Ymir

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Ymir is ranked #5 of 27 in game map generators on The Geeks Club. It runs on Linux, Windows. There is a free plan.

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Ymir Free GPL-3.0 free software liminalfield.github.io · 30 Sept 2026

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Free plan: Yes
Generation method: procedural
Map dimension: both
Custom assets: Yes
Seed control: Yes
Engine export: Unreal Engine
Export formats: PNG, R16, OpenEXR

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Purpose: Ymir is a node-based procedural terrain generator written in Rust.
Workflow: Its graph uses generators, modifiers, selectors, masks and export nodes, with one data type flowing along every edge.
Terrain features: The node reference includes noise and shape generators, terrain sculpting and filters, and thermal, hydraulic and stream erosion nodes.
Erosion: Erosion nodes can read a mask and write flow, wear and deposition layers for later texturing or shaping.
Exports: Ymir exports heightmaps as 16-bit grayscale PNG, raw 16-bit R16 or 32-bit float EXR.
Command line: The headless ymir-cli can build saved projects and export results; erosion uses the GPU when available and otherwise falls back to the CPU.
Project files: Projects use readable JSON in .ymir files, and reusable node networks can be saved as .ymirsub subgraphs.
Platforms: Ymir runs on x86_64 Linux with Wayland or X11 and Windows 10 or later.
GPU requirement: The editor requires a GPU with working Vulkan drivers on Linux or Vulkan or DX12 drivers on Windows.
Windows signing: The distributed Windows binaries are unsigned and trigger a first-run SmartScreen warning.
Integrity: Linux releases include a SHA256SUMS file covering every release asset.
License: Ymir is free software under the GPL-3.0.
Support: The maker directs users whose Linux builds fail on missing system libraries to open an issue with the error, distribution and Vulkan driver details.
Documentation status: The maker says a guided start-to-finish tutorial is coming and task-focused how-to guides will be added as workflows settle.
Price from: Free

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Best Game Map Generators in 2026#5 of 27

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Sources

liminalfield.github.io/ymir/· checked 30 Sept 2026
liminalfield.github.io/ymir/reference/nodes/· checked 30 Sept 2026
liminalfield.github.io/ymir/concepts/erosion/· checked 30 Sept 2026
liminalfield.github.io/ymir/reference/export-formats/· checked 30 Sept 2026
liminalfield.github.io/ymir/reference/cli/· checked 30 Sept 2026
liminalfield.github.io/ymir/reference/project-format/· checked 30 Sept 2026
liminalfield.github.io/ymir/install/· checked 30 Sept 2026
liminalfield.github.io/ymir/tutorial/· checked 30 Sept 2026