1. 3DModelsCC0 creator library
Creator page exposes multiple packs explicitly described as public-domain/CC0.
143 unique research URLs
New trail: Renderosity, SimplyLightWave, VoodooFrog, 3D Buzz, CGW, CGarchitect, Usenet, Foundation 3D and Bryce-era resource archaeology.
2. Blender Human Base Meshes v1.4.1
https://www.blender.org/download/demo-files/
Official Blender demo-files page marks Human Base Meshes v1.4.1 as CC0; preserve version-specific evidence.
3. Jettelly CC0 Game Assets and VFX
https://jettelly.com/blog/game-assets-and-vfx-cc0-by-jettelly
Creator blog announces a CC0 VFX/Game Assets section with no credit or restrictions required; child asset pages should be enumerated next.
4. Screamin' CC0 3D Asset Dump
Exact page declares Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal and exposes a large set of Blender/ZIP model downloads.
5. OpenGameArt — 3D Target
https://opengameart.org/content/3d-target
Exact submission page lists License(s): CC0 and says no credit needed.
6. ShareTextures Free 3D Models
https://opengameart.org/content/free-3d-models-by-sharetextures
Exact page declares CC0 and describes 150+ HQ 3D models with 1K/2K/4K texture sets.
7. CC0Tree devlog
https://skywolfgamestudios.itch.io/cc0tree/devlog
Active 2026 devlog repeatedly labels individual low-poly releases CC0 with no attribution required; resolve each asset's canonical release URL next.
8. Free Pixel Font: Quaver
https://caffinate.itch.io/quaver
Discovered through itch.io explicit Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal facet. Exact page license snapshot retained/required before production promotion.
9. Free Pixel Fonts: Abaddon
https://caffinate.itch.io/abaddon
Discovered through itch.io explicit Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal facet. Exact page license snapshot retained/required before production promotion.
10. Platformer Prototype Pack
https://deadrevolver.itch.io/platformer-prototype-pack
Discovered through itch.io explicit Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal facet. Exact page license snapshot retained/required before production promotion.
11. Foxtex - Complete Edition
https://foxh3ad.itch.io/foxtexcom
Discovered through itch.io explicit Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal facet. Exact page license snapshot retained/required before production promotion.
12. Hexany's Roguelike Tiles
https://hexany-ives.itch.io/hexanys-roguelike-tiles
Discovered through itch.io explicit Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal facet. Exact page license snapshot retained/required before production promotion.
13. FREE Input Prompts Pack
https://juliocacko.itch.io/free-input-prompts
Discovered through itch.io explicit Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal facet. Exact page license snapshot retained/required before production promotion.
14. KayKit - Character Animations
https://kaylousberg.itch.io/kaykit-character-animations
Discovered through itch.io explicit Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal facet. Exact page license snapshot retained/required before production promotion.
15. KayKit - Fantasy Weapons Bits
https://kaylousberg.itch.io/fantasy-weapons-bits
Discovered through itch.io explicit Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal facet. Exact page license snapshot retained/required before production promotion.
16. KayKit - Forest Nature Pack
https://kaylousberg.itch.io/kaykit-forest
Discovered through itch.io explicit Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal facet. Exact page license snapshot retained/required before production promotion.
17. KayKit - Halloween Bits
https://kaylousberg.itch.io/halloween-bits
Discovered through itch.io explicit Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal facet. Exact page license snapshot retained/required before production promotion.
18. KayKit - RPG Tools Bits
https://kaylousberg.itch.io/rpg-tools-bits
Discovered through itch.io explicit Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal facet. Exact page license snapshot retained/required before production promotion.
19. Texture Pack by Lynocs
https://lynocs.itch.io/texture-pack
Discovered through itch.io explicit Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal facet. Exact page license snapshot retained/required before production promotion.
20. Fantasy Props MegaKit
https://quaternius.itch.io/fantasy-props-megakit
Discovered through itch.io explicit Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal facet. Exact page license snapshot retained/required before production promotion.
21. Medieval Village MegaKit
https://quaternius.itch.io/medieval-village-megakit
Discovered through itch.io explicit Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal facet. Exact page license snapshot retained/required before production promotion.
22. Modular Sci-Fi MegaKit
https://quaternius.itch.io/modular-sci-fi-megakit
Discovered through itch.io explicit Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal facet. Exact page license snapshot retained/required before production promotion.
23. Stylized Nature MegaKit
https://quaternius.itch.io/stylized-nature-megakit
Discovered through itch.io explicit Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal facet. Exact page license snapshot retained/required before production promotion.
24. Universal Animation Library
https://quaternius.itch.io/universal-animation-library
Discovered through itch.io explicit Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal facet. Exact page license snapshot retained/required before production promotion.
25. Seamless Sky Backgrounds
https://screamingbrainstudios.itch.io/seamless-sky-backgrounds
Discovered through itch.io explicit Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal facet. Exact page license snapshot retained/required before production promotion.
26. Tiny Texture Pack 3
https://screamingbrainstudios.itch.io/tiny-texture-pack-3
Discovered through itch.io explicit Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal facet. Exact page license snapshot retained/required before production promotion.
27. Multi Platformer Tileset
https://shackhal.itch.io/multi-platformer-tileset
Discovered through itch.io explicit Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal facet. Exact page license snapshot retained/required before production promotion.
28. Free Platformer - Retro Lines
https://v3x3d.itch.io/retro-lines
Discovered through itch.io explicit Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal facet. Exact page license snapshot retained/required before production promotion.
29. 3D Retro Medieval/Fantasy Building Kit
https://chilly-durango.itch.io/medieval-building-parts
Discovered through itch.io explicit Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal facet. Exact page license snapshot retained/required before production promotion.
30. Coins & Gems & Chests & More
https://greatdocbrown.itch.io/coins-gems-etc
Discovered through itch.io explicit Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal facet. Exact page license snapshot retained/required before production promotion.
31. Gamepad UI / Controller Prompts Pack
https://greatdocbrown.itch.io/gamepad-ui
Discovered through itch.io explicit Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal facet. Exact page license snapshot retained/required before production promotion.
32. Ninja Adventure - Asset Pack
https://pixel-boy.itch.io/ninja-adventure-asset-pack
Discovered through itch.io explicit Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal facet. Exact page license snapshot retained/required before production promotion.
33. COZY FARM
Discovered through itch.io explicit Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal facet. Exact page license snapshot retained/required before production promotion.
34. Lazytextures API
35. Cleveland Open Access API
36. Wikimedia Commons CC-Zero
37. OpenGameArt CC0 3D
38. OpenGameArt CC0 collection
39. Poly Haven HDRIs
40. Poly Haven Models
41. Poly Haven Textures
42. OpenGameArt — 2.5d FPS (cc0)
https://opengameart.org/content/25d-fps-cc0
Explicit CC0 collection spanning sprites, textures and sound for sprite-based FPS projects.
43. OpenGameArt — CC0 3D Characters
https://opengameart.org/content/cc0-3d-characters
Collection explicitly identifies itself as CC0 3D characters; child submissions remain individually authoritative.
44. Wikidata
45. OpenGameArt CC0 dataset mirror
46. Walters Art Museum
47. Freesound
48. Smithsonian 3D
49. GBIF
50. OpenGameArt scanned 3D CC0
51. itch.io CC0 all
52. itch.io CC0 asset packs
53. itch.io CC0 free
54. itch.io CC0 free asset packs
55. itch.io CC0 music
56. itch.io — CC0 explicit license facet, new & popular
https://itch.io/game-assets/new-and-popular/assets-cc0
Explicit Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal facet; current live count 2,719.
57. itch.io — CC0 explicit license facet, newest
https://itch.io/game-assets/newest/assets-cc0
Explicit Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal license facet sorted by most recent; used for enumeration, not extra child-count inflation.
58. Openverse
59. OpenGameArt — 3D Assets
https://opengameart.org/content/3d-assets-0
Collection-level discovery URL. Exact child submission license remains authoritative.
