Pixel Rain: Parallax pixel rain: drops hit the floor and spawn splashes and ripples (onCollide), with a distant lightning strike.

Pixel Rain

Parallax pixel rain: drops hit the floor and spawn splashes and ripples (onCollide), with a distant lightning strike.

Pixel Rain is a pixel art effect that loops seamlessly every 2 seconds, drawn on a 256 by 192 canvas at 2x pixels with the Endesga 32 palette. It is built from 5 particle emitters and 1 lightning bolt.

Free download with a transparent background, cropped to the effect, 60 frames at 30 fps. Use it in commercial games, no credit needed.

OPEN IN THE STUDIO

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

DETAILS

Length
2 seconds, seamless loop
Canvas
256 x 192, pixel art at 2x, Endesga 32 palette
Layers
5 emitters and 1 lightning bolt
Blend
Mostly normal
Colours
bluepale bluewhitedeep blue
Sprites
Built-in shapes only
Tags
rain, weather, ambient, storm, collision, loop

USING IT IN YOUR GAME

Phaser, PixiJS
Take the PNG sheet: it comes with a TexturePacker JSON atlas that both load directly.
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: it writes the files that engine imports.
Web and chat
The GIF plays anywhere; the APNG keeps soft edges on any background.

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