Post here some handy links to free game development resources for your fellow Game Jam participants.
Some resources to help you started:
- Blender, for 3D models and can also do 2D and/or sculpting: https://www.blender.org
- Kenny Assets: https://kenney.nl/assets | License: CC0 1.0 Universal
- CraftPix.net, free 2D game assets for arcade, strategy, platformer, RPG and many other game types: https://craftpix.net/freebies/
- Freesound.org: https://freesound.org | License: https://freesound.org/help/faq/#wait-this-is-all-free
- 8bit Sound Generator: https://www.bfxr.net/ | License: You have full rights to all sounds made with bfxr, and are free to use them for any purposes, commercial or otherwise.
- Color Scheme Generator: http://colormind.io/
- Color Scheme Designer: https://paletton.com/
- Open Game Art: https://opengameart.org | License: https://opengameart.org/content/faq#q-how-to-credit
- Piskel, a free online editor for animated sprites & pixel art: https://www.piskelapp.com/
- Mixamo, animations: https://www.mixamo.com/
- Tree It, free tree creation tool: http://www.evolved-software.com/treeit/treeit
- WOWIE Asset Pack (by Jonas Tyroller): https://jonas-tyroller.itch.io/wowie-pack
- LabChirp, a powerful and versatile sound effect generator: https://labbed.itch.io/labchirp
- Kay Lousberg free Game Assets: https://kaylousberg.com/game-assets
- ChipTone, a free tool for generating sound effect: https://sfbgames.itch.io/chiptone | License: All sounds created using ChipTone are free to use for any purpose, commercial or otherwise, under the CC0 licence.
- Beepbox, BeepBox is an online tool for sketching and sharing instrumental music: https://www.beepbox.co
- Material maker, for procedural materials: https://rodzilla.itch.io/material-maker
- Audacity for editing audio: https://www.audacityteam.org
- Game idea generator, for if you're completely stuck on an idea: http://ygd.bafta.org/resources/game-idea-generator
- Ship Mixer, create ships that perfectly fit the shmup style: https://kenney.itch.io/ship-mixer (License see link)
- Creature Mixer, create characters that perfectly fit the platformer style: https://kenney.itch.io/creature-mixer (License see link)
- Some amazing free CC0 low poly places/characters/props: https://elbolilloduro.itch.io/
- Texture tool: https://www.codeandweb.com/texturepacker
- Collection of low poly stuff: https://github.com/Miziziziz/Retro3DGraphicsCollection
- Inkscape: a free and open source vector graphics creation tool. https://inkscape.org/
- LibreSprite: LibreSprite is an open source version of AseSprite. https://libresprite.github.io/#!/
- Pixel Art Sprite Mixer. It has 100 Pixel Art Top-Down Animations, attack anims, weapons, swimming, teleporting, energy charging, jumps and ninja runs + more. Also has over 400 Items/Armors. I made it to help beginners, indies devs & game jammers. https://kingbell.itch.io/pixel-sprite-mixer
- GDD Wizard is a browser-based tool built for jam teams to plan, organize, and finish stronger. Try it out here: https://studio-erza.itch.io/gdd-wizard
- Procedural music generator: https://pernyblom.github.io/abundant-music/, CC0 licence and https://musical-artifacts.com/ has lots of publicly licensed sound fonts for rendering the midi files that abundant music generates.
