGDX
- LÖVE
- GDevelop
- LDtk
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