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  A level editor with tiles, object layers, custom properties and JSON or Lua
  export. Useful for map prototypes and keeping level data separate from game
  code.
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  Original editorial recommendation. The external material retains its author’s
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---
# Tiled

id: tiled
type: resource
key: resource/tiled
lang: en
status: active
url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/resources/#resource-tiled

A level editor with tiles, object layers, custom properties and JSON or Lua export. Useful for map prototypes and keeping level data separate from game code.

## When to use it

A level editor with tiles, object layers, custom properties and JSON or Lua export. Useful for map prototypes and keeping level data separate from game code.

## Access

The open-source editor and documentation are available for free. Map, object and collision support depend on the integration with your chosen engine.

## Try it

Create a map with two routes and an obstacle object layer. Export it, load it into a game and test passage using the character’s actual collider.

## Connected materials


## Sources and provenance

Original editorial recommendation. The external material retains its author’s rights.

- [Tiled](https://www.mapeditor.org/) (id: source-f2c2775d432288cf)

CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors