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Last updated September 2026

Resources

This is my own game dev resources directory. My goal is to create a huge list of links with high quality assets ready to use for your projects. If you think there is another link I should include, don't hesitate to ping me in any social network.

Happy hacking!

Licences

Please remember to always look at the licence before using something in your project.

  • Free - free to use, may have paid premium features
  • Limited - contains a subset of features free to use under certain conditions
  • Paid - requires a licence with a cost
  • Open source - you can access the source code, it might be free to use

Assets

2D

  • Kenney - Massive library of CC0 public domain 2D, 3D and audio prototyping assets.
  • itch.io Game Assets - The largest indie marketplace for 2D sprites, tilesets and animations.
  • OpenGameArt.org - Long standing community repository of free, open source 2D and 3D game art.
  • DevAssets - Pay what you want or grab it for free.
  • Game Dev Market - Assets marketplace with 2D and 3D resources.

3D

  • Mixamo - Free service providing rigged 3D humanoid characters and plug and play animations.
  • Poly Haven - Curated public domain (CC0) 3D assets, HDRIs and photorealistic PBR textures.
  • Sketchfab - Large 3D model repository with web previews and Creative Commons search filters.
  • CGTrader - 3D model marketplace.

Multiple graphic collections

Code

2D engines and frameworks

  • Construct 3 - No code, browser based 2D engine using powerful block based event sheets.
  • PICO-8 - Fantasy console with constrained resolution and memory, ideal for learning core game loops.
  • Phaser - Framework for Canvas and WebGL powered browser games.
  • Stencyl - Game framework with a drag and drop interface.
  • PixiJS - HTML5 creation engine, a 2D WebGL renderer.
  • RPG Maker - Easy to use RPG game engine.
  • GameMaker - Industry proven 2D engine with visual GML and code scripting, free for non commercial desktop use.

3D engines and frameworks

  • Godot Engine - Lightweight, royalty free open source engine with dedicated 2D and 3D pipelines and GDScript.
  • Unity3D - Cross-platform game engine.
  • Unreal Engine - Suite of integrated tools for game developers.

Editors

  • Visual Studio Code - Lightweight code editor, powerful and highly extensible.
  • Cursor - AI first code editor built on VS Code for inline code generation and project aware chat.
  • Sublime Text - Sophisticated text editor for code, markup and prose.
  • Notepad++ - Free source code editor that supports several languages.
  • Visual Studio - Integrated development environment from Microsoft.
  • Rider - JetBrains' dot net editor with Unity integration and debugger.

Code versioning

  • GitHub - Web-based Git version control repository hosting service.
  • GitHub Desktop - Simple GUI client for staging, branching and syncing Git repositories without the CLI.
  • Anchorpoint - Git and cloud storage GUI designed for game engines and large binary assets.
  • GitLab - Web-based Git repository manager with wiki and issue tracking features.
  • Bitbucket - Distributed version control system.

Tools

Communication

  • Discord - All-in-one voice and text chat that works on desktop and phone.
  • Slack - Cloud-based set of team collaboration tools and services.

Planning

  • Codecks - Project management built for game developers, using a card based interface.
  • HacknPlan - Agile project planner structured around game design pillars: art, code, audio and design.
  • Notion - Versatile workspace for structuring game design documents, wikis and mechanics bibles.
  • Trello - Collaborative boards, lists and cards board tool.
  • KanbanFlow - Simplified project management tool.
  • Jira - Agile teams manager.

Art creation

  • Blender - Industry standard open source suite for 3D modelling, rigging, animation and sculpting.
  • Aseprite - Dedicated pixel art editor with timeline animation and tileset management.
  • Blockbench - Free, beginner friendly voxel and low poly box modelling tool.
  • Krita - Open source digital painting tool for concept art, storyboarding and hand painted textures.

Audio

  • jsfxr - Browser based procedural retro 8-bit sound effect generator.
  • Chiptone - Browser based sound effect designer for retro 8-bit and 16-bit games.
  • Freesound.org - Massive database of Creative Commons foley, environmental and mechanical audio recordings.
  • Audacity - Open source multi-track audio editor and recorder for trimming and processing sound.
  • Reaper - High performance, lightweight digital audio workstation widely used in game audio design.

Screen recording

  • OBS Studio - Universal open source standard for high framerate gameplay recording and live streaming.
  • ShareX - Free Windows screen capture tool with instant GIF creation and automated upload pipelines.
  • LICEcap - Capture an area of your desktop and save it directly to .GIF.
  • N-Studio - Screen and audio recorder with an integrated editor, formerly ScreenToGif.
  • GIPHY Capture - The GIF maker on Mac.

Inspiration

  • Game UI Database - Searchable visual reference library of UI, HUD and menu systems across thousands of games.
  • itch.io Game Jams - Active calendar of beginner friendly game jams for focused practice.
  • InfiniTown - A procedurally generated city with buildings and cars.