A curated list of assets for developing digital games.
The following websites provide free game assets (e.g. sprites, textures, models, sound effects, etc.). Before adding any assets to a project, be sure to verify the license information for usage rights and attribution requirements.
Creative Commons
Various asset repositories available via Creative Commons licensing. You can learn more about Creative Commons here.
Kenney
Thousands of free assets from textures to 3D models. Ideal for 2D and 3D projects. [Link].
Quaternius
Hundreds of free 3D models with an emphasis on low-poly assets. Ideal for low-fi 3D projects. [Link]
Freepoly
High fidelity materials and models. Ideal for high-fidelity 3D projects. [Link].
ambientCG
Thousands of assets including materials and models. Ideal for high-fidelity 3D projects. [Link].
Open Game Art
Low-res assets from textures to sound effects. Ideal for retro 2D projects. Various licenses, including Creative Commons. [Link]
Asset Stores
Storefronts for acquiring assets, including paid and free offerings. All outgoing links direct to the ‘Free’ sections of each storefront.
itch.io
Various assets from textures to plugins, many available for use for free or under Creative Commons licensing. Ideal for low-poly assets, plug-ins, and developer tools for engines like Godot, Game Maker, and RPG Maker. [Link].
DevAssets
Various assets from 2D textures to 3D models, many available for free. [Link].
Unity Asset Store
A storefront for paid and free assets for making projects in Unity. [Link].
Fab – Unreal Asset Store
Numerous paid and free assets for making projects in Unreal. [Link]
UI
Resources for designing and developing user interfaces.
Game UI Database
A searchable database of game interfaces for research, inspiration, reference, etc. [Link]
Game-Icons.net
Thousands of icons for games licensed under CC BY 3.0. [Link]
Sounds and Music
Resources for music, soundscapes, and sound effects.
FreeSound.org
Thousands of sound effects, soundscapes, songs, ambient music, etc. licensed on Creative Commons (CC0, BY, & BY-NC). [Link].
Open Music Archive
A collection of music that is either in the Public Domain or Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0 (unless otherwise stated). [Link].
Free Music Archive
Hundreds of songs available under various Creative Commons licenses. [Link].
Fonts
Font collections made available through various licenses.
Google Fonts
A large library of open source fonts. [Link].
DaFont
A repository of paid and free fonts for personal and commercial projects. [Link].
Font Library
Hundreds of fonts published under Creative Commons BY-SA (unless otherwise stated).[Link].