Asteroid Explosion: Asteroid explosion for a space shooter: a tumbling asteroid drifts in, a laser bolt hits it and it bursts into drifting chunks, rubble, a dust cloud and hot sparks.

Asteroid Explosion

Asteroid explosion for a space shooter: a tumbling asteroid drifts in, a laser bolt hits it and it bursts into drifting chunks, rubble, a dust cloud and hot sparks. HD, loops.

Asteroid Explosion is an HD effect that loops seamlessly every 1.8 seconds, drawn on a 384 by 384 canvas. It is built from 8 particle emitters.

Free download with a transparent background, cropped to the effect, 54 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
1.8 seconds, seamless loop
Canvas
384 x 384, HD
Layers
8 emitters
Blend
Mostly normal
Colours
greyorangepale cyanpale orange
Sprites
ParticleFX Originals by ParticleFX Studio (CC0), Kenney Particle Pack by Kenney (CC0)
Tags
asteroid, explosion, space, rock, debris, shmup, space shooter, 2d

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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