Cocos Store vs GameArt2D

Cocos Store is a marketplace for developers using Cocos Creator, listing code, plugins, UI assets, applications, artwork, music, sound effects, tools, and other resources. The catalog includes free and paid items, with prices varying by listing; paid resources start at $1.99 one-time. Users can search and filter by category in the Dashboard Store or browse sections for recommendations, recent updates, and free and paid rankings. Listings show Creator version compatibility, and Creator 2.x and 3.x plugins are not directly compatible unless the developer supports both. Purchased resources can be downloaded through the Store built into Cocos Creator; the user guide specifies Creator version 2.3.4 or later for retrieving purchases and updates. Dashboard can add extensions and media to projects, create projects from source-code resources, or save tools locally. Cocos Creator combines an engine, resource management, scene editing, preview, and publishing for 2D and 3D development. The storefront page may prompt users to open CocosDashboard. Cocos identifies Xiamen Yaji as its company and lists Xiamen and Beijing as its headquarters.

GameArt2D is a marketplace for royalty-free 2D game art assets, with more than 100 items. The catalog includes platformer and top-down tilesets, character spritesheets, game GUI, space-shooter assets, backgrounds, icons, and other graphics. Free assets are available for Unity, Godot, Unreal, and other game engines. Paid items include single assets and bundles: the Nature Platformer Tileset Bundle contains 12 packs, and the Spec-Ops pack has four animated characters, each with 22 animation states and 10 frames per animation. Spec-Ops supports several 2D engines, including Unity, Godot, Unreal Engine Paper2D, GameMaker Studio, Construct, and Cocos2d, and includes PNG animation sequences, Spriter SCML, and vector source files.

Purchased assets can be used in personal or commercial projects, including paid, freemium, and ad-supported games. The license allows unlimited copies, sales, or downloads of games made with the assets, but prohibits reselling or redistributing the assets themselves. Freebies are offered under Creative Commons Zero or public-domain terms. Free assets cost nothing; the listed 4 Directional Sprite costs $18, paid once, and the Nature bundle costs $29.99, paid once.