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Retro and 8-bit sound effects
Chiptune-style blips, jumps, coins, lasers and explosions for pixel-art and arcade games, as WAV and OGG. Every sound is synthesised from scratch, the way old consoles made sound. Royalty-free for commercial games.
Retro and arcade packs
- Tower Defense Sounds: 80 sounds for tower defense games: tower placing, upgrades, cannons, magic bolts, lasers, waves, gold and lives. WAV and OGG. 80 sounds, €6.
- Racing Game Sounds: 70 sounds for racing games: engine revs and idles, gear shifts, turbo, skids, crashes, countdowns and lap chimes. WAV and OGG. 70 sounds, €3.
- Platformer Sounds: 99 bouncy sounds for jumps, coins, gems, stomps, springs and power-ups. WAV and OGG. 99 sounds, €6.
- Arcade Shooter Sounds: 84 punchy sounds for shoot 'em ups: shots, lasers, hits, explosions, shields, pickups and warnings. WAV and OGG. 84 sounds, €6.
- Retro UI Sounds: 120 short 8-bit sounds for menus, buttons, pickups and level-ups. WAV and OGG. 120 sounds, €5.
Questions
Do they work in Unity, Godot, Unreal and GameMaker?
Yes. Import the WAV files into any of them (OGG too in Unity, Godot and GameMaker). Sounds are short, trimmed and loudness-matched, so they play at a similar level without extra mixing.
Can I use these sounds in commercial games and videos?
Royalty-free: use them in commercial games, apps, videos and streams, including client work. No credit needed. Not allowed: reselling or sharing the files themselves.
Which file formats do I get?
Every sound comes as WAV 44.1 kHz 16-bit and OGG Vorbis, with the same file names in both. WAV works in every engine and editor; OGG is smaller and loads in Unity, Godot and GameMaker.
Are there free sounds to try first?
Yes. 30 game sound effects are free on itch.io with no sign-up, and most pack pages offer one sound from each of their categories for free when you join the monthly Packsmithy email.
How are the sounds made?
Every sound is synthesised from scratch in code, so there are no recorded samples from other libraries inside. Made with AI.