Free Super Input Prompt Icon Pack
Free Super Input Prompt Icon Pack
Elevating the game development experience with a comprehensive, stylized input prompt icon pack for PC and console developers.
Elevating the game development experience with a comprehensive, stylized input prompt icon pack for PC and console developers.
Self
1 month
December 2024
Role: UX Lead
CONTEXT
CONTEXT
A Path to Make Game Development Easier
A Path to Make Game Development Easier
The indie game development community often struggles with limited resources, which restricts the creation of high-quality, consistent user interfaces. Research from forums and events highlighted a growing need for accessible, stylized input icons with 3D variations. This project aimed to empower developers by providing a free, high-quality icon pack to improve their game design and user interfaces.
The indie game development community often struggles with limited resources, which restricts the creation of high-quality, consistent user interfaces. Research from forums and events highlighted a growing need for accessible, stylized input icons with 3D variations. This project aimed to empower developers by providing a free, high-quality icon pack to improve their game design and user interfaces.
OPPORTUNITIES
An Opportunity to Improve Game UI
The project addressed several gaps in game UI resources:
The project addressed several gaps in game UI resources:
Lack of Free Tools
Developers had limited access to cohesive, high-quality icon sets, forcing them to create custom assets from scratch.
Lack of Free Tools
Developers had limited access to cohesive, high-quality icon sets, forcing them to create custom assets from scratch.
Lack of Free Tools
Developers had limited access to cohesive, high-quality icon sets, forcing them to create custom assets from scratch.
Consistency Challenges
Inconsistent design across platforms like Xbox, PlayStation, and PC hindered seamless user experiences.
Consistency Challenges
Inconsistent design across platforms like Xbox, PlayStation, and PC hindered seamless user experiences.
Consistency Challenges
Inconsistent design across platforms like Xbox, PlayStation, and PC hindered seamless user experiences.
Limited Aesthetic Options
Few resources offered stylized or 3D icons that matched diverse game aesthetics.
Limited Aesthetic Options
Few resources offered stylized or 3D icons that matched diverse game aesthetics.
Limited Aesthetic Options
Few resources offered stylized or 3D icons that matched diverse game aesthetics.
CHALLENGE
Design an inclusive and accessible input control icon pack that enhances game UIs while fostering collaboration and inclusivity within the indie game development community.
CHALLENGE
Design an inclusive and accessible input control icon pack that enhances game UIs while fostering collaboration and inclusivity within the indie game development community.
CHALLENGE
Design an inclusive and accessible input control icon pack that enhances game UIs while fostering collaboration and inclusivity within the indie game development community.
Design Principles
Consistency
Consistency
Consistency
Flexibility
Flexibility
Flexibility
Simplicity
Simplicity
Simplicity
Community Focus
Community Focus
Community Focus
Project Timeline
Project Timeline
DEFINE & IDEATION
DEFINE & IDEATION
Defining Needs Through Research
Using insights from forums (itch.io, Epic Games, Reddit) and the Game UI Database, the primary requirements were identified, such as a developer on itch.io requesting more aesthetic options and a Reddit thread highlighting the need for seamless engine integration.
Using insights from forums (itch.io, Epic Games, Reddit) and the Game UI Database, the primary requirements were identified, such as a developer on itch.io requesting more aesthetic options and a Reddit thread highlighting the need for seamless engine integration.
DEFINE & IDEATION
DEFINE & IDEATION
Pack Inclusions and Variations
The pack offers five controller types and three primary variations for Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, Keyboard & Mouse, and Steam Deck, with a special fourth variation for Steam Deck.
The pack offers five controller types and three primary variations for Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, Keyboard & Mouse, and Steam Deck, with a special fourth variation for Steam Deck.
Introducing: 3D Icon Variations
3D icon creation process, highlighting the environment setup, lighting adjustments, and rendering stages.
3D icon creation process, highlighting the environment setup, lighting adjustments, and rendering stages.
LOOKING BACK
LOOKING BACK
Retrospective
MEASURING SUCCESS
As of January 2025, the icon pack has achieved over 5,000 unique downloads, fostering meaningful connections within the indie development community and garnering media coverage from platforms like 80.lv and highlighted by GameMakers.jp, a leading Japanese gaming resource, with praise for its comprehensive features and accessibility.
MEASURING SUCCESS
As of January 2025, the icon pack has achieved over 5,000 unique downloads, fostering meaningful connections within the indie development community and garnering media coverage from platforms like 80.lv and highlighted by GameMakers.jp, a leading Japanese gaming resource, with praise for its comprehensive features and accessibility.
MEASURING SUCCESS
As of January 2025, the icon pack has achieved over 5,000 unique downloads, fostering meaningful connections within the indie development community and garnering media coverage from platforms like 80.lv and highlighted by GameMakers.jp, a leading Japanese gaming resource, with praise for its comprehensive features and accessibility.
🙌 Wins
🙌 Wins
Community Impact: Strengthened connections within the indie game development scene.
Media Coverage:
Featured on 80.lv, a prominent global platform for game developers.
Highlighted by GameMakers.jp, a leading Japanese resource, which praised the pack for its accessibility and versatility:
Developer Adoption: High usage rates reported in Unreal, Unity, and Godot projects.
Positive Feedback: Developers praised the pack as a game-changer for simplifying UI design.
Community Impact: Strengthened connections within the indie game development scene.
Media Coverage:
Featured on 80.lv, a prominent global platform for game developers.
Highlighted by GameMakers.jp, a leading Japanese resource, which praised the pack for its accessibility and versatility:
Developer Adoption: High usage rates reported in Unreal, Unity, and Godot projects.
Positive Feedback: Developers praised the pack as a game-changer for simplifying UI design.
Community Impact: Strengthened connections within the indie game development scene.
Media Coverage:
Featured on 80.lv, a prominent global platform for game developers.
Highlighted by GameMakers.jp, a leading Japanese resource, which praised the pack for its accessibility and versatility:
Developer Adoption: High usage rates reported in Unreal, Unity, and Godot projects.
Positive Feedback: Developers praised the pack as a game-changer for simplifying UI design.
Project Takeaways
Project Takeaways
Project Takeaways
Community-Centric Design — Research from forums like itch.io, Epic Games, and Reddit directly shaped the icon pack, ensuring it met real developer needs.
Community-Centric Design — Research from forums like itch.io, Epic Games, and Reddit directly shaped the icon pack, ensuring it met real developer needs.
Community-Centric Design — Research from forums like itch.io, Epic Games, and Reddit directly shaped the icon pack, ensuring it met real developer needs.
Iterative Adaptation — Adjustments like adding Steam Deck variations mid-project showcased the value of agility.
Iterative Adaptation — Adjustments like adding Steam Deck variations mid-project showcased the value of agility.
Iterative Adaptation — Adjustments like adding Steam Deck variations mid-project showcased the value of agility.
Multi-Platform Support — Exportable formats and engine compatibility ensured wide accessibility.
Multi-Platform Support — Exportable formats and engine compatibility ensured wide accessibility.
Multi-Platform Support — Exportable formats and engine compatibility ensured wide accessibility.
NEXT STEPS
NEXT STEPS
Opportunities for Improvement
With more time, richer functionality and additional stylized or animated variations could further enhance the pack. Tutorials for integrating icons into popular engines would also add value.
Try It Yourself!
Try It Yourself!
Download the Free Super Input Prompt Icon Pack today and elevate your game design. With over 1,100 high-quality icons, this pack is the ultimate resource for indie game developers.