60. OpenGameArt — CC0 3D Buildings
https://opengameart.org/content/cc0-3d-buildings
Collection-level discovery URL. Exact child submission license remains authoritative.
61. OpenGameArt — CC0 3D environments
https://opengameart.org/content/cc0-3d-environments
Collection-level discovery URL. Exact child submission license remains authoritative.
62. OpenGameArt — CC0 3D Misc
https://opengameart.org/content/cc0-3d-misc
Collection-level discovery URL. Exact child submission license remains authoritative.
63. OpenGameArt — CC0 3d stuff
https://opengameart.org/content/cc0-3d-stuff-0
Collection-level discovery URL. Exact child submission license remains authoritative.
64. OpenGameArt — CC0 Retro 3D
https://opengameart.org/content/cc0-retro-3d
Collection-level discovery URL. Exact child submission license remains authoritative.
65. OpenGameArt — CCO 3D Objects
https://opengameart.org/content/cco-3d-objects
Collection-level discovery URL. Exact child submission license remains authoritative.
66. OpenGameArt — Modular 3D assets & characters
https://opengameart.org/content/modular-3d-assets-characters
Collection-level discovery URL. Exact child submission license remains authoritative.
67. OpenGameArt — Public Domain 3D assets
https://opengameart.org/content/public-domain-3d-assets
Collection-level discovery URL. Exact child submission license remains authoritative.
68. OpenGameArt — simple 3d props
https://opengameart.org/content/simple-3d-props
Collection-level discovery URL. Exact child submission license remains authoritative.
69. Openclipart
70. Cleveland Museum Open Access
71. Smithsonian Open Access
72. ambientCG
73. Kenney
74. Poly Haven
75. RAWVN
76. The Base Mesh
77. itch.io — CC0 Asset Pack tag, newest
https://itch.io/game-assets/newest/tag-asset-pack/tag-cc0
Current newest Asset Pack + cc0 tag intersection reports 63 results; discovery only until exact license confirmation.
78. itch.io — CC0 tag facet
https://itch.io/game-assets/tag-cc0
Current cc0 tag lane reports 363 results. Tag evidence is weaker than the explicit license facet and requires exact-page confirmation.
79. itch.io — free CC0 Asset Pack tag, new & popular
https://itch.io/game-assets/new-and-popular/free/tag-asset-pack/tag-cc0
Free Asset Pack + cc0 tag discovery lane; weaker than explicit license facet.
80. itch.io — free CC0 Asset Pack tag, top rated
https://itch.io/game-assets/top-rated/free/tag-asset-pack/tag-cc0
Top-rated free Asset Pack + cc0 tag discovery lane; exact release rights still control.
81. itch.io CC0 3D
82. itch.io CC0 textures
83. Lowlevel Magazine issue 4 preservation copy
https://www.mikrocontroller.net/attachment/30994/lowlevel_4.pdf
Preserved magazine issue contains historical mastermesh references and workstation-era context. Research lead only.
84. VoodooFrog LightWave Tutorials index
https://www.voodoofrog.com/lightwave3dtutorials/introductions.htm
Preserved 2003-era LightWave tutorial index records dead 3D Buzz Intro to LightWave 7.5, NewTek videos, Flay shortcut cards and other period resources.
85. AssetHoard free-assets blog
https://assethoard.com/blog/where-to-find-free-game-assets-2026
2026 blog specifically notes forum threads and broken links as discovery problems and points to a curated CC0 catalogue; use only to find primary sources.
86. AssetHoard CC0 catalogue
https://assethoard.com/free-game-assets
Current curated catalogue reports 102 CC0 assets from Kenney, 0x72, itch.io and others, linking onward to canonical sources.
87. Game Assets CC0 directory
https://github.com/mattmezzomo1/game-assets-cc0
Forked CC0 directory with useful source leads and license-oriented categorization. Discovery only.
88. Awesome CC0 primary directory
https://github.com/madjin/awesome-cc0
High-yield community-maintained lead directory pointing to The Base Mesh, Smithsonian OA, Poly Haven, Retro3D, Sketchfab CC0, SpectraCities, Polygonal Mind, itch.io, Kenney, Blend Swap, Texture Ninja, Freesound and more. Primary-source verification required.
