List of level editors

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This is a list of level editors for video games. Level editors allow for the customization and modification of levels within games. A person who creates levels for games is a level designer.

Official

• 3D Construction Kit
• 3D Construction Kit II
• A-Train HX Map Editor on Xbox 360 (In-Game)
• Act of War: Direct Action and Act of War: High Treason Map Editor
• Advance Wars Design Room for Advance Wars and Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising on the GBA, and for Advance Wars: Dual Strike and Advance Wars: Days of Ruin on the Nintendo DS
• Adventure Construction Set
• Age of Booty Multiplayer Map Editor
• The Age of Empires series Scenario Editors
• Age of Mythology Scenario Editor
• Age of Wonders II: The Wizard's Throne Scenario Editor
• ScenMaker Scenario Editor for Airborne Assault: Red Devils Over Arnhem
• Amnesia: The Dark Descent Level Editor
• Anvil, a "physics model" editor used for game variables in Marathon 2: Durandal and Marathon Infinity
• Arcade Game Construction Kit
• ArmA and ArmA 2 have an in-game mission editor similar to their predecessor Operation Flashpoint
• Armies of Armageddon: WDK-2K Wargame Developers Kit
• Aurora Toolset for the Aurora Engine used by Neverwinter Nights, Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark, Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide and The Witcher
• AA Toolset editor for Axis & Allies
• Bard's Tale Construction Set
• Battlefield 1942 Map Editor
• BF2 Editor for Battlefield 2
• Blast Works has a level, ship, shape, and bullet editor
• Boom Blox has a create mode where you can make your own levels and puzzles.
• Boulder Dash Construction Kit
• Build 'n Race lets you build your own race.
• Build, for Build engine based games such as Duke Nukem 3D, Shadow Warrior or Blood
• CART Precision Racing Track Editor
• Chaser Level Editor
• ChromEd Editor for the Chrome Engine used by Chrome and Call of Juarez
• Civilization II Map Editor
• Civilization III Map Editor
• WorldBuilder for Civilization IV
• Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord Mission Editor
• Construction mode for Mega Man Powered Up.
• DarkRadiant Map Editor for The Dark Mod
• Darkstone Quest Editor
• Doom Builder, a level editor with an ACS scripting editor for Doom and Doom II and source ports such as ZDoom
• Company of Heroes Map Editor
• Commando Level Editor for Command & Conquer: Renegade
• DromEd for the Dark Engine used by Thief: The Dark Project and Thief 2: The Metal Age
• Dark Reign Map Editor
• Dark Reign 2 Map Editor
• Deer Hunter 2004 Map Editor
• DFBHDMED Mission Editor for Delta Force: Black Hawk Down
• DFXMED Mission Editor for Delta Force Xtreme
• Deus Ex SDK for Deus Ex (UnrealEd)
• DinkEdit for Dink Smallwood
• Disciples: Sacred Lands Editor
• Disciples II: Dark Prophecy Editor
• D3Radiant for Doom 3
• Dragon Age Toolset for Dragon Age Origins
• The Elder Scrolls Construction Set construction set for The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind and Oblivion
• Earth 2150: The Moon Project Editor
• Earth 2150: Lost Souls Editor
• Earth 2160 Editor
• Elebits Level Editor on Wii (In-Game)
• Emperor: Battle for Dune Map Editor
• Empire: Wargame of the Century Map Editor (incorporated into the game program)
• Empire II: The Art of War Map and Scenario Editor
• Empire Earth Map Editor
• Empire Deluxe Map and Scenario Editor
• Empire Deluxe Internet Edition Map and Scenario Editor
• Empire Deluxe Enhanced Edition Map and Scenario Editor
• Essential Sudoku DS Puzzle Editor on DS (In-Game)
• Excitebike for the NES (Nintendo Entertainment System)
• Far Cry Instincts and Far Cry Instincts Evolution Map Editor on Xbox and Far Cry Instincts Predator Map Editor on Xbox 360 (In-Game)
• Far Cry 2 Multiplayer Map Editor on PC, Xbox 360 (In-Game), PS3 (In-Game)
• Field Commander Map Editor on PSP
• Final Alert Map Editor for Command & Conquer Red Alert 2
• Forge, the map editor for Marathon 2: Durandal and Marathon Infinity
• FRED and FRED2 (later FRED2Open) for Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War and FreeSpace 2 respectively.
• G.E.C.K., an editor for Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas
