Where I find free game assets (compiled my go-to sources)

I see this question pop up a lot, so I figured I'd just write down where I actually get my assets from.

Been collecting stuff for years.. 3D models, sprites, audio, textures, and these are the places I keep going back to. Tried to include the pros and cons of each since not all "free" is created equal.

https://assethoard.com/blog/where-to-find-free-game-assets-2...

Covers itch.io, OpenGameArt, Kenney, Poly Pizza, Freesound, and a bunch of others. Also got into the different Creative Commons licences because that trips people up (myself included).

Happy to add any I've missed if you've got favourites.

Surprised to not see Kevin MacLeod's royalty free music collection listed: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/music.html