Royalty-free game sound effects for menus, UI, combat, and trailers
This page is tuned for game developers who need fast access to menu loops, UI feedback, retro cues, combat impacts, and cinematic trailer sounds. Instead of dropping you into a giant undifferentiated library, it groups the most relevant tags for gameplay systems, polish passes, and launch assets. 1,202 matching sounds available right now.
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Indie studios, mobile game teams, prototypes, live-service games, and interactive tools.
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1,202
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Fresh catalog data shows 644 matching sounds for this collection, including 241 electronic-tagged sounds, 232 game-tagged sounds, 117 cinematic sounds, 78 retro sounds, and 66 UI sounds.
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Recommended starting sounds
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Mouse Click Sounds
A strong fit for menus, inventory interactions, launcher flows, and button feedback.
Simple Boom Explosion
Useful when you need a direct combat hit or weapon impact without over-designing the mix.
Cinematic Impact Boom
Best for trailer edits, level-complete moments, boss reveals, and tension-building transitions.
Fetch game-ready sounds via the API
Use one request to search royalty-free UI, retro, and cinematic sounds, then pipe the results into your editor, game engine, or content pipeline.
curl -G https://api.lotsofsounds.com/api/v1/sounds -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" --data-urlencode "tags=game,ui,cinematic" --data-urlencode "limit=12" --data-urlencode "page=1"Sound effects for games
1,202 soundsChillin
Chill lo-fi loop made on koala sampler with some fx and resampled a few times for added flavor. Feel free to do as you please with this. Music is meant to be shared.
untitled game music
a free-to-use improvised project made in LMMS with a style similar to that of a video game in LOOP format
SUGGESTION 8
An uplifting musical loop.
Background music 111bpm
This sound was created with layering and frequency processing. BPM 111 Key D maj
BAS-21022014 - Game Loop 6
Game Loops 1 ------------------------------------------------------------- You may use these loops freely if you think they're usefull. I made them in Nanostudio with the Eden's synths (Loops also are very easy to make in nanostudio (=Freeware!)) I edited the mixdown afterwards with oceanaudio, ;normalise effect for maximum DB. If you want to use them for any production or whatever thats ok, they are public domain. 22 .mp3 Loops bye. --------------------------------------
BAS-21022014 - Game Loop 8
Game Loops 1 ------------------------------------------------------------- You may use these loops freely if you think they're usefull. I made them in Nanostudio with the Eden's synths (Loops also are very easy to make in nanostudio (=Freeware!)) I edited the mixdown afterwards with oceanaudio, ;normalise effect for maximum DB. If you want to use them for any production or whatever thats ok, they are public domain. 22 .mp3 Loops bye. --------------------------------------
Old Piano Instrumental
134 BPM
Circuit Tracks nice pad
Subject : A factory patch edited via macro knobs on a Novation Circuit Tracks. Macros automations going on. Cminor scale Date : 2024 05 07 Location : France indoors Notes : Cminor scale BPM unknown, probably between 115 and 120. Hardware : Novation circuit tracks into a Zoom H5 Processing : None. Tips : I left the last two bars before fading out untouched. So you may be able to loop it there! I didn't manage to find the good looping points so I didn't upload a loop. Attribution is greatly appre
8 bit game loop 013 simple mix 4 long 120 bpm
Twitter https://twitter.com/samples_simple @samples_simple More 8 bit game loops free on my youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLandMaVlYc&list=PL9BdtoyT75AXTALaP89QEwyPF2Dahr-9k&index=9 Donations directly to me are welcome at this link below, I appreciate it. https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/josefpres1 This sound can be combined with other sounds in the pack. Otherwise, it is well usable up to 120 bpm. Subscribe my youtube channel :-)for new samples https://youtu.be/FZhu2RkAXvc?t=17
Piano Spy Journey in D 93bpm
a cinematic piano loop created using Kontakt and FL Studio
odd little machine
Somewhere in an abandoned office, an odd little machine still works. A busy synth pizzacato string effect with some chiptune fuzz. Made with my MIDI controller.
the end of time sound fx by kris
hope u like it did it on ableton live :D
Ms Sarah (Short v.)
