--- title: Scaleform Reviews meta_title: 'Scaleform Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta_description: Filter 11 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Scaleform works for a business like yours. aggregate_rating: rating_value: 3.1 review_count: 11 scale: '5' date_modified: '2026-08-07' parent_category: name: Game Development url: https://www.g2.com/categories/game-development --- # Scaleform Reviews **Vendor:** Autodesk **Category:** [Gaming Tools ](https://www.g2.com/categories/gaming-tools) **Average Rating:** 3.1/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 11 ## About Scaleform Scaleform enables developers to leverage the power of the Adobe Flash tool set to create user interface environments for PCs, games consoles, mobile devices, and consumer technologies. ## Scaleform Reviews ### 1. Concept is great, but does not pan out anymore **Rating:** 2.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Games | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 14, 2021 **What do you like best about Scaleform?** The idea of using a simple scripting language to design and manage UI elements. That is great since the UI designers don't need to know C++ to create UIs, plus we can test the ui outside of the engine without no problem **What do you dislike about Scaleform?** Well, since Adobe has made it almost impossible to get the older versions of ActionScript. It is a pain to onboard a new person. We have one computer with the correct version of adobe flash, and all the UI Designers share it. One thing I would say to change is using HTML5(html+js), please. We are talking to Coherent Labs about their middleware for our next title since it is pure-ish HTML5 **Recommendations to others considering Scaleform:** If you have to use, then yes i would. If you dont have to use, HELL NO **What problems is Scaleform solving and how is that benefiting you?** First, the UI were being done in C++. This was not good since our designers don't know C++, so that would mean our engineers would have to do and take them off more critical tasks. And It would slow the UI design process down. benefits realized- Yes, since now our engineers are only doing about 10-20% of tasks related to UI work, and most of the functions are now being done by the Designers. ### 2. Good tool in general, but with it's flaws and limitations **Rating:** 2.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Dmitry D. | Investor; Technical Director; Developer, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 30, 2021 **What do you like best about Scaleform?** If you know Flash, you'll be right at home. There are some things that you need to keep in mind during work with Scaleform, but in general the workflow is very similar to good old Flash Platform **What do you dislike about Scaleform?** 1. No hot reload. You need to recompile swf, upload it and restart the client 2. Some Flash features are not supported, some are acting differently from native Flash 3. Support was slow and for some simple cases it was easier to patch the sources manually, rather then wait for vendor solution **Recommendations to others considering Scaleform:** Make sure that you have a Flash developers **What problems is Scaleform solving and how is that benefiting you?** I was creating UI for World of Tanks game. If you have a Flash developers, you are golden. But do you? ### 3. Scaleform it content Macromedia flash file **Rating:** 2.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Software | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 05, 2022 **What do you like best about Scaleform?** I used to Macromedia flash, it is easy to implement **What do you dislike about Scaleform?** Now flash is discontinued, now moving to the new game engine **Recommendations to others considering Scaleform:** Software technology is moving fast forward, keep learnings **What problems is Scaleform solving and how is that benefiting you?** Help UI in cry engine, now I'm moving to unreal engine that doesn't require scaleform animore ## Scaleform Discussions - [What does Scaleform do?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-does-scaleform-do) - [Is Scaleform still used?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-scaleform-still-used) - [What replaced scaleform?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-replaced-scaleform) - [What does Autodesk Scaleform do?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-does-autodesk-scaleform-do) - [View Scaleform pricing details and edition comparison](https://www.g2.com/products/scaleform/reviews?filters%5Bnps_score%5D%5B%5D=3§ion=pricing&secure%5Bexpires_at%5D=2026-08-12+12%3A19%3A54+-0500&secure%5Bsession_id%5D=83605846-1a55-4089-b460-00a625b1c6bd&secure%5Btoken%5D=23e45ca6e1dfed5160fbc72788e7388fad06897481971ecd87250ef1f7f720df&format=llm_user) ## Top Scaleform Alternatives - [Bitbucket](https://www.g2.com/products/bitbucket/reviews) - 4.4/5.0 (998 reviews) - [GitHub](https://www.g2.com/products/github/reviews) - 4.7/5.0 (2,334 reviews) - [Sentry](https://www.g2.com/products/sentry/reviews) - 4.5/5.0 (222 reviews)