Free for games, streams and videos
Free game music
Calm lofi background tracks for indie games, game jams, streams and videos. 500+ songs by Purrple Cat, free to download with credit (CC BY 4.0). Pick a zone on the map, or build a whole soundtrack in a few minutes.
- 500+ songs
- 9 zones
- $0 to use
- MP3 downloads
Choose your zone
Each island is a kind of game level with its own records. Tap one to hear it.
- 1Home Village86 tracks · hub towns and villages
- 2Deep Forest31 tracks · forest levels and nature walks
- 3Sunken Desert14 tracks · desert and ruin levels
- 4Storm Coast43 tracks · ocean, beach and underwater levels
- 5Neon District47 tracks · night city and rooftop levels
- 6Frost Peaks22 tracks · snow and ice levels
- 7Haunted Grounds40 tracks · haunted house and manor levels
- 8Sky Kingdom43 tracks · sky islands and floating levels
- 9Save Room39 tracks · pause and settings menus
From zero to a soundtrack in three steps
- 1
Explore the map
Listen to the zones that match your levels. Every track shows its energy, rough tempo and length.
- 2
Fill your slots
The Soundtrack Builder has a slot for the title screen, pause menu, each zone and the credits. Pick, preview and swap.
- 3
Export and ship
Copy the credit line, save
CREDITS.txtandsoundtrack.json, and download the MP3s. Done.
Where you can use it
Free to use with credit, including in commercial projects. The credit is one line.
- Indie and commercial gamesYes
Steam, itch.io, console and app stores. Credit in the game and on the store page.
- Mobile and web gamesYes
Download the MP3s and bundle them. Credit in the app description.
- Game jams and prototypesYes
Use freely with credit. Perfect for a ten-minute soundtrack.
- Twitch and YouTube streamsYes
Credit in your panel or description. Fine for livestreams.
- Videos, trailers and devlogsYes
TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and the rest. Credit in the description.
- Music streaming servicesNo
Do not upload it to Spotify, Apple Music and similar, and no remixes, samples or covers there.
Your credit line
Music by Purrple Cat (purrplecat.com), licensed under CC BY 4.0: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/What this music is, and what it is not
Good for
- Hubs, menus, shops and save rooms
- Exploration and cosy levels
- Puzzle, farming and crafting games
- Stream backgrounds and video beds
Not made for
- Boss fights and action combat
- Horror stingers and jump scares
- Seamless loops (these are full songs)
- Stems, WAV files or loop points
Questions
Is this game music really free?
Yes. Every track is released by Purrple Cat under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence (CC BY 4.0). You can download the MP3s and use them in free or paid games, apps, streams and videos. The one condition is credit: say who made the music and link to the licence.
Can I use it in a commercial game?
Yes. CC BY 4.0 allows commercial use. Put the credit line in your in-game credits and on your store page, and keep a link to the licence. This is general information, not legal advice. If you have a publisher or a lawyer, show them the licence text.
What credit do I need to give?
Paste this into your credits screen, store page or video description: “Music by Purrple Cat (purrplecat.com), licensed under CC BY 4.0: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/”. The Soundtrack Builder writes the credit for you, with the track titles you chose.
Can I stream or livestream a game with this music?
Yes. Music is fine on YouTube, Twitch, TikTok, Instagram and other social platforms and livestreams, as long as you credit it. Put the credit in your stream panel, video description or pinned comment.
Can I loop the tracks?
These are full-length songs, not seamless game loops. They end naturally, so the easy way to use them is to play the whole song and then start the next one, or fade out and crossfade. The Engines page has a crossfade snippet. A looping tool in your engine will work, but you will hear the join.
What kind of music is it?
Calm, instrumental lofi: soft drums, warm keys, guitars and pads. It works for hubs, exploration, menus, cosy games, puzzle games, streams and videos. It is not a good fit for boss fights, action combat or horror stingers.
