Particle Forge — Pixel Art VFX Generator (PNG, GIF, Godot)

Pick an effect. Get a perfect-loop pixel animation. Particle Forge generates fire, smoke, explosions, magic, rain, snow and more as pixel-art animations, and exports them ready for your game: spritesheet PNG, transparent GIF, frame-by-frame ZIP, and a Godot 4 pack (PNG + SpriteFrames .tres + JSON).

It's one HTML file. It runs 100% offline in your browser. Nothing is uploaded, there's no account, no subscription, nothing to install.

Try before you buy

A free web demo is included on this page (up to 48 px, 12 frames, GIF and PNG export with a small watermark). If it does what you need, the full version unlocks 256 px, up to 96 frames, clean exports, frame ZIPs and engine packs.

What it does

• 20 ready-made effects — Campfire, Torch, Smoke, Explosion, Shockwave, Hit spark, Magic burst, Heal, Poison, Snow, Rain, Dust puff, Coin sparkle, Portal, Water splash, Leaves, Fireflies, Bubbles, Embers, Twinkle
• Seamless loops, always — loop effects repeat with no jump; one-shot effects (explosions, hits) play once and clear
• Full control — emitter shape, direction, spread, speed, gravity, wind, drag, swirl, turbulence, particle shape and size, colour ramp, glow, outline
• Real pixel art — limit the palette, choose crisp, dithered or soft edges, pick the canvas from 8 to 256 px
• Random and Mutate — roll a brand-new effect, or nudge the current one until it looks right
• Deterministic — same settings and seed always give the same frames. Share an effect as a short text code
• Live preview with scrubber, frame stepping, background and zoom. Your settings are remembered.

Exports

• Spritesheet PNG — transparent, any column count, upscaled in whole-number steps
• GIF — transparent background
• Frames ZIP — one numbered PNG per frame
• Engine pack — PNG + GIF + Godot 4 SpriteFrames (.tres) + JSON frame data + readme, in one ZIP

Tested, not guessed

300+ automated tests check that every effect renders, loops without a seam, stays inside its palette and exports valid files. The exported PNGs, GIFs and ZIPs were opened and checked in a real browser, and the Godot pack was loaded in Godot 4.

Good to know

• Works in any modern browser (Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari). No install: unzip and double-click index.html.
• Canvas up to 256 px, up to 96 frames, exports up to 2048 px.
• Free updates for everyone who owns it.

Questions or ideas?

Leave a comment below — I read every one and I'm adding effects and features based on what people ask for. Made by LITE.