Crocotile 3D
Crocotile 3D is a tile-based editor for building 3D environments, objects, and characters from tilesets.
What Crocotile 3D is
Crocotile 3D is a tile-based editor for building 3D environments, objects, and characters from tilesets. Its Draw and Edit modes let you place, remove, and change tiles in 3D space. Tools for UVs, tileset sizing, and painting help shape the source tiles, while grouping and nested instances support organizing scene content. The editor also lists vertex colors, lighting and shadows, and the ability to package tiles as objects or prefabs. Animation features include animated tiles and UVs, movie rendering, and rigging with bones and vertex weights. Crocotile 3D imports FBX, glTF, GLB, DAE, and OBJ, and exports OBJ, glTF, GLB, and DAE. It runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux. The program can be evaluated free, but saving and exporting require registration or a Steam purchase; the itch.io demo also disables saving beyond 100 tiles.
Good
- Build environments, objects, and characters from tilesets.
- Draw and Edit modes change tiles in 3D space.
- Imports five listed formats and exports four.
- Includes animated tiles, UVs, and rigging tools.
- Available for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Watch out
- Saving and exporting require registration or a Steam purchase.
- Demo saving over 100 tiles is disabled.
- Activation requires an email that receives a confirmation code.
- The registration code plan is $29.99 per month.
Who it suits
Crocotile 3D suits creators building tile-based 3D scenes, objects, or characters, including work that needs animation or rigging. It may also fit users who want to organize tiles into reusable objects or prefabs.
Verdict
Crocotile 3D combines tile-based scene editing with import/export and animation features across three desktop platforms. Check the demo's saving limits and the registration terms before choosing it.
Plans and prices
From Crocotile 3D's own pricing page, checked 28 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Registration code | $29.99, paid once | A code activates saving and exporting; enter the email used for registration with the code · purchases are final; refunds are not accepted · $29.99 per person |
| Itch.io purchase | $30, paid once | Minimum purchase price is $30 USD · activation key provided · demo saving over 100 tiles and exporting are deactivated · $30.00 USD or more |
The facts
Each one read from Crocotile 3D's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Activation
- The maker says activation requires a working email that can receive a confirmation code to finish the process.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Animation and rigging
- Listed features include animated tiles and UVs, animation and movie rendering, and skinning and rigging with bones and vertex weights.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Animation tools
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Demo limit
- The itch.io page says saving over 100 tiles and exporting are deactivated in the demo.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Import and export
- The product imports FBX, glTF, GLB, DAE, and OBJ files and exports OBJ, glTF, GLB, and DAE files.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Modeling
- Draw and Edit modes let users add, remove, and edit tiles in 3D space.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Other features
- The product lists vertex colors, lights and shadows, nested instances, and grouping tiles into objects or prefabs.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- Crocotile 3D is a tile-based modeling editor for building 3D environments, objects, and characters from tilesets.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Security and compliance
- The pages opened do not state security certifications or compliance claims.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Support
- The maker links to documentation and a Discord server for help from other Crocotile users.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Tileset tools
- It includes tools to modify tile UVs, adjust tileset sizes, and create or modify tilesets with the paint editor.checked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free evaluation
- The maker says users may download and use the program to evaluate it, but saving and exporting require a valid registration code or Steam purchase.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Free plan
- Nochecked 21 Sep 2026
The company
- Maker
- The official site credits Crocotile 3D to Alex Hanson-White.checked 28 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Platforms
- The downloadable software is listed for Windows, macOS, and Linux.checked 28 Sep 2026
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