Bloxels
Bloxels lets users make characters, artwork, stories, and 2D games without coding.
What Bloxels is
Bloxels lets users make characters, artwork, stories, and 2D games without coding. Its Games, Characters, Art, and Backgrounds builder modes support side-scrolling platformers and top-down games. Character Lab provides controls for speed, size, health, and special abilities, while themed asset packs offer ready-made artwork, characters, and backgrounds to use or modify. Games can be published to the community Arcade, where they are moderated before going live; review can take up to 24 hours at peak times. Bloxels is available on Android, iOS, and the web. Personal accounts support building and publishing on iOS, Android, Kindle, and the web. The monthly plan is $3.99 a month, and the yearly plan is $19.99 a year; there is no free plan. Bloxels EDU adds classroom features, resources, and support for K–12 classrooms, makerspaces, and clubs. Its Class Library supports private class collaboration, and the EDU Hub gives teachers controls for student work and sharing. Optional physical boards and blocks can be captured in the app and turned into game assets. An internet connection is required.
Good
- Build platformers or top-down games
- Character Lab offers gameplay controls
- Themed asset packs are included
- EDU supports private class collaboration
Watch out
- No free plan
- Requires an internet connection
- Arcade moderation can take up to 24 hours at peak times
Who it suits
Bloxels suits people who want to create 2D games without coding, including students and teams collaborating on game assets. Bloxels EDU is aimed at K–12 classrooms, makerspaces, and clubs.
Verdict
Bloxels combines no-code game creation with character and art tools, plus an Arcade for publishing. Its paid personal plans and EDU classroom features serve different creation settings.
Plans and prices
From Bloxels's own pricing page, checked 7 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Bloxels Personal Account — Monthly | $3.99 a month | Build and publish games on iOS, Android, Kindle, and the Web · $3.99 Monthly |
| Bloxels Personal Account — Yearly | $19.99 a year | Build and publish games on iOS, Android, Kindle, and the Web · $19.99 Yearly |
The facts
Each one read from Bloxels's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Asset packs
- The app includes themed asset packs with ready-made art, characters, and backgrounds that users can mix, edit, or use as-is.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Builders
- The app includes Games, Characters, Art, and Backgrounds builder modes, plus the Arcade for publishing games.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Character tools
- Character Lab lets users adjust character speed, size, health, and special abilities.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Class collaboration
- The EDU Class Library lets students share and collaborate privately with their class on characters, game art, and games.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Community arcade
- Users can publish games to the Bloxels Arcade, where community games can be played; published games are moderated before going live, which can take up to 24 hours at peak times.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Education
- Bloxels EDU is aimed at K–12 classrooms, makerspaces, and clubs and adds educator features, resources, and support.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Game modes
- Users can create side-scrolling platformers or top-down games.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The maker pages reviewed describe app-store distribution and web access but do not state integrations with third-party classroom platforms.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Network requirement
- Bloxels requires an internet connection, and a firewall blocking its servers prevents use of the app or EDU Hub.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Physical kit
- Optional Bloxels boards and blocks can be captured in the app and turned into game characters, layouts, and art.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Privacy and security
- Pixel Press says it collects the minimum information possible, does not use data for commercial purposes, participates in SDPC student-data privacy efforts, and can review individual DPAs.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Bloxels lets users create characters, art, stories, and video games without coding.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Support
- Bloxels offers email support for schools, libraries, and makerspaces, with a stated response target of 24–48 business hours; EDU users can request expedited help through the EDU Hub.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Teacher controls
- The EDU Hub lets teachers view student work and control sharing, arcade, and asset-pack features.checked 7 Oct 2026
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