• GMEdit, an editor for Get Medieval
• Gish Level Editor
• Goldeneye Setup Editor for 007 Goldeneye (N64)
• GenEd Map Editor for Ground Control
• XEd Map Editor for Ground Control II: Operation Exodus
• Gravity Crash Level editor for PSN on the PS3 and PSP
• Halo: Combat Evolved Map Editor
• Halo 2 Map Editor
• Halo 3 Forge Mode (In-Game)
• Halo Reach Forge Mode (In-Game)
• Hammer SDK for Valve games such as Left 4 Dead 2 and Portal
• Heavy Gear 2: Black Talon Level Editor
• HereticEd for Heretic II
• The Heroes of Might and Magic series Editors
• Hidden & Dangerous Deluxe Editor
• Homeworld 2 Map Editor
• Hurrican comes with an editor
• QERadiant for the id Tech 3
• IGOR for Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon
• irrEdit for the Irrlicht Engine
• Jazz Creation Station for Jazz Jackrabbit 2 and Jazz Jackrabbit 2: The Secret Files
• JED for Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II
• Joe Danger Level editor for PSN on the PS3
• NILE (level editor) Editor for Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising
• Journey's End Editor
• KnightShift Map Editor
• Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns Map Editor
• Kyle Petty's No Fear Racing Track Editor on Super Nintendo
• Lego Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues Level Creator
• LEGO Stunt Rally Construction Mode
• Lemmings Level Editor on PSP
• Lemmingball Z Level Editor
• Line Rider
• LittleBigPlanet Editor on PS3 (In-Game)
• LocoRoco Level Editor on PSP
• Lode runner
• Lords of EverQuest Map Editor
• Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis Level Editor on Nintendo DS
• Massive Assault and Massive Assault Network Scenario Editor
• Maxed for Max Payne
• Maxed2 for Max Payne 2
• MechCommander Gold Map Editor
• MechCommander 2 Map Editor
• MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries Mission Editor
• Mission Editor for Tenchu 2: Birth of the Stealth Assassins
• Mission Editor for Shinobido: Way of the Ninja
• ModNation Racers Track Editor for PS3 (in-Game)
• MohRadiant Editor for Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
• Moto Racer 2 Track Editor
• Armadillo, the Track Editor for Motocross Madness and Motocross Madness 2
• Ned for N
• Need for Speed: V-Rally 2 Track Editor (In-Game)
• Electron toolset for Neverwinter Nights 2
• NightStone Map Editor
• Operation Flashpoint's missions editor
• PAIN Editor for the PAIN Engine used by Painkiller
• Pariah Map Editor on Xbox (In-Game)
• Penny Racers Track Editor (N64)
• Perfect Editor for Perfect Dark (N64)
• Perimeter Map Editor
• Perfect Battle Map Editor
• Pharaoh Mission Editor
• Picross DS Puzzle Editor on Nintendo DS
• Pinball Construction Set
• Planet Minigolf Level Editor on PSN for PS3
• PrEditor for Prey
• PrismEd for the Prism3D Engine used by Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project
• QuakeEd Quake mapping tool for NextStep.
• Q3Radiant for Quake 3
• Q4Radiant for Quake 4
• Racing Destruction Set
• Rayman Designer for Rayman Gold
• Re-Volt Track Editor on [PC], [PS1], [N64], and [Dreamcast] (In-Game)
• Real War Map Editor
• RED Editor for Red Faction
• Reggie! for New Super Mario Bros. Wii
• Riot Engine Editor for the Riot engine used by Drakan: Order of the Flame
• Rise of Nations Scenario Editor
• "RiseOfTheTriad" -_Editing_Tools Level Editors
• The Rollercoaster Tycoon series has a mode where you can make your own theme parks.
• Ryzom Ring Editor for The Saga of Ryzom
• Scapex for Sacrifice
• World Builder for SAGE engine used by Command & Conquer: Generals, Command & Conquer: Generals – Zero Hour, Battle for Middle-Earth and Battle for Middle-Earth 2, Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars, and Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath
• Sandbox for Far Cry
• Sandbox 2 for Crysis
• Second Life Edition Tools (In-Game)
• Serious Editor for the Serious Engine used by Serious Sam
• Serious Editor 2 for the Serious Engine 2 used by Serious Sam II
• The Battle for Wesnoth Map Editor
• The Settlers II Map Editor
• The Settlers II: 10th Anniversary Edition Map Editor
• The Settlers III Map Editor
• The Settlers IV Map Editor
• SEED the Map Editor for The Settlers: Rise Of An Empire
