Dune II - The Maker Map Editor vs GridCraft
Dune II - The Maker Map Editor
dune2themaker.fundynamic.com
GridCraft
gridcraft.devSide by side
| Figure | Dune II - The Maker Map Editor | GridCraft |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $3.99/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 4 |
| Spec score · Game Level Editors | 8.7 (#1) | 8.5 (#4) |
| Integrations | The maker’s GitHub README says the game uses FluidSynth for MIDI music and requires a General MIDI soundfont for audio playback. | The desktop app supports GitHub and GitLab for committing, pushing, and pulling map files. |
| Purpose | Dune II – The Maker is an open source remake of Dune 2 that aims to preserve its look and feel while enhancing graphics and quality of life with modern controls and features. | GridCraft is a tile map editor for game developers that runs in a browser and as a desktop app. |
Plans
Dune II - The Maker Map Editor
- Dune II - The MakerFree
- Dune II – The MakerFree
GridCraft
- Web editorFree
- Cloud$3.99 a month
- Team$13.99 a month
- Desktop app$19.99, paid once
In their own words
Dune II - The Maker Map Editor
Dune II – The Maker Map Editor is an in-game tool for creating and editing skirmish maps in the open-source Dune II remake. Players can build maps without leaving the game and then play them immediately. Editing tools include terrain painting, spice placement, player starting positions, zoom, pan and symmetry. Grid and axis overlays help with placement, while undo, redo, copy and paste support revisions. Edited maps are saved in the skirmish folder and appear in the skirmish map selection screen. The editor is described as an initial version focused on essential playable skirmish maps, with plans to expand it for campaign maps. Version 0.8.5 also includes minimap move orders, camera tracking for selected units, configurable key bindings, improved pathfinding and a random-game option for skirmishes. It is free and open source, with Linux, macOS and Windows listed. The release page offers a stable download as d2tm.zip and source code. Feedback and issue reports can go through Discord, forums or GitHub tickets.
GridCraft
GridCraft is a tile map editor for game developers, available in a browser and as a desktop app. It lets users paint tiles of different sizes from one atlas onto a map. Editing tools include brush, terrain, flood fill, shape, selection, stamp and object tools. GridCraft opens and saves Tiled.tmx and.tmj maps, with export targets including Godot 4, GameMaker, Defold, LDtk, LOVE2D, Lua and CSV. Live collaboration displays teammates’ cursors, selections and edits, synchronized through CRDT. The desktop app supports GitHub and GitLab for map-file commits, pushes and pulls. It can expose an open map to MCP clients for AI-agent access, but the server is off by default, binds to the local machine and does not yet edit infinite chunked maps. The free web editor includes all 19 tools and export formats without an account. Free accounts include three cloud maps, 25 MB total storage, one bound desktop device and collaboration for up to three people per map. Paid options include Cloud at $3.99 a month, Team at $13.99 a month and the desktop app at $19.99, paid once.