Zafiro - build small worlds with mood, lighting, and clarity.
A browser-based 3D terrain editor focused on atmosphere and playful exploration. Build scenes fast, iterate visually, then share your worlds.
- No install - runs in the browser
- Templates + fast iteration loop
- Explore your scene in a playable view
What you can do
A practical toolset for building a small world quickly - without losing the “magic”.
Visual world-building
Shape a scene and iterate in real time. Focus on composition, mood, and readability.
Atmosphere & weather
Tune fog, sky, lighting and ambient cues for a cinematic, painterly feel.
Audio as part of the world
Layer subtle, reactive sounds to support immersion without heavy overhead.
Performance-conscious assets
Use distance-based detail where it matters. Keep scenes responsive on typical hardware.
Playable viewpoint
Move through the world as a character - validate scale, navigation, and “feel”.
Made to evolve
Actively developed: updates add capabilities while keeping the core workflow simple.
How it works
Three steps. No ceremony.
Pick a starting point
Start from a template or an empty scene.
Build the mood
Place elements, tune atmosphere, iterate quickly.
Explore and share
Walk through the world and show it to others.
Status
Zafiro is in Beta. The focus is stability, performance, and expanding world-building primitives.
- Stability and predictable scene reset
- Better onboarding and “first 60 seconds” flow
- Tighter asset management and templates
What’s next
Near-term: more templates, improved onboarding, better reset consistency, and clearer asset/scene state.
About the author
I build Zafiro as a long-term craft project - combining frontend engineering with an art background focused on composition, lighting, and mood. The goal is a tool that feels calm, playful, and visually rewarding.
More about the authorLatest update
Keep this section small and current - it works well as a “proof of momentum”.
r 0.0.14
- Input Control
- Keyboard-driven movement and interactions.
- Audio Management
- Loading and playing sound effects (e.g., ambient birds).
- Environment
- Grass variants, flowers, particles, and distance-based trees.
- Scene planes and basic environment structure.
- Character & Scene
- Player character creation, movement, and animation updates.
- Camera and scene controllers integration.