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Game DevelopmentPublished 5 March 2020 · Updated 6 April 2024

Asset Resources for Making Computer Games

If you don’t have the time or skills to create your own game assets - such as sprites, backgrounds, tiles and sounds, there are a number of websites where you can download game assets for free from.
Here is a list of websites that we recommend:

If you want an asset pack to work with while you follow our 2D Shooter Game Design Series - feel free to download the following zip folder that has enough sprites to get you started.

spaceshooter-assets

Code, Create, Play

Learning GameMaker?

Code Create Play takes you through building a complete game step by step over seven days.