Best AI agents and tools for indie game dev

1. Rosebud AI

   Vibe-code playable browser games; commercial rights from $30/mo.

   Free tier: Yes. 8,000 credits, refilling weekly in eligible regions.
   Paid: Indie Dev $15/mo (private projects, code tab), 10x Dev $30/mo (full commercial rights, no branding), Pro $50/mo (downloadable code), Scale $100/mo.

2. Ludo.ai

   Ideation, market research and assets, with API/MCP access.

   Free tier: Free trial.
   Paid: Plans listed at $15, $35 and $300 per month. "Unlimited" applies to the web app only; API/MCP/CLI calls use credits. Top-ups from $15 for 250 credits.

3. Scenario

   Consistent game art and assets; 50 free credits a day.

   Free tier: Yes. 50 free daily credits, no credit card.
   Paid: $15/mo (1,500 credits), $45/mo (5,000), $75/mo (10,000). Credits don't roll over.

4. Inworld AI

   TTS, STT and LLMs for voiced characters.

   Free tier: Yes, start free.
   Paid: Monthly credit plans (e.g. $25/mo tier with $25 in credits, $100/mo tier); TTS from ~$10–25 per 1M characters depending on tier.

5. Suno

   Soundtracks and songs; free tier to try.

   Free tier: Yes. Free models, no monthly song downloads.
   Paid: $8/mo billed yearly (2,500 credits, 20 song downloads/mo). $24/mo billed yearly (10,000 credits, 60 downloads/mo).

6. Claude Code

   For the actual engine code, a top-scoring coding agent.

   Free tier: No. Claude Code is not on the Free plan.
   Paid: Included in Claude Pro ($20/mo, or $17/mo billed annually), Max ($100/mo, 5x Pro usage) and Ultra ($200/mo). Heavy users can switch to pay-as-you-go API credits.

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