• Severance: Blade of Darkness Level Editor
• Ship Simulator 2008 Mission Editor
• Shoot'Em-Up Construction Kit
• Siege Editor for Dungeon Siege
• Siege Editor 2 for Dungeon Siege 2 and Dungeon Siege: Legends of Aranna
• Sins of a Solar Empire Galaxy and Particle Editors
• Soldiers of Anarchy Editor
• Soldat Map Maker Editor for Soldat
• Söldner: Secret Wars Editor
• SpellForce series Map Editor
• StarEdit Editor for StarCraft
• Star Trek: Starship Creator Ship Creator
• Star Trek: Starship Creator Warp II Ship Creator
• BFBuilder for Star Wars: Battlefront
• Star Wars: Empire at War Map Editor
• Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds Scenario Editor
• Star Wars: Republic Commando UnrealEd
• Stronghold Map Editor
• Stronghold 2 Map Editor
• Stronghold Legends Map Editor
• Stunts Track Editor
• Stunt Playground in-game
• Sudden Strike Map Editor for Sudden Strike: Forever
• Sudden Strike 2 Map Editor for Sudden Strike: Resource War
• Sudden Strike 3 Map Editor
• Super Smash Bros. Brawl Stage Builder on Wii (In-Game)
• Super Stunt Spectacular Map Editor
• SuperTux Editor for SuperTux
• Supreme Commander Map Editor
• SWAT 4 Mission Editor
• Test Drive V-Rally track editor (Sega Dreamcast)
• Theatre of War Map Editor
• MapMaker for TimeSplitters
• MapMaker for TimeSplitters 2
• MapMaker for TimeSplitters: Future Perfect
• Thief: Deadly Shadows Editor (UnrealEd 2)
• Toad's Tool for Super Mario 64
• Tom Clancy's EndWar Editor on Nintendo DS and Sony PSP
• Tomb Raider Level Editor for Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation
• Editors for the Torque Game Engine used by Starsiege: Tribes and Tribes 2
• Map and Mission Editors for Total Annihilation
• Trackmania series Track Editors
• Tribes: Vengeance Editor
• tUME, a tile-based map editor
• Tzar: The Burden of the Crown Editor
• UnrealEd for the Unreal series
• Valve Hammer Editor for the Source Engine used by Half-Life 2
• Vulcan, the original Marathon map editor, prone to crashing. Rewritten and became Forge.
• The War Engine Wargame Developers Kit
• Warcraft Map Editor for Warcraft
• Warcraft II Map Editor for Warcraft II
• Warcraft III World Editor for Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos and Warcraft III: Frozen Throne
• Warhammer: Mark of Chaos Map Editor
• Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War Mod Tools
• WarioWare D.I.Y. Microgame designer
• Warlords II Scenario Builder for Warlords II and Warlords II Deluxe
• Warlords III Scenario Builder for Warlords III: Reign of Heroes and Warlords III: Darklords Rising
• Warlords IV: Heroes of Etheria Scenario Editor
• Warzone 2100 Map Editor
• Wizard and its sequel, Ultimate Wizard
• Lithtech WorldEdit for the Lithtech engine used by Blood 2, No One Lives Forever and F.E.A.R.
• World in Conflict Map Editor
• World War II: Panzer Claws Editor
• Worldcraft for Half-Life
• Worms Armageddon Map Editor
• X-Ray Level Editor for the X-Ray Engine used by S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
• ZZT Editor

Unofficial

• ChipEdit, a fan-created level editor for Chip's Challenge
• Hyrule Magic, an editor for Zelda: A Link To The Past
• JCS94', a level editor for the original Jazz Jackrabbit game.
• Lunar Magic for Super Mario World
• MEd, a map editor for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
• MegaZeux Game engine and editor
• Nitro Level Editor 2D XML-based level editor
• NSMB Editor, an editor for New Super Mario Bros.
• Temporal Flux, for Chrono Trigger

Generic

• Gamestudio a commercial level editor for the gamestudio engine
• Grome by Quad Software
• GtkRadiant by id Software, Loki Software, Infinity Ward, and Treyarch
• QuArK, Quake Army Knife editor, for a variety of engines (such as Quake III Arena, Half-Life, Source engine games, Torque, etc.)
• tIDE general purpose tile-based map editor with direct support for the xTILE tile rendering engine for Microsoft XNA
• tiled a general purpose tile map editor. It's built to be easy to use, yet flexible enough to work with varying game engines, whether your game is an RPG, platformer or Breakout clone.
• Tile Studio general purpose sprite/level editor for game programmers
• Visual Pinball

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