The amount of free resources with flexible licenses on the web is enormous, and that means we always discover something new to share. This time we found Game Icons, a portal with more than 4,000 free icons, especially designed for all kinds of games. The best part is that they are available in SVG format, and we can also customize their color on the official site.
If you are thinking of creating your own board game, modifying an existing one, recreating lost pieces, or even making a digital version, the truth is that you don't need overly elaborate designs to get started. Image generation with artificial intelligence can help in specific cases, and the web is also full of free resources. For example, Iconduck has already surpassed the 250,000 icon mark, and the selection from Tilda Publishing hasn't gone anywhere, but today I'd like to mention the Game Icons portal, with more than 4,000 options aimed at all kinds of games.
Game Icons: Thousands of free icons at your fingertips
The site divides its content into several categories or «tags», but at the time of writing these lines, the total amounts to 4131 icons. If you're looking for designs of monsters and strange creatures, that section has more than 120 designs that should cover all your needs. If the idea is to add liquids or potions, the Liquid category has a similar number of icons. Symbol & Emblem surpasses 170 icons with logos and shields, and the most complete categories are Animals (185 icons) and Building & Place (186 icons).
But that's not all: Game Icons enables the customization of icons with a tool to modify the main color or background, alter their position, rotate the content, and add shadows or borders for a better effect. The download formats are PNG and SVG, however, Game Icons offers a universal link for all its icons, stored in a very convenient zip. This eliminates the possibility of customizing them directly, but with SVGs in your power, the sky is the limit.
To finish, all licenses are CC-BY-3.0 (requires attribution) or CC0, depending on what the original designer decided. Link below!
Official site: Click here
