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Adam Crivello
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Researched and written by Adam Crivello

Gaming tools provide developers and others in the industry a variety of functionalities to aid in game development, design, and marketing. There is much more to it than choosing a game engine and creating 3D models, and gaming tools can help fill in some of those gaps. App development environments, asset exchanges, and even streaming services can all help create a game or a business around gaming. Gaming tools can help with coding, controller support, and even AI. Potentially highly specialized gaming tools can help with niche problems that crop up while working in the video game industry.

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    Helix Core is enterprise-class version control for faster, more collaborative development for teams of any size. With Helix Core, developers can use their preferred tools — like Git and Visual Studio

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    • Computer Games
    • Computer Software
    Market Segment
    • 39% Enterprise
    • 36% Mid-Market
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  • Helix Core Pros and Cons
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    Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
    Pros
    Change Tracking
    1
    Cons
    Complexity
    1
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    8.8
    Quality of Support
    Average: 8.5
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    Seller
    Perforce
    Year Founded
    1995
    HQ Location
    Minneapolis, MN
    Twitter
    @perforce
    5,209 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    1,551 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
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Helix Core is enterprise-class version control for faster, more collaborative development for teams of any size. With Helix Core, developers can use their preferred tools — like Git and Visual Studio

Users
No information available
Industries
  • Computer Games
  • Computer Software
Market Segment
  • 39% Enterprise
  • 36% Mid-Market
Helix Core Pros and Cons
How are these determined?Information
Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
Pros
Change Tracking
1
Cons
Complexity
1
Helix Core features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
8.8
Quality of Support
Average: 8.5
Seller Details
Seller
Perforce
Year Founded
1995
HQ Location
Minneapolis, MN
Twitter
@perforce
5,209 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
1,551 employees on LinkedIn®
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    App Game Kit is a one stop solution for making game apps for mobile devices, where you are able to code your game once then deploy your game on multiple platforms.

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    No information available
    Market Segment
    • 80% Small-Business
    • 20% Mid-Market
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  • App Game Kit features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
    9.3
    Quality of Support
    Average: 8.5
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    Year Founded
    1999
    HQ Location
    Cheshire, GB
    Twitter
    @TheGameCreators
    3,286 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    25 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
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App Game Kit is a one stop solution for making game apps for mobile devices, where you are able to code your game once then deploy your game on multiple platforms.

Users
No information available
Industries
No information available
Market Segment
  • 80% Small-Business
  • 20% Mid-Market
App Game Kit features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
9.3
Quality of Support
Average: 8.5
Seller Details
Year Founded
1999
HQ Location
Cheshire, GB
Twitter
@TheGameCreators
3,286 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
25 employees on LinkedIn®

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    Action! is a screen recorder and video streaming software that allows to record and stream DirectX, Open GL and Vulcan games and applications. Thanks to easy to use and intuitive interface, users are

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    No information available
    Market Segment
    • 75% Small-Business
    • 17% Mid-Market
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  • Action! features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
    8.8
    Quality of Support
    Average: 8.5
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    Mirillis
    HQ Location
    Zielona Góra, PL
    Twitter
    @MirillisTeam
    6,621 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    6 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
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Action! is a screen recorder and video streaming software that allows to record and stream DirectX, Open GL and Vulcan games and applications. Thanks to easy to use and intuitive interface, users are

Users
No information available
Industries
No information available
Market Segment
  • 75% Small-Business
  • 17% Mid-Market
Action! features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
8.8
Quality of Support
Average: 8.5
Seller Details
Seller
Mirillis
HQ Location
Zielona Góra, PL
Twitter
@MirillisTeam
6,621 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
6 employees on LinkedIn®
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    RPG Maker VX Ace provides you the tools you need to make the game you want with the following features, an enhanced map editor, a character database, event options, and default resources including bui

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    No information available
    Market Segment
    • 70% Small-Business
    • 30% Mid-Market
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  • RPG Maker VX Ace features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
    7.5
    Quality of Support
    Average: 8.5
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    Seller
    RPG Maker
    HQ Location
    N/A
    Twitter
    @RPGmakerweb
    16,907 Twitter followers
Product Description
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RPG Maker VX Ace provides you the tools you need to make the game you want with the following features, an enhanced map editor, a character database, event options, and default resources including bui

