Just in case you weren’t aware, creating the next big game property to captivate the gaming community isn’t an easy task. You need to make the game look good, sound good, play well and most importantly, you need to find an audience that appreciates your work. So as you would imagine, this isn’t something that happens without a lot of time spent on the project and a lot of cash spent on it too.

However, there are some ways that developers can tighten their purse strings and save money while producing a gamw worth publishing. There are hundreds of online resources where developers can download free game assets that they can use within their title with no need to pay through the nose. These assets are free and best of all, they are mostly of a high quality. So sit back and relax while we show you some great online liberties where you can claim some free game assets for your project:

#1 – Itch.Io

When it comes to claiming a wide selection of free gaming assets. There are few places that offer a more comprehensive collection of assets than Itch.Io. This website is community driven and serves as a means of supporting indie studios in achieving their goals without dipping into their wallet too much. So if you want to check out their catalogue of content, head over to Itch.Io today.

#2 – Craftpix

If you are in the market for something that is more suited to a 2D game that you are developing, Craft Pix is the website for you. This website caters to the 2D gaming dev community and offers a wide range of assets including models, environments, code, animations and sprites that are all free to claim as your own. So if that sounds like something you want to do, be sure to try out Craft Pix for yourself.

#3 – Game Dev Market

Game Dev Market is exactly what you would expect, a market that offers assets for developers. However, while there is plenty of paid content, there is an abundance of free assets that developers can use to make their game stand out. Plus, if you have some spare funds, you might even find something worth investing in. So head over to Game Dev Market and see for yourself.

#4 – Unreal Engine Marketplace

Unreal Engine is one of the most popular and easy to learn engines for development in the world, especially amongst indie studios, so it is hardly a surprise that there are lots of assets for developers to plunder through. These assets are optimised for use within this engine, are of a very high quality and best of all, they will cost you absolutely nothing. Unreal Engine will also curate new free assets every month for you to get.

#5 – Ion Crate

Then lastly, we have our own site, Ion Crate, that targets Sci Fi game developers and offers commercial free Science Fiction 3D models, Textures, SFX and more!