Buildbox
Buildbox is a game-making tool for people with little or no coding experience.
What Buildbox is
Buildbox is a game-making tool for people with little or no coding experience. It offers visual scripting and mobile export, and lists Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows among its supported platforms. Its target platforms also include Steam and Apple TV. Buildbox 4 can generate game environments from text descriptions, while AI editing and gesture drawing tools can change a game through clicks or drawing. Its AI can also modify logic nodes or create custom nodes without coding knowledge. The Buildbox 4 product page offers Windows and Mac downloads. Export options depend on the plan: Buildbox 4 Pro lists Android and PC exports, while Buildbox Classic Pro lists iOS, Android, and PC exports. Listed paid plans include Buildbox Classic Beginner at $29.98 a month and Buildbox 4 Beginner at $49.98 a month. Buildbox Classic Pro is $399.98 a year, and Buildbox 4 Pro is $549.98 a year. Buildbox has no free plan and is closed source. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in West Hollywood, California. It offers tutorials, manuals, and personal email support to customers.
Good
- Visual scripting and mobile export
- AI can generate environments from text
- AI tools can modify or create logic nodes
- Tutorials, manuals, and personal email support
Watch out
- No free plan
- Closed-source software
- Plan prices and export options vary
Who it suits
Buildbox suits aspiring game creators who want visual scripting and tools aimed at people with little or no coding experience. The listed export platforms and plan-specific export options may help creators choose based on their target devices.
Verdict
Buildbox combines visual scripting with AI-assisted environment and logic tools for game creation.
Plans and prices
From Buildbox's own pricing page, checked 24 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Beginner | — | 1 world · 20 scenes · 200 AI tokens/week |
| Pro | — | Unlimited worlds · Unlimited scenes · 350 AI tokens/month |
| Buildbox Classic Beginner | $29.98 a month | 2D games · 1 world · 20 scenes · 5 exports to Buildbox World · 2 story game creations · billed monthly as $29.98 |
| Buildbox 4 Beginner | $49.98 a month | 3D games · 1 world · 20 scenes · Preview only · Unlimited preview usage · 200 AI tokens/week · AI Assistant · billed monthly as $49.98 |
| Buildbox Classic Pro | $399.98 a year | 2D games · Unlimited worlds and scenes · Unlimited Buildbox World exports · 100 story game creations · AI access · Export to iOS, Android, and PC · billed yearly as $399.98 |
| Buildbox 4 Pro | $549.98 a year | 3D games · Unlimited worlds and scenes · Android and PC exports · 350 AI tokens/month · AI Assistant, AI Code Edit, and Advance Placement Tools · Controller support · billed yearly as $549.98 |
| Ultimate Bundle | $1,149.98 a year | Buildbox Classic Pro · Buildbox 3 Pro · Buildbox 4 Pro · Soundbox · billed yearly as $1149.98 |
The facts
Each one read from Buildbox's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI editing
- Buildbox 4 provides AI editing and gesture drawing tools to change a game with clicks or drawing gestures.checked 8 Oct 2026
- AI node creation
- Buildbox 4's AI can modify game logic nodes or write custom nodes without requiring coding knowledge.checked 8 Oct 2026
- AI scene generation
- Buildbox 4 can generate game environments from text descriptions.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Contact address
- Buildbox lists its address as 8605 Santa Monica Blvd, PMB 38036, West Hollywood, CA 90069.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Desktop downloads
- The Buildbox 4 product page offers downloads for Windows and Mac.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The Buildbox 3 manual describes custom ad network integration and says that feature requires a Pro subscription and editing Java text files.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Mobile export
- Yeschecked 24 Sep 2026
- Privacy and security
- Buildbox says it uses reasonable and appropriate security practices to protect information and does not guarantee that internet or wireless transmissions are fully secure.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Privacy data collection
- For license validation, Buildbox says its software collects a device's computer name, IP address, account name, and MAC address.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Buildbox describes its software as a game engine for creating games with little to no coding experience.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Source code model
- closed_sourcechecked 24 Sep 2026
- Support
- Buildbox offers tutorials, manuals, and personal email support to customers.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Visual scripting
- Yeschecked 24 Sep 2026
The company
- Company relationship
- The privacy policy identifies Buildbox as an affiliate of AppOnboard, Inc.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2014checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- West Hollywood, California, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Export platforms
- The Buildbox 4 Pro plan lists Android and PC exports, while Buildbox Classic Pro lists iOS, Android, and PC exports.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Target platforms
- Android,Windows,iOS,Mac,Steam,Apple TVchecked 24 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 24 Sep 2026
