CraftPix Alternative: Game Assets Plus 31 Tools, One Price

If you want a CraftPix alternative, Gridwright gives you 129 asset packs (31,588 sprites, tiles and frames, each pack on one exact grid in one style) and 31 browser tools that open them, from an isometric map builder to a sprite sheet packer, for $17 a month. CraftPix's monthly membership is $15 for art downloads, so for $2 more a month Gridwright adds the tools that turn a library into a finished game.

This page lays out what each one gives you, why Gridwright is the better pick for indie 2D developers, and what a year of each route costs. CraftPix's price and terms come from its own membership and licence pages, read on 14 November 2026.

CraftPix alternative: the two side by side

	CraftPix membership	Gridwright
Price	$15 a month for art downloads	$1 for 3 days, then $17 a month for art and tools
What the plan includes	Downloads of its premium products	129 asset packs to download, and 31 browser tools
New releases	"at least 12 products per month", per its membership page	136 packs and tools since 2 October 2026, about three a day
Try first	A freebies section	3 days for $1 with every tool and up to 10 packs
After you cancel	Keep using what you downloaded	What you downloaded stays licensed for the games you make with it

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What the CraftPix membership is

CraftPix sells 2D and some 3D game art, one product at a time or through a membership. Its monthly membership is $15 a month for downloads of its premium products, which its licence lets you use in free and commercial projects. You can cancel from your account, the membership stays active until the end of the paid period, and you can keep using what you downloaded.

What Gridwright gives you

Gridwright puts two things in one subscription: an asset library and the tools to work with it.

129 packs made to fit together

The library has 129 asset packs on eleven shelves: 36 tilesets and worlds, 28 character and creature packs, 15 game UI kits, 9 icon packs, 8 genre kits, 8 effect packs, 6 Godot templates, 5 music and sound packs, 3 background packs, 3 3D and PSX packs and 2 pixel fonts. Between them they hold 31,588 sprites, tiles and frames. Every pack keeps one exact grid and one style, and every pack opens in the tools, so there is nothing to clean up before you use it.

Every sheet is a PNG with a JSON map that says where each frame sits. 44 packs ship Godot files, and others carry files for Unity, Tiled, RPG Maker, GameMaker, Ren'Py, Construct or Roblox. Sound packs come as WAV and OGG, fonts as TTF. New packs and tools have come out at about three a day since 2 October 2026, 136 so far, and each one is in the subscription the day it is released. Members also get a vote on the next pack.

31 tools that open the packs

The tools run in the browser, open your own files and work with every pack. A few that change what a library is worth:

• The Isometric Builder has every Gridwright isometric pack loaded, so you paint a map from finished pieces and export a PNG, a GIF, a Godot scene or a Tiled map.
• The Tile Modeler turns tileset sheets into low-poly 3D models and levels.
• The Palette Swapper recolours any character or sheet into team colours or your game's palette.
• Normal Maps makes normal, height, specular and occlusion maps so 2D lights in Godot and Unity light the art with depth.
• The Sprite Sheet Maker, Sprite Sheet Cutter and Sprite Animation Previewer pack, cut and check sheets.

Others make new art in the same style: the Hero Creator and Farmer Generator mix layers into new characters, the Particle FX Baker bakes effects, and the Sound Effect Generator and Chiptune Composer make sound and music.

How the packs and tools work together

1. Pick a pack, say a 16x16 top-down tileset and a character pack, and download them in your trial and drop them into your engine to check the fit.
2. Recolour the characters into your game's palette or team colours in the Palette Swapper.
3. Light the tileset and the characters for 2D lights with Normal Maps, or turn the tiles into a 3D level in the Tile Modeler.
4. Check every animation in the Sprite Animation Previewer, and pack your own frames next to them in the Sprite Sheet Maker.
5. Export the files your engine reads: Godot 4 SpriteFrames, TileSets and scenes, Tiled maps, or PNG with JSON.

Why Gridwright is the better pick

• Art and tools for $2 more a month. $17 covers the 129 packs and all 31 tools. The paid apps for the same jobs cost $227.75 at their makers' list prices.
• Packs that work together. Every pack keeps one exact grid and one style, and every pack opens in the tools, so a character recolours in the Palette Swapper, a tileset becomes a 3D level in the Tile Modeler, and an isometric pack becomes a whole map in the Isometric Builder.
• Engine files ready. Every sheet comes with a JSON map, 44 packs ship Godot files, and others carry files for Unity, Tiled, RPG Maker, GameMaker, Ren'Py, Construct or Roblox.
• More than sprites. Tilesets, characters, UI, icons and effects, plus music and sound, pixel fonts, 3D and PSX packs and 6 Godot templates.
• New releases at speed. About three new packs and tools a day since 2 October 2026, each one included the day it comes out, and members vote on what comes next.
• Nothing to install. Every tool runs in your browser on any computer.
• See it before you pay. Every pack has its own page with moving previews, and the $1 trial lets you drop up to 10 packs into your engine first.

For how those paid apps add up, see our guide to game dev tools on one subscription.

What a year costs

CraftPix covers art downloads. The tools to finish a game come on top. At each maker's list price, the paid apps for the jobs Gridwright's tools do, plus a year of CraftPix's monthly membership:

What you buy	Price
CraftPix monthly membership, art, 12 months	$180.00
TexturePacker, sprite sheets	$49.99 once
SpriteIlluminator, normal maps	$49.99 once
Crocotile 3D, 3D from tiles	$29.99 once
Pixel FX Designer, particle effects (itch.io)	$14.96 once
Tilesetter, autotiles	$12.99 once
Aseprite, pixel art editor	$19.99 once
PixaTool, image to pixel art (list price)	$49.84 once
Bought separately, year one	$407.75
Gridwright, year one	$1 for 3 days, then $204 for 12 months: $205

After two years the separate route comes to $587.75, even with no new update periods bought, against $409 for Gridwright. Bought one by one on our own store, every Gridwright pack and tool would cost $1,403.61.

FAQ

Why pay $17 for Gridwright instead of $15 for CraftPix?

The $2 difference a month adds 31 browser tools to the art: an isometric map builder, a 3D tile modeler, normal maps, particle effects, sprite sheet tools, palette tools, sound and music. Paid apps for the same jobs cost $227.75 at their makers' list prices.

Can I use Gridwright packs in commercial games?

Yes. The licence covers free and commercial games on any platform. You may not resell or share the raw assets, and where a pack's README asks for credit, you put "Art by Gridwright" in your credits in your game's credits or store page.

Do Gridwright packs work in Godot and Unity?

Every sheet is a PNG with a JSON map, which any engine can load. 44 packs ship Godot files, and others carry files for Unity, Tiled, RPG Maker, GameMaker, Ren'Py, Construct or Roblox.

Can I see the art before I pay?

Yes. Every pack has its own page with moving previews and screenshots, and the $1 trial lets you drop up to 10 packs into your engine before the plan starts.

What happens to my downloads if I cancel?

Nothing more is charged, and files you downloaded stay licensed for the games you made with them. The tools close at the end of the month you paid for.