89. CGarchitect 2004 — Modeling from 2D drawings
https://forums.cgarchitect.com/topic/3623-modelling-from-2d-drawings/
2004 LightWave architectural thread explicitly points to Flay.com snap plugins and contemporary LW workflows.
90. DAZ forum — Bryce free-resource archaeology
https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/7838/where-can-i-find-free-bryce-stuff
Thread records disappearing Bryce freebies, Brycetopia and PoseRay conversion including LightWave; useful for tracing dead model/texture repositories.
91. DAZ forum — Looking for old science-fiction models
https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/7601471/
2022 discussion remembers Foundation 3D as a vanished repository of free LightWave/3ds Max science-fiction models; useful dead-site lead, rights uncertain.
92. mastermesh — Entropia CG-resource clue thread
2009 mastermesh post explicitly names CGW, 3DBuzz, CGTalk, 3DLinks, SIGGRAPH and NewTek as relevant 3D-industry venues. Strong lead list for older web archaeology.
93. Godot Forum CC0 3D thread
https://forum.godotengine.org/t/3d-assets-completely-free-cc0-for-your-game/139300
2026 community thread claims a creator's Sketchfab assets are free/CC0. Useful lead; forum claim is not sufficient production rights evidence.
94. mastermesh — Lowlevel historical posts
https://forum.lowlevel.eu/index.php?action=profile;area=showposts;u=1
Preserved profile archive with posts back to the mid-2000s; useful for historical username/source archaeology, not a CC0 asset source.
95. Renderosity 2002 — Rokkaku-Daioh Anime Models for LightWave
https://www.renderosity.com/forums/threads/710576/rokkaku-daioh-anime-models-for-lightwave
May 2002 thread points to original author site plus Flay.com ROK importer/converter; rights unclear, so archaeology only.
96. Renderosity LightWave Forum
https://www.renderosity.com/forums/12385/lightwave
Long-running LightWave forum; surviving FAQ describes exchange of tutorial/plugin links. Mine old threads for creator sites and downloadable assets.
97. SimplyLightWave forum — LScript programming 2005
https://simplylightwave.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3482
2005 LightWave 7.5 thread points to Flay.com and Chrome Cow as period plugin/tutorial resources.
98. TrekBBS — Foundation 3D model provenance thread
https://www.trekbbs.com/threads/tmp-enterprise-by-pony-r-horton.193447/
Surviving discussion names Foundation 3D model creators and illustrates why author/mesh-credit metadata matters when recovering dead archives.
99. CGPress — 3D Buzz VTMs archive article
https://cgpress.org/archives/on_the_web_3d_buzz_vtms.html
Preserves 3D Buzz VTM inventory: LightWave 7.5 VTMs were in development, with 80+ hours of free video content and nearly 30,000 members.
100. Computer Graphics World — 2002 Innovation Awards
https://www.cgw.com/Publications/CGW/2002/Volume-25-Issue-12-Dec-2002-/2002-Innovation-Awards.aspx
Period CGW issue documents NewTek/LightWave ecosystem and contemporary tools; mine issue/year archives for vendor/resource URLs.
101. SPARTA CC0 asset-source manifest
https://github.com/Lacaedemon/sparta/blob/main/ASSETS.md
Project manifest identifies exact CC0 sources and warns against non-PD mod assets; useful for discovering canonical pack URLs.
102. Warptracker CC0 asset manifest
https://github.com/ilrein/warptracker/blob/main/ASSETS.md
Manifest names Poly Haven, OpenGameArt CC0, poly.pizza and Freesound CC0, and documents license separation from Mixamo.
103. CC0 Assets NFT preservation repo
https://github.com/0xrise/cc0-assets-nft
Preservation/conversion repository containing Kenney and planned Quaternius/Sketchfab CC0 models; use upstream creator evidence as canonical.
