Thunderclap: Thick pixel lightning slams the ground after a faint stepped leader: sky flash, spiky impact star, crawling ground arcs, bouncing sparks and rubble, a smoke column and a cooling scorch.

Thunderclap

Thick pixel lightning slams the ground after a faint stepped leader: sky flash, spiky impact star, crawling ground arcs, bouncing sparks and rubble, a smoke column and a cooling scorch.

Thunderclap is a pixel art effect that loops seamlessly every 1.2 seconds, drawn on a 192 by 192 canvas at 3x pixels with the Sweetie 16 palette. It is built from 11 particle emitters and 5 lightning bolts.

Free download with a transparent background, cropped to the effect, 36 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
1.2 seconds, seamless loop
Canvas
192 x 192, pixel art at 3x, Sweetie 16 palette
Layers
11 emitters and 5 lightning bolts
Blend
Mostly normal
Colours
whitebluecyangold
Sprites
Warped Shooting Fx by ansimuz (CC0)
Tags
lightning, thunder, strike, storm, impact

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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