Game Dev Quick Start Guide: Fantasy

If you're working on a low-poly game set in a fantasy world, Synty has you covered with a large library of assets all designed to work cohesively!

Adventure character holding a sword and shield is looking at a castle with giant stone troll approaching them from a meadow and the  game features premade HUD components from the Fantasy Warrior HUD pack

Whether you're looking for castles, goblins, swords, vikings, knights, elves, magic effects, or compasses – you'll find just what you need in our Fantasy Collection. We've created a variety of products to make your dev life easier including props, environments, characters, animations, UI and more. 

Read on for some resources to help you learn and be inspired as you embark on your game dev adventure! 

If you're starting a fantasy project and looking for inspiration, be sure to check out this great video from Synty Partner DanPos where four developers make 4 different fantasy games using our POLYGON - Fantasy Kingdom pack.

You can also watch this Synty livestream VOD where the team put together a mash up of POLYGON - Dark Fantasy, Sidekicks Fantasy Knights characters, and INTERFACE - Fantasy Warrior HUD.

For even more fantasy inspiration, check out our playlist of fantasy themed pack trailers over on the Synty YouTube channel! And if you're looking to learn some tips and tricks for how to work with Synty assets, be sure to head over to our tutorials playlist.

Looking for the very best of Synty's fantasy assets? Here's a handy list to get you set up for success as quickly as possible:

Best of Synty's Low-Poly Fantasy Art Packs

Fantasy Kingdom
A huge pack with a fully modular castle and house systems with enterable interiors, one of our best sellers, this pack makes a great base for a wide variety of games. 

Birds eye view of a detailed and expansive fantasy themed cityDark Fantasy
If your concept calls for a highly detailed, gothic cathedral vibe, this is the pack for you.

A gothic cathedral is silhouetted on a rocky hill, in front of a fiery red sunset backgroundDungeon Realms
This award winning pack provides an extensive set of modular pieces, allowing you to create a huge variety of combinations.

A dungeon scene, warmly lit by flame torches, a large viking statue is in the middle of the room

Supporting Products – UI, Characters and Animation

Fantasy Warrior HUD and Menus
These two INTERFACE packs are designed to work in unison, giving you all the UI structure you need to guide players through your game.

The start screen of a fantasy themed video game featuring a castle on a blue sky on the right, and a game menu on the leftSidekicks Fantasy Knights Characters
Use our Sidekick Character Creator to quickly put a variety of unique knight characters into your game world. 

5 unique fantasy knights characters on a vibrant coloured backgroundBase Locomotion and Sword Combat Animations
These two ANIMATION packs are meticulously hand-crafted, each with multiple animations and smooth transitions so you can get your characters moving with ease. 

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