104. Google Groups — Renderosity Conference 2002 announcement
https://groups.google.com/g/comp.sys.mac.apps/c/e8_pH9yjpq4
2002 announcement preserves period software ecosystem including LightWave/Poser, trueSpace, Amapi, Carrara, Rhino and WorldBuilder.
105. Aminet
106. mastermesh TurboSquid — Handheld Axe LWO
https://www.turbosquid.com/3d-models/handheld-axe-3d-lwo/566053
LightWave-format model; listing says contributor since 2002 and model created in LightWave 9.6. Amber appendix only, not CC0.
107. mastermesh TurboSquid — PICT0591
https://www.turbosquid.com/3d-models/pict0591-jpg-385704
2008 commercial photo/texture listing. Amber appendix only.
108. mastermesh TurboSquid — PICT0604
https://www.turbosquid.com/3d-models/pict0604-jpg-385691
2008 commercial photo/texture listing. Amber appendix only.
109. mastermesh TurboSquid — Wood0367 texture
https://www.turbosquid.com/3d-models/wood0367-jpg-209526
Published 2003; description says image was taken in or before 2002 as part of a larger 2002 Master Collection. Useful LightWave-era provenance clue, but not CC0.
110. OpenGameArt
111. OpenGameArt — Usable 3D Assets
https://opengameart.org/content/usable-3d-assets
Useful legacy 3D discovery collection; only child items with exact CC0/PD evidence enter the Green production lane.
112. Renderosity Free Stuff — 3D Models
https://www.renderosity.com/freestuff/sections/504
Large surviving free-3D repository with architecture, plants, props, figures and transportation. Free does not mean CC0; exact item license required.
113. Renderosity Free Stuff — 3D Props
https://www.renderosity.com/freestuff/sections/505
Surviving free props catalogue with furniture, household, scenes, space, technology and other categories; exact item rights control.
114. Open GLAM Institutions
115. Open GLAM Survey
116. Renderosity — Presents LightWave freebie
https://www.renderosity.com/freestuff/items/70193/presents
Surviving LightWave Christmas-tree object page says licensed for commercial or non-commercial use. Amber/open-license lane, not CC0.
117. Open Music Archive
118. Public Domain Project
119. Wikimedia Commons PD audio
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Public_domain_audio_files
120. Art Institute Chicago API
121. Met Museum API
122. National Gallery of Art Open Access
123. Internet Archive
124. CPDL
125. IMSLP
126. Musopen
127. Biodiversity Heritage Library
128. Project Gutenberg
129. Celestia Motherlode
130. Mutopia
131. Natural Earth
132. mastermesh — Car on cobblestone (PDSounds preservation)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Car_on_cobblestone.ogg
Exact Commons page preserves PDSounds record 482 and worldwide public-domain dedication.
133. mastermesh — Fantasy1 (PDSounds preservation)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fantasy1.ogg
2008 PDSounds recording by mastermesh, preserved on Commons; exact page records worldwide public-domain dedication and original PDSounds record 479.
134. mastermesh — Harmonica (PDSounds preservation)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Harmonica.ogg
Exact Commons page preserves PDSounds record 478 and worldwide public-domain dedication.
135. mastermesh — Harmonica 02 (PDSounds preservation)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Harmonica_02.ogg
Exact Commons page preserves PDSounds record 473 and worldwide public-domain dedication.
136. mastermesh — Harmonica 04 (PDSounds preservation)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Harmonica_04.ogg
Exact Commons page preserves PDSounds record 474 and worldwide public-domain dedication.
137. mastermesh — Harmonica 07 (PDSounds preservation)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Harmonica_07.ogg
Exact Commons page preserves PDSounds record 477 and worldwide public-domain dedication.
138. mastermesh — Lip smack (PDSounds preservation)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lip_smack.ogg
Exact Commons page preserves PDSounds record 481 and worldwide public-domain dedication.
139. mastermesh — Siren (PDSounds preservation)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Siren.ogg
Exact Commons page preserves PDSounds record 480 and worldwide public-domain dedication.