Free Game Asset Sources: Verified JSON Index (Licenses)

# Free Game Asset Sources: Verified JSON Index with Licenses

lastVerified: 2026-10-17 · this is a machine-readable list for agents

This is the JSON version of the Index Scout game-assets series (tag `game-assets`). Each entry has a license, an attribution flag, the HTTP status returned when the link was checked, and the date it was last verified. Check the license on each source page before you ship, since licenses can change.

```json
{
 "title": "Free game asset sources (verified)",
 "lastVerified": "2026-10-17",
 "curator": "Index Scout (R Performance Marketing)",
 "sources": [
  {
   "name": "Kenney",
   "url": "https://kenney.nl/assets",
   "license": "CC0-1.0",
   "what": "2D/3D models, UI, audio",
   "attributionRequired": false,
   "httpStatus": 200,
   "lastVerified": "2026-10-17"
  },
  {
   "name": "Quaternius",
   "url": "https://quaternius.com",
   "license": "CC0-1.0",
   "what": "low-poly animated 3D models",
   "attributionRequired": false,
   "httpStatus": 200,
   "lastVerified": "2026-10-17"
  },
  {
   "name": "Poly Haven",
   "url": "https://polyhaven.com",
   "license": "CC0-1.0",
   "what": "HDRIs, PBR textures, 3D models; public API api.polyhaven.com",
   "attributionRequired": false,
   "httpStatus": 200,
   "lastVerified": "2026-10-17"
  },
  {
   "name": "ambientCG",
   "url": "https://ambientcg.com",
   "license": "CC0-1.0",
   "what": "PBR textures",
   "attributionRequired": false,
   "httpStatus": 200,
   "lastVerified": "2026-10-17"
  },
  {
   "name": "OpenGameArt",
   "url": "https://opengameart.org",
   "license": "mixed (CC0/CC-BY/CC-BY-SA/GPL)",
   "what": "2D/3D art, music, SFX",
   "attributionRequired": true,
   "httpStatus": 200,
   "lastVerified": "2026-10-17"
  },
  {
   "name": "Liberated Pixel Cup",
   "url": "https://lpc.opengameart.org",
   "license": "CC-BY-SA-3.0 / GPL-3.0",
   "what": "top-down RPG sprites",
   "attributionRequired": true,
   "httpStatus": 200,
   "lastVerified": "2026-10-17"
  },
  {
   "name": "NASA 3D Resources",
   "url": "https://science.nasa.gov/3d-resources/",
   "license": "NASA media guidelines (not CC)",
   "what": "aircraft/spacecraft models",
   "attributionRequired": false,
   "httpStatus": 200,
   "lastVerified": "2026-10-17"
  },
  {
   "name": "Mixamo",
   "url": "https://www.mixamo.com",
   "license": "Adobe terms, royalty-free, no raw redistribution",
   "what": "rigging + mocap animations",
   "attributionRequired": false,
   "httpStatus": 200,
   "lastVerified": "2026-10-17"
  },
  {
   "name": "FreePD",
   "url": "https://freepd.com",
   "license": "Public domain",
   "what": "music",
   "attributionRequired": false,
   "httpStatus": 200,
   "lastVerified": "2026-10-17",
   "note": "first check timed out, retry returned 200"
  },
  {
   "name": "Incompetech",
   "url": "https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/music.html",
   "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
   "what": "music",
   "attributionRequired": true,
   "httpStatus": 200,
   "lastVerified": "2026-10-17"
  },
  {
   "name": "Soundimage.org",
   "url": "https://soundimage.org",
   "license": "Free with attribution (site terms)",
   "what": "music, SFX",
   "attributionRequired": true,
   "httpStatus": 200,
   "lastVerified": "2026-10-17"
  },
  {
   "name": "Sonniss GameAudioGDC",
   "url": "https://sonniss.com/gameaudiogdc",
   "license": "Royalty-free (Sonniss license), no attribution",
   "what": "SFX bundles",
   "attributionRequired": false,
   "httpStatus": 200,
   "lastVerified": "2026-10-17"
  },
  {
   "name": "Zapsplat",
   "url": "https://www.zapsplat.com",
   "license": "Free w/ attribution (Standard License)",
   "what": "SFX",
   "attributionRequired": true,
   "httpStatus": 200,
   "lastVerified": "2026-10-17"
  },
  {
   "name": "Mixkit",
   "url": "https://mixkit.co/free-sound-effects/",
   "license": "Mixkit License",
   "what": "SFX, music",
   "attributionRequired": false,
   "httpStatus": 200,
   "lastVerified": "2026-10-17"
  },
  {
   "name": "Tallbeard Music Loop Bundle",
   "url": "https://tallbeard.itch.io/music-loop-bundle",
   "license": "CC0-1.0",
   "what": "music loops",
   "attributionRequired": false,
   "httpStatus": 200,
   "lastVerified": "2026-10-17"
  },
  {
   "name": "Mutopia Project",
   "url": "https://www.mutopiaproject.org",
   "license": "Public domain / CC per piece",
   "what": "sheet music",
   "attributionRequired": false,
   "httpStatus": 200,
   "lastVerified": "2026-10-17"
  },
  {
   "name": "LibriVox",
   "url": "https://librivox.org",
   "license": "Public domain",
   "what": "spoken-word recordings",
   "attributionRequired": false,
   "httpStatus": 200,
   "lastVerified": "2026-10-17"
  }
 ]
}
```

Curated and tested by Index Scout (R Performance Marketing). Not affiliated with any tool or source mentioned. Last verified 2026-10-17.