Users
No information available
Industries
No information available
Market Segment
  • 70% Small-Business
  • 30% Mid-Market
RPG Maker VX Ace features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
7.5
Quality of Support
Average: 8.5
Seller Details
Seller
RPG Maker
HQ Location
N/A
Twitter
@RPGmakerweb
16,907 Twitter followers
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    Uitrial is a "testing as a service" solution which enables game developers to playtest for qualitative insights about their products quickly, without the need for a research team. Have your game buil

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    • Computer Games
    Market Segment
    • 64% Small-Business
    • 27% Mid-Market
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  • Uitrial features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
    10.0
    Quality of Support
    Average: 8.5
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    Year Founded
    2020
    HQ Location
    Berkeley, US
    Twitter
    @uitrial
    1,181 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    10 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
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Uitrial is a "testing as a service" solution which enables game developers to playtest for qualitative insights about their products quickly, without the need for a research team. Have your game buil

Users
No information available
Industries
  • Computer Games
Market Segment
  • 64% Small-Business
  • 27% Mid-Market
Uitrial features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
10.0
Quality of Support
Average: 8.5
Seller Details
Year Founded
2020
HQ Location
Berkeley, US
Twitter
@uitrial
1,181 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
10 employees on LinkedIn®
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    GameAnalytics is a top provider of analytics and market intelligence for mobile, Roblox, PC, and VR games, offering powerful tools that deliver deep insights into player behavior and external market d

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    • Computer Games
    Market Segment
    • 80% Small-Business
    • 20% Mid-Market
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  • GameAnalytics features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
    7.8
    Quality of Support
    Average: 8.5
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    Year Founded
    2011
    HQ Location
    London, United Kingdom
    Twitter
    @GameAnalytics
    11,118 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    29 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
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GameAnalytics is a top provider of analytics and market intelligence for mobile, Roblox, PC, and VR games, offering powerful tools that deliver deep insights into player behavior and external market d

Users
No information available
Industries
  • Computer Games
Market Segment
  • 80% Small-Business
  • 20% Mid-Market
GameAnalytics features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
7.8
Quality of Support
Average: 8.5
Seller Details
Year Founded
2011
HQ Location
London, United Kingdom
Twitter
@GameAnalytics
11,118 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
29 employees on LinkedIn®
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    BINK is a defacto video codec for games that can work on any platform or device, that is completely self contained and built for multi-core.

    Users
    • Software Engineer
    Industries
    • Computer Software
    Market Segment
    • 62% Small-Business
    • 31% Mid-Market
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    7.8
    Quality of Support
    Average: 8.5
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    HQ Location
    United States
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    3 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
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BINK is a defacto video codec for games that can work on any platform or device, that is completely self contained and built for multi-core.

Users
  • Software Engineer
Industries
  • Computer Software
Market Segment
  • 62% Small-Business
  • 31% Mid-Market
BINK features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
7.8
Quality of Support
Average: 8.5
Seller Details
HQ Location
United States
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
3 employees on LinkedIn®
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    Scaleform enables developers to leverage the power of the Adobe Flash tool set to create user interface environments for PCs, games consoles, mobile devices, and consumer technologies.

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    • Computer Games
    Market Segment
    • 36% Enterprise
    • 36% Small-Business
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    4.5
    Quality of Support
    Average: 8.5
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    Autodesk
    Year Founded
    1982
    HQ Location
    San Francisco
    Twitter
    @autodesk
    283,788 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    15,711 employees on LinkedIn®
    Ownership
    NASDAQ:ADSK
Product Description
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Scaleform enables developers to leverage the power of the Adobe Flash tool set to create user interface environments for PCs, games consoles, mobile devices, and consumer technologies.

Users
No information available
Industries
  • Computer Games
Market Segment
  • 36% Enterprise
  • 36% Small-Business
Scaleform features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
4.5
Quality of Support
Average: 8.5
Seller Details
Seller
Autodesk
Year Founded
1982
HQ Location
San Francisco
Twitter
@autodesk
283,788 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
15,711 employees on LinkedIn®
Ownership
NASDAQ:ADSK
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    Think Gaming is a mobile advertising data solution.

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    No information available
    Market Segment
    • 40% Mid-Market
    • 30% Enterprise
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  • ThinkGaming features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
    8.0
    Quality of Support
    Average: 8.5
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    HQ Location
    N/A
    Twitter
    @GamingOutLoud
    1,013 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
Product Description
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Think Gaming is a mobile advertising data solution.

