8 best-selling assets to help you get your next project ready

Asset Store Team

May 10, 2023 in Games | 5 min. read

Sample scene showcasing a country road with blooming wildflowers from NatureManufacture’s Environment Bundle – Dynamic Nature in the Unity Asset Store

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Don’t miss the Spring Sale
From May 10–June 1, save 50% on over 500 Unity Asset Store bestsellers (including all of the assets in this blog post) to kick-start or speed up your latest project. Plus, spark your creativity with up to 70% off limited-time Flash Deals.

Looking for a springtime refresh? Explore high-quality, best-selling assets that can help you spruce up your game. Whether you’re already working on a project or beginning a new one, keep reading as we highlight eight community-approved assets.

Make a switch from coding: Use scripting instead

Sample scene from Aron Granberg’s A* Pathfinding Project Pro in the Unity Asset Store

Sample scene depicting a maze template with AI NPCs from Aron Granberg’s A* Pathfinding Project Pro in the Unity Asset Store — Sample scene from Aron Granberg’s A* Pathfinding Project Pro in the Unity Asset Store

Coding is fun but takes time, and it isn’t always needed to make your game shine. Asset Store tools are designed to keep you from coding every detail yourself, and visual scripting can be a time-saver for developing your game faster without sacrificing the quality of gameplay.

Start with the World Building Bundle, a perfect resource for complete integrated world creation. The package includes tools for producing audio, cutscenes, and streaming, which can save months of work.

Next, consider A* Pathfinding Project. This tool is a great option for game developers who want to create complex mazes and have AI characters navigate them quickly and efficiently.

Visual scripting makes Behavior Designer – Behavior Trees for Everyone, an intuitive, efficiency-maximizing visual editor, a creative solution for multiplatform game development.

Throw some shade(rs) on it

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View a brief showcase of the scenes included in Seaside Studios’ All In 1 Sprite Shader

Shaders help you create and polish stunning visuals that match your game’s aesthetic. Luckily, Asset Store publishers offer packs that are rigged and ready to go for all render pipelines.

For instance, All in 1 Sprite Shader provides over 40 stackable effects and works in all pipelines, giving sprites instant impacts your players will love. And publisher Dustyroom has tools, like Flat Kit: Toon Shading and Water and Toony Colors Pro 2, that can bring a unique, stylized look with rapid iteration and ease-of-use features for those using the Built-in Render Pipeline and Universal Render Pipeline.

Leverage artist inspiration

A demo scene from NatureManufacture’s Environment Bundle – Dynamic Nature

Whether you’re looking for out-of-the box basics or inspiring prefabs for prototyping, explore the wide range of inspiring 2D and 3D assets to get one step closer to your artistic vision.

Need more inspiration? Get in on POLYGON Fantasy Kingdom – Low Poly 3D Art by Synty Studios to efficiently plan your futurescape, Low Poly Ultimate Pack by polyperfect for making great low-poly styled art and games, and of course, Environment Bundle – Dynamic Nature by NatureManufacture for a real-world look.

Keep an eye on the Asset Store for future sales and promotions offering big discounts on the most sought-after assets.