Music Sheet AI generated: Payne, Christine. "MuseNet." OpenAI, 25 Apr. 2019, openai.com/blog/musenet and I rewrote it SFX conversion Edited: Adobe + FXs + Mastered Sound and loops https://freesound.org/people/szegvari/ Music https://soundcloud.com/user-174290723
Soulja Unit - The Reminder (Original) (2012)
Orchestral Version : https://freesound.org/people/SouljaUnit/sounds/595488/ Multitracks : https://ccmixter.org/files/SouljaUnit/69555 Free Hip Hop Instrumental For Any Use... 100BPM Soulja Unit Production 2012
Street in Sand
Sheet music based on spooky and dark tones. From these came the ambient sound installation vision. SFX conversion Edited: Adobe + FXs + Mastered Sound and loops https://freesound.org/people/szegvari/ Music https://soundcloud.com/user-174290723
BAS-21022014 - Game Loop 1
Game Loops 1 ------------------------------------------------------------- You may use these loops freely if you think they're usefull. I made them in Nanostudio with the Eden's synths (Loops also are very easy to make in nanostudio (=Freeware!)) I edited the mixdown afterwards with oceanaudio, ;normalise effect for maximum DB. If you want to use them for any production or whatever thats ok, they are public domain. 22 .mp3 Loops bye. --------------------------------------
Slightly Mysterious Sounding Track
Weird vibe from this one, but I like it. Thanks for listening :)
8 bit music loop 002 part 01 arpeggio short loop 120 bpm
Twitter https://twitter.com/samples_simple @samples_simple Full song on my YouTube channel Link here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4Ak_z5zwd4 This sound can be combined with other sounds in the pack. Otherwise, it is well usable up to 120 bpm. Subscribe my youtube channel :-)for new samples https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDcZpIQtmoZPyWFZHUHuwSA Facebook https://www.facebook.com/simplesamplesweb
Melody Loop EDM Mix 128 bpm
melody loop 128 bpm music mix edm created in fl studio. DONATE NOW! ➡https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/giovi82
Cosmic Lounge [LoFi]
BPM: 112 Software: Arturia Pigments + ProTools
Shock Horror Stabs
An excellent 8 Bar loop for all your electronic music needs. If you like any one my samples please come to my Spotify and check out my music to get an idea of what can be done with them. Link is in The Bio. Feel free to use these samples how you want.
Little house
Sheet music based on mystic and ambient tones. From these came the ambient sound installation vision. SFX conversion Edited: Adobe + FXs + Mastered Sound and loops https://freesound.org/people/szegvari/ Music https://soundcloud.com/user-174290723
Selection MENU
I think it can be a melody for the selection menu
Ruiz_Ylona_2019_2020_handspinner_painting_metalpliers_version2
for this sound, I wanted to create a loop from a wave of the 'clap' of the spray paint. I played on the bass and then I duplicated the wave. Over the loop I added raw noise from my recordings. those of the handspinner, the spray paint and the metal clamp. I also added the modified sounds of my previous version. The ones where I played in particular on the distortion, the echo and the reverb
13_ca_dnb layers
These are 175 bpm synth layers maybe background music they will fit nice in a drum and bass track or as leads etc
Bug Boy Bass Loop
Short, catchy 8-bit / Chiptune style bass loop. The key is D minor and 140BPM This clip is loopable. [CC ZERO] Credit is appreciated but not required, Link it if you use it :)
Distant Explosion
Distant explosion. Made with mouth sound and some effects, like reverb, compressor and distortion. You can use my sounds freely. It would be great if you credit me. Leave a comment and tell me for which project you used it. Daniel Lucas, danlucaz. 2020.
explosion
An explosion I created on audacity using the risset drum generator, feel free to use it for whatever you want
Retro video game sfx - Explode 2
A high-pitched explosion or missile fire. Retro video game style. Generated using Labchirp.
Retro video game sfx - Explode 3
A booming explosion. Retro video game style. Generated using Labchirp.
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FAQ about sound effects for games
What kinds of game sounds are in this collection?
This collection is anchored around gameplay-friendly tags like game, retro, ui, interface, battle, notification, electronic, and cinematic. In the current catalog, that maps to 644 matching sounds, including 232 game-tagged sounds and 117 cinematic sounds.
Can I use these sounds inside a game engine or app pipeline?
Yes. Lots of Sounds is built for API-driven discovery, so you can search, preview, and route 644 currently matching sounds into Unity, Godot, Unreal, web games, launchers, or internal tooling instead of manually sorting local packs.
Why create a dedicated games page instead of just a generic sound library?
Game teams search with workflow intent: menu sound effects, retro game UI sounds, trailer booms, battle impacts. A dedicated landing page maps that intent to the underlying catalog and creates a much clearer answer for search engines and LLMs than a generic browse page.
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