Pixel explosions, slashes and magic, ready to drop into your game
Flarewick covers combat, magic, pickups and movement: explosion, hit spark, sword slash, magic burst, portal, pickup sparkle, projectile, lightning, flame, heal aura, ground shockwave, shield bubble, smoke, landing dust and water splash. Each effect comes in several colourways (fire, frost, arcane, toxic, holy, volt...) as one sheet with Aseprite JSON, every frame as a PNG, the Aseprite source and a Godot 4 SpriteFrames resource.
Effects in Flarewick VFX 1.0.0
| Effect | Frames, size | Colourways | Loops? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Explosion | 10, 64x64 | fire, toxic, arcane, frost | one-shot |
| Sword slash | 6, 64x64 | frost, fire, holy, arcane | one-shot |
| Portal | 8, 64x64 | arcane, toxic, frost, fire | loop |
| Lightning strike | 6, 48x96 | volt, holy | one-shot |
| Heal aura | 8, 48x64 | toxic, holy, frost | loop |
| Ground shockwave | 7, 96x48 | dust, frost, fire | one-shot |
| Whole download | 473 files | 339 frame PNGs, 15 sheets + JSON, 15 .aseprite, Godot project | 0.76 MB zip |
Source: Flarewick VFX 1.0.0 README effect table and the download's file list, counted 10 Oct 2026.
Flarewick VFX vs the alternatives
Published prices, each checked on the date shown; prices change, so confirm on each site.
| Product | Price | Free | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flarewick VFX | $7 once | 3-effect sampler | live |
| Combat Effects 1, 2D Pixel Art VFX (Pozac, itch.io) | $1.99 USD (sale, 60% off $4.99) | 31 effects | 2026-10-10 |
| VFX Complete Set Season 1 (kiddolink, itch.io) | $18.59 USD or more | 87 animations | 2026-10-10 |
| Godot EffectBlocks, 3D low-poly VFX (Bukkbeek, itch.io) | $8.49 USD (sale, 15% off $9.99) | 2026-10-10 |
Why teams pick Flarewick VFX
- One line in Godot 4: FlarewickFX.spawn(scene, "explosion", "fire", pos) plays once and frees itself.
- Aseprite JSON with durations and a tag per colourway works in Phaser, Pixi, Defold and most importers.
- 48 colourways on the CyberMax palette, matching Mossvane tiles and Critterwick monsters.
- Looping and one-shot effects marked, frame sizes from 32x32 to 96x48.
Try it in one call
FlarewickFX.spawn(get_tree().current_scene, "explosion", "fire", enemy.global_position)FAQ
Why not Pozac Combat Effects?
It is a good deal at $1.99 on sale for 31 combat effects. Flarewick adds magic, pickups and movement effects, 48 colourways and ready Godot SpriteFrames with a one-line spawn helper, for $7.
Why not kiddolink's VFX Complete Set?
87 animations for $18.59 or more is a bigger library; Flarewick is a smaller, palette-matched set for $7 with engine files included.
What does the Flarewick licence allow?
From the pack's LICENSE.txt (CyberMax Game Asset Licence 1.0): you may "use, modify, recolour, cut up and combine the assets in any number of games, apps, prototypes, game-jam entries, videos, streams, trailers, store pages and marketing for those projects, commercial or not" and "ship the assets inside compiled or packaged projects ... including projects that make money". You may not "resell, sublicense, give away or share the asset files themselves" or "use the assets to train or fine-tune an AI/ML model". "ATTRIBUTION is not required."
What are the limits?
2D pixel art only (no 3D particles); 15 effect types; sizes up to 96x96 px.