Users
No information available
Industries
No information available
Market Segment
  • 40% Mid-Market
  • 30% Enterprise
ThinkGaming features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
8.0
Quality of Support
Average: 8.5
Seller Details
HQ Location
N/A
Twitter
@GamingOutLoud
1,013 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
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    Desktop/Android/BlackBerry/iOS/HTML5 Java game development framework

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    No information available
    Market Segment
    • 70% Small-Business
    • 20% Enterprise
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  • Libgdx features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
    6.9
    Quality of Support
    Average: 8.5
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    N/A
Product Description
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Desktop/Android/BlackBerry/iOS/HTML5 Java game development framework

Users
No information available
Industries
No information available
Market Segment
  • 70% Small-Business
  • 20% Enterprise
Libgdx features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
6.9
Quality of Support
Average: 8.5
Seller Details
HQ Location
N/A
By JOGL
(10)4.2 out of 5
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    JOGL is designed to provide hardware-supported 3D graphics to applications written in Java.

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    No information available
    Market Segment
    • 70% Small-Business
    • 20% Mid-Market
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  • JOGL features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
    7.7
    Quality of Support
    Average: 8.5
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    JOGL
    Year Founded
    2023
    HQ Location
    Paris, Ile-de-France
    Twitter
    @jogl
    1 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    7 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
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JOGL is designed to provide hardware-supported 3D graphics to applications written in Java.

Users
No information available
Industries
No information available
Market Segment
  • 70% Small-Business
  • 20% Mid-Market
JOGL features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
7.7
Quality of Support
Average: 8.5
Seller Details
Seller
JOGL
Year Founded
2023
HQ Location
Paris, Ile-de-France
Twitter
@jogl
1 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
7 employees on LinkedIn®
(10)4.1 out of 5
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    Cinemagraph Pro is the only professional tool specifically designed for the creation of flixels. With its unique “live-masking” technology, artists can preview their living images in real time and out

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    No information available
    Market Segment
    • 50% Small-Business
    • 30% Mid-Market
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  • Flixel features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
    7.5
    Quality of Support
    Average: 8.5
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    Flixel
    Year Founded
    2011
    HQ Location
    Toronto, Ontario
    Twitter
    @flixation
    1,350 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    4 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
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Cinemagraph Pro is the only professional tool specifically designed for the creation of flixels. With its unique “live-masking” technology, artists can preview their living images in real time and out

Users
No information available
Industries
No information available
Market Segment
  • 50% Small-Business
  • 30% Mid-Market
Flixel features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
7.5
Quality of Support
Average: 8.5
Seller Details
Seller
Flixel
Year Founded
2011
HQ Location
Toronto, Ontario
Twitter
@flixation
1,350 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
4 employees on LinkedIn®
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    SimBionic is a toolset for creating intelligent behaviors for simulations, games, and other interactive systems without programming that specify how people, systems, and other entities respond to user

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    No information available
    Market Segment
    • 50% Small-Business
    • 38% Enterprise
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  • SimBionic features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
    9.0
    Quality of Support
    Average: 8.5
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    SimBionic
    HQ Location
    N/A
Product Description
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SimBionic is a toolset for creating intelligent behaviors for simulations, games, and other interactive systems without programming that specify how people, systems, and other entities respond to user

Users
No information available
Industries
No information available
Market Segment
  • 50% Small-Business
  • 38% Enterprise
SimBionic features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
9.0
Quality of Support
Average: 8.5
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Seller
SimBionic
HQ Location
N/A
Entry Level Price:$14.99
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    For over twenty years, Celtx has been changing the way people think about creating content. Our all-in-one online solution for writing, planning, and managing media production is the first of its kin

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    • Motion Pictures and Film
    • Entertainment
    Market Segment
    • 88% Small-Business
    • 9% Mid-Market
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    7.8
    Quality of Support
    Average: 8.5
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    Backlight
    Company Website
    Year Founded
    2021
    HQ Location
    Boston, Massachusetts
    Twitter
    @Backlight
    356 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    244 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
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For over twenty years, Celtx has been changing the way people think about creating content. Our all-in-one online solution for writing, planning, and managing media production is the first of its kin

Users
No information available
Industries
  • Motion Pictures and Film
  • Entertainment
Market Segment
  • 88% Small-Business
  • 9% Mid-Market
Celtx features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
7.8
Quality of Support
Average: 8.5
Seller Details
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Backlight
Company Website
Year Founded
2021
HQ Location
Boston, Massachusetts
Twitter
@Backlight
356 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
244 employees on LinkedIn®