Alternatives to Asset Forge
Block-based tool for assembling 3D models and 2D sprites for games from pre-made parts. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Asset Forge
Block-based tool for assembling 3D models and 2D sprites for games from pre-made parts.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Asset Forge.
Blockbench
A low-poly 3D model editor built for pixel-art textures, with dedicated formats for Minecraft Java and Bedrock.
Blockbench is a free, open-source low-poly editor with pixel-art texturing, UV mapping and animation, running on Windows, macOS, Linux and the web, though you model rather than combine blocks.
Crocotile 3D
A desktop tool for building low-poly 3D models and environments by placing 2D tiles in 3D space.
Crocotile 3D builds low-poly models by placing 2D tiles in 3D space, adds rigging and baked lighting, exports OBJ and glTF, and also runs on macOS.
MagicaVoxel
A free voxel editor and path-traced renderer that makes good-looking blocky art with almost no learning curve.
MagicaVoxel is a free voxel editor with a built-in path tracer for Windows and macOS, but it has had no release since 2021 and is voxel art only.
vengi
Voxel art suite with an editor, a format converter and a thumbnailer.
vengi is a free, open-source voxel suite for Windows, macOS and Linux whose converter reads MagicaVoxel and Minecraft formats, though its editor is less polished.
Goxel
Create 3D artwork from colored voxel blocks.
Goxel is free, open-source voxel modeling on Windows, macOS and Linux with layers and several export formats, replacing pre-made blocks with freely placed colored voxels.
Blender
The free 3D creation suite: modelling, sculpting, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, compositing and video editing.
Blender is a free, open-source full 3D suite covering modelling, animation and rendering on all desktop platforms, but it has a long learning curve compared with block assembly.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
VoxelShop
Voxel editor for building blocky models and exporting them for games and rendering.
Meshy
A web-based AI generator that turns text prompts or images into textured 3D models.
Mixamo
Web tool that automatically rigs 3D characters and applies ready-made animations to them.
Dust3D
Modeller that builds 3D meshes from simple shapes instead of vertex-by-vertex editing.
