{"id":5892,"date":"2017-11-16T13:00:09","date_gmt":"2017-11-16T18:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/?p=5892"},"modified":"2017-11-15T19:06:51","modified_gmt":"2017-11-16T00:06:51","slug":"more-fantasy-map-generators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2017\/11\/more-fantasy-map-generators\/","title":{"rendered":"More Fantasy Map Generators"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"uncharted-atlas\" <\/div> <\/div>
\"fantasy-city-generator\" <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

Maps Mania has a roundup of fantasy map generators<\/a>\u2014applications that generate maps of imaginary cities or landscapes algorithmically. Sometimes even with names. Two of them I’d previously heard of:\u00a0Uncharted Atlas<\/a>, a Twitter bot that tweets out a new map every hour, and the\u00a0Medieval Fantasy City Generator<\/a>, which generates a random medieval city layout. Two were new to me: Azgaar’s Fantasy Map Generator<\/a>, which comes complete with documentation and an accompanying blog<\/a>; and Oskar Stalberg’s City Generator<\/a>, which doesn’t.<\/p>\n

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. If fantasy map generators can produce a map that is at least credible in comparison to the human-made product, what does that say about that human-made product in terms of the imagination and creativity that went into it?<\/p>\n

Previously: The Medieval Fantasy City Generator<\/a>,\u00a0Uncharted Atlas<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Maps Mania has a roundup of fantasy map generators\u2014applications that generate maps of imaginary cities or landscapes algorithmically. Sometimes even with names. Two of them I’d previously heard of:\u00a0Uncharted Atlas, a Twitter bot that tweets… More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"link","meta":{"autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[],"autoblue_post_url":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[616,31],"class_list":["post-5892","post","type-post","status-publish","format-link","hentry","category-maps-and-literature","tag-code","tag-fantasy-maps","post_format-post-format-link"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1840139,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2025\/05\/fantasy-mapmaking-tools\/","url_meta":{"origin":5892,"position":0},"title":"Fantasy Mapmaking Tools","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"2 May 2025","format":"link","excerpt":"I\u2019ve been making note of procedural fantasy map generators for a while now. 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The generation method is rather arbitrary, the goal is to produce a nice looking map, not an accurate model of a city.\" As\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Maps and Literature"","block_context":{"text":"Maps and Literature","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/category\/maps-and-literature\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/fantasy-city-generator-1024x947.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/fantasy-city-generator-1024x947.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/fantasy-city-generator-1024x947.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/fantasy-city-generator-1024x947.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1787906,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2019\/10\/a-fantasy-maps-update\/","url_meta":{"origin":5892,"position":2},"title":"A Fantasy Maps Update","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"15 October 2019","format":"link","excerpt":"It\u2019s been a while since my last post. 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