Free Animated Pixel Art Tiles & Props
Animated tiles and props that bring a level to life: water, lava and a waterfall that repeat seamlessly in every direction on every frame, plus a wall torch, a waving banner, a door that swings open, a spike trap, a crumbling block and swaying grass.
Use the tiles in a tile map like any other tile — every copy plays the same frame, and the edges always line up. The door, the trap and the crumbling block play once.
9 animated assets at 16 and 32 px. Download the whole pack (.zip, 155 KB).
Water
Deep blue water with rolling troughs, bobbing crests and blinking glints — a tile that repeats seamlessly. 8 frames · 8 fps · loops · tiles seamlessly.
Download: PNG 16 px · PNG 32 px · GIF
Lava
Thick molten rock with slow churning folds, cooling crust and bubbles that pop — a seamless tile for any lava pit. 12 frames · 8 fps · loops · tiles seamlessly.
Download: PNG 16 px · PNG 32 px · GIF
Waterfall
A falling sheet of water with foam streaks that tiles both ways — stack it as tall and as wide as you like. 16 frames · 16 fps · loops · tiles seamlessly.
Download: PNG 16 px · PNG 32 px · GIF
Wall torch
A flickering flame in an iron wall sconce, with rising embers — for dungeon and castle walls. 8 frames · 10 fps · loops.
Download: PNG 16 px · PNG 32 px · GIF
Banner
A swallow-tailed banner rippling on its pole, its gold emblem riding the folds — for castles, camps and checkpoints. 8 frames · 10 fps · loops.
Download: PNG 16 px · PNG 32 px · GIF
Door
A plank door in a stone arch: the ring lifts, the door swings in, overshoots and settles ajar. 9 frames · 12 fps · plays once.
Download: PNG 16 px · PNG 32 px · GIF
Spike trap
Steel spikes snap up out of a floor plate, bounce and settle with a glint — for traps and hazards. 8 frames · 14 fps · plays once.
Download: PNG 16 px · PNG 32 px · GIF
Crumbling block
A sandstone platform that shudders, cracks and breaks into chunks that tumble away — for platforms that give way. 10 frames · 12 fps · plays once.
Download: PNG 16 px · PNG 32 px · GIF
Tall grass
Grass blades and cattail reeds swaying as a breeze rolls through — a looping decoration for the ground. 12 frames · 10 fps · loops.
Download: PNG 16 px · PNG 32 px · GIF
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Free for any use (CC0)
Everything here is released under CC0 1.0: use the files in any project, commercial or not, change them and share them, without asking and without crediting anyone.
How they were made
Every asset is drawn pixel by pixel by code written for SpritePilot — not AI-generated, and not traced or adapted from anyone else's art.
Using them in your game
Each PNG is one row of square frames; explosion-32px_strip10.png is 10 frames of 32 × 32 pixels. Guides: Godot 4, Unity, Phaser. Preview any strip in the Sprite Player.