Knockback Skid: Knockback skid: a directional hit flash with long speed lines, then a skid along the floor that kicks up dust, throws friction sparks and leaves dark skid marks that fade.

Knockback Skid

Knockback skid: a directional hit flash with long speed lines, then a skid along the floor that kicks up dust, throws friction sparks and leaves dark skid marks that fade.

Knockback Skid is an HD effect that loops seamlessly every 1.2 seconds, drawn on a 320 by 220 canvas. It is built from 7 particle emitters. Most layers blend additively, so it glows on dark backgrounds.

Free download with a transparent background, cropped to the effect, 36 frames at 30 fps. Use it in commercial games, no credit needed.

Engine data for Unity, Godot, GameMaker and Aseprite comes with a plan: open it in the studio.

OPEN IN THE STUDIO

Change the colours, timing or size, or export for Unity, Godot 4, GameMaker, Phaser, PixiJS and Aseprite.

DETAILS

Length
1.2 seconds, seamless loop
Canvas
320 x 220, HD
Layers
7 emitters
Blend
Mostly additive (glows)
Colours
whiteorangepale goldgrey
Sprites
Kenney Particle Pack by Kenney (CC0)
Tags
knockback, skid, hit, fighter, beat em up, dust, sparks

USING IT IN YOUR GAME

Phaser, PixiJS
The PNG sheet is a plain grid of frames that both can slice. A TexturePacker JSON atlas comes with a plan, from the studio.
Unity
Import the PNG sheet as a Sprite with Mode set to Multiple and slice it, or open the effect in the studio for a ready-made grid.
Godot 4, GameMaker, Aseprite
Open it in the studio and pick your engine in Export: with a plan, it writes the files that engine imports.
Web and chat
The GIF plays anywhere; the APNG keeps soft edges on any background.
Blend mode
This effect is made of light. For the same glow in your game, draw the sprite with additive blending, or export it on black from the studio for additive shaders.

Step by step: Unity, Godot 4, GameMaker, Phaser and PixiJS, Aseprite, Web games (live runtime). Drawn with additive blending: see glow effects without a black box.

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