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Best Game Project Management Software in 2026

Game production brings tasks, schedules, and people into close coordination, so project tools are worth weighing against the way your team plans and tracks work. Compare Kanban boards with Gantt timelines, and look at task dependencies, resource planning, and time tracking to see which details are covered. Custom fields can help you assess how much room there is to track project-specific information. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing offer cost context. Airtable, Asana, and Basecamp are among the software options represented, alongside ClickUp and Linear. Consider which combination of planning views and coordination features fits your production workflow.

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    Redmine

    Free plan Open source APILinuxMac+3

    Redmine offers configurable project and issue management alongside collaboration, time reporting and repository browsing.

    8.8 Open source Visit site
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    Airtable

    Free plan AndroidAPIExtension+4

    Airtable brings data modeling, app interfaces, automation, and governance into one cloud platform.

    7.7 Free plan · paid from $20/user/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Asana

    by Asana
    Free plan AndroidiPhoneMac+1

    Asana combines multiple ways to view tasks with plans for individuals, teams, and larger organizations.

    7.7 Free plan · paid from $10.99/user/mo (annual) Visit site
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    Basecamp

    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+3

    Basecamp combines task tracking, project communication, scheduling, and client access. Compare plan project and storage limits, and note the stated security and sign-on limitations.

    7.6 Free plan · paid from $25/mo (annual) Visit site
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    ClickUp

    by ClickUp
    Free plan AndroidiPhoneMac+1

    ClickUp offers task views, integrations, time tracking, and automation, with a free plan for unlimited tasks and members.

    7.6 Free plan · paid from $7/user/mo (annual) Visit site
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    Jira

    by Jira
    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+4
    7.5 Free plan · paid from $7.91/user/mo · 7-day trial Visit site
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    Brainloot

    Free plan AndroidiPhoneWeb

    Brainloot combines board-based task tracking with focus tools and game-development integrations. Check the plan limits and bridge status against the team’s workflow before choosing it.

    7.4 Free plan · paid from £9/mo Visit site
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    Linear

    by Linear
    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+3

    Linear combines product planning and issue tracking with AI features and integrations. The Free plan has explicit team and issue limits, while paid plan prices are billed yearly.

    7.4 Free plan · paid from $10/user/mo (annual) Visit site
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    OpenProject

    by OpenProject
    Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+1

    OpenProject offers project planning and collaboration across classic, agile, and hybrid work, with community and paid plans.

    7.3 Free plan · paid from €5.95/user/mo · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Codecks

    Free plan APIWeb

    Choose Codecks if your game team wants project planning tools that connect production work with community feedback.

    7.2 Free plan · paid from €6/user/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Visit site
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    HacknPlan

    Free plan APIWeb

    Choose HacknPlan if your game development work needs connected design documentation, task planning, and progress charts.

    7.2 Free plan · paid from €5.80/user/mo (annual) · 30-day trial Visit site
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    7.2 Free plan · pricing on request Visit site
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    monday.com

    by monday.com
    Free plan AndroidiPhone

    monday.com combines several board views with automation, integrations, and mobile apps.

    7.1 Free plan · paid from $9/user/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Plane

    by Plane
    Free plan WebiPhoneAndroid

    Choose Plane if your team wants board-based work management with automation, time tracking, and guest access.

    7.1 Free plan · paid from $6/user/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Teamwork.com

    by Teamwork.com
    Free plan AndroidAPIExtension+4

    Choose Teamwork.com if your team wants project management with defined capacity tiers and needs features such as time tracking, guest access or automations.

    7.1 Free plan · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Lucenero

    Free plan Web

    Lucenero combines game-team task management with a collaborative canvas, contractor submissions, and workflow automation.

    7.0 Free plan Visit site
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    Taiga

    Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb

    Taiga combines Scrum and Kanban project tools with integrations, APIs, and an on-premise option.

    7.0 Free plan · paid from €5/mo Visit site
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    Trello

    by Trello
    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+3

    Trello combines visual task organization with calendar planning, automation, and app connections. Check the Free plan's collaborator, board, file, and command-run limits against your needs.

    7.0 Free plan · paid from $5/user/mo (annual) Visit site
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    Wrike

    by Wrike
    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+3

    Wrike offers a free entry point and paid tiers with stated team-size ranges. Check the Free plan’s task and storage limits, or compare Team and Business if the team fits their respective user ranges.

    7.0 Free plan · paid from $10/user/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Visit site
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    TeamGantt

    by TeamGantt
    Free plan WebiPhoneAndroid

    Choose TeamGantt if you need project planning across web and mobile, with automation, time tracking, and guest access.

    6.9 Free plan · paid from $24/mo · 14-day trial Visit site
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    YouTrack

    by YouTrack
    Free plan WebWindowsMac+3

    Choose YouTrack if your team wants project management with automation rules, time tracking, and guest access across web, desktop, and mobile platforms.

    6.9 Free plan · paid from $4.50/user/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Questlog

    Free plan Web

    Questlog brings game production planning and public progress updates into a web-based workflow. Solo is free for one game, while Party costs €9.99/mo and raises the project limit to unlimited.

    6.8 Free plan · paid from €9.99/mo Visit site
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    Zoho Projects

    by Zoho Projects
    Free plan WebiPhoneAndroid

    Zoho Projects offers a free entry point and higher limits on paid plans, with project, storage and workflow allowances stated for each.

    6.8 Free plan · paid from $5/user/mo (annual) · 15-day trial Visit site
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    Savepoint

    Free plan Web

    Savepoint combines game-production planning, dependency visibility and bug tracking.

    6.7 Free plan · 14-day trial Visit site
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    SoloMode

    Free plan Web

    SoloMode brings project planning, game documentation, and Steam research into one web tool. The free plan covers one project; Pro adds unlimited projects and market research for $14 a month.

    6.7 Free plan · paid from $14/mo · 30-day trial Visit site

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