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The Game Audio Power List

The ultimate collection of game audio resources — interviews with award-winning sound teams, in-depth guides, sound effects, books, podcasts, jobs and community pages for game sound professionals.

Newest Game Audio Stories

The latest game audio posts from the A Sound Effect blog:

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Essential Game Audio Interviews

Go behind the scenes on the sound for some of the biggest and most beloved games:

Behind the scenes of Ghost of Tsushima's sound design
Crafting Ghost of Tsushima’s Tremendous Sound
Audio Director Bradley D Meyer & Josh Lord
Go behind the gloriously grounded sound of Ghost of Tsushima
The Last of Us Part II sound design interview
How The Last of Us Part II’s Incredible Sound Was Made
Naughty Dog Sound Team
The full story behind the sound for one of the most acclaimed games ever
Jurassic World Evolution game audio interview
The Secrets to Creating Jurassic World Evolution’s Game Audio
Frontier Developments Audio Team
An in-depth look at the craft behind outstanding game sound design
Jesper Kyd on the Assassin's Creed Valhalla score
Jesper Kyd on Composing the Score for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
Jesper Kyd, BAFTA-winning composer
Behind the Viking-themed score for Ubisoft’s open-world epic
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 sound design
Creating the Soaring Sound of Microsoft Flight Simulator
Microsoft & Asobo Studio Audio Team
How the stunningly realistic sound of Flight Simulator was created
Half-Life: Alyx VR sound design process
Designing Half-Life: Alyx’s Superb VR Sound
Valve Sound Team
Expanding the beloved Half-Life world into VR audio territory
Ori and the Will of the Wisps game audio
Making the Magical Sound of Ori and The Will of the Wisps
Moon Studios Audio Team
The story behind the beautiful, award-winning sound of Ori
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order sound design
Shaping the Satisfying Sound of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Respawn Entertainment Sound Team
How Respawn designed the sound for their first Star Wars title
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God of War sound design interview
Behind the Glorious Sound of God of War
Mike Niederquell & PlayStation Sound Team
An exclusive, in-depth look at the stunning game audio
Hitman 3 game audio interview
How Hitman 3’s Hard-Hitting Sound Was Made
IO Interactive Audio Team
Available as both a written Q&A and an audio interview
The Outer Worlds sound design deep dive
Behind The Outer Worlds’ Otherworldly Sound
Justin E. Bell, Audio Director at Obsidian
Explore the layered audio design of this dystopian space adventure
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare audio design team
Creating Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’s Award-Winning Sound
Infinity Ward Sound Team
Winner of Best Audio Design at The Game Awards
Untitled Goose Game sound design
The Charming Sound Design of Untitled Goose Game
Em Halberstadt
Behind the scenes on the glorious honks and charming soundscape
Monument Valley 2 sound design
Behind the Beautiful Sound of Monument Valley 2
Todd Baker
How the stunning, lush soundscape of Monument Valley 2 was created
Cuphead vintage sound design
Designing the Delightfully Vintage Sound of Cuphead
Samuel Justice
Behind the scenes on this striking indie game’s retro soundscape
Minecraft Dungeons audio team interview
Making the Sound of Minecraft Dungeons
Mojang Audio Team
How the Minecraft sound was taken in an entirely new direction

Game Audio Guides & Resources

Covering everything from implementation and tools to freelancing and career development:

Tips for game audio freelancers
10 Essential Tips for Game Audio Freelancers
Rebecca Parnell (BAFTA Award-winning)
Fundamental advice for building a successful freelance career
Game sound design principles
3 Principles of Sound Design for Games
Rob Bridgett
A reminder not to lose sight of the fundamentals of game sound
Community tips for game audio success
37 Tips for Great Game Audio Success
The Game Audio Community
Insights from the community on how to create outstanding game audio
How to break into the game audio industry
4 Effective Ways to Break into Game Audio
Adam Croft
Practical steps to make your game audio dream a reality
Freelance audio rates guide
A Short Guide to Freelance Rates
A Sound Effect
Struggling with setting rates? Here’s help to get the numbers right
Game audio scripting in Unity tutorial
Introduction to Game Audio Scripting in Unity
A Sound Effect
Game audio scripting offers exciting opportunities — here’s how to start
A Shell in the Pit work environment
Building the Dream Work Environment
Gord McGladdery, A Shell in the Pit
Maintaining an innovative environment and resilient business model
Martin Stig Andersen on game audio
Creating Audio for Games — with Martin Stig Andersen
Martin Stig Andersen
Techniques, approaches and favorite gear from an acclaimed designer
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Using audio storyboards in game sound
Defining Your Creative Goals with Audio Storyboards
Bryan Higa
Inspiring insights on using audio storyboards in your creative process
Game audio with minimal resources
Game Audio with a Small Team and Minimal Resources
Can Uzer & Team
Key insights from creating atmospheric sound on a tight budget
Game audio glossary of development roles
Game Audio Glossary: Development Roles
A Sound Effect
How different game dev roles relate to your audio work
Writing a game audio design document
How to Write a Game-Changing Audio Design Document
Zachary Quarles
A veteran sound designer’s guide to excellent audio documentation
Building a game audio gear setup
Gear Is Not the Ticket to Entry in Game Audio
A Sound Effect
How to build a lean, effective setup without breaking the bank
Essential books about sound for games and film
Essential Books About Sound
A Sound Effect
Excellent books on sound for film, games, recording and audio post
Game audio pipeline and workflow guide
How to Get Your Game Audio Pipeline Right
A Sound Effect
Workflows, organization and the tools you need
Handling layoffs in the game audio industry
How to Power Through a Layoff in Game Audio
Brian Schmidt, GameSoundCon
How to prepare for and bounce back from a game audio layoff
Getting started with audio in Unreal Engine
Get Started With Game Audio in Unreal Engine
Dave Raybould
An essential primer for quickly getting up and running
REAPER for game audio tutorial
REAPER for Game Audio — Getting Started & Rendering
A Sound Effect
Learn how to make the most of REAPER for game audio production
REAPER project scopes and subprojects for game audio
REAPER for Game Audio — Project Scopes & Subprojects
A Sound Effect
One of the most powerful features REAPER has to offer
The future road ahead for game audio
The Road Ahead for Game Audio
Damian Kastbauer
Reflecting on challenges and opportunities for the audio community
Transmodality in game sound design
Transmodality in Game Sound Design
Ashton Mills
Using sound to fill in the sensory blanks for richer gaming experiences
Unreal Engine blueprints for game audio
Unreal Engine’s Game Audio Capabilities with Blueprints
Tzvi Sherman
Demonstrating the many audio possibilities with UE blueprints
Wwise tools for game audio implementation
What Wwise Can Do for Your Game Audio
Tzvi Sherman
Powerful tools for implementing your sounds into a game engine
Sound design for stealth games
Why Sound Is Crucial in Stealth Games
Greg Lester
The importance of carefully-crafted sound design in stealth gameplay

Essential Sound Design Guides

A hand-picked selection of the very best guides for sound design and recording:

Creating horror and gore sound effects
How to Create Horror Sound Effects
A Sound Effect
Create your own scary ambiences, gore effects and monster vocalizations
Fire and ice magic sound effects tutorial
How to Create Fire and Ice Magic Sound Effects
A Sound Effect
Tools, techniques and surprising props for creating magic sounds
Designing creature vocals for games
How to Design Fierce Creature Vocals
Chase Steele
Creature vocalization tutorial with 26 free sound effects included
Futuristic vehicle sound design
How To Design Futuristic Vehicle Sound Effects
Chase Steele, Sound Spark
Approaches and ideas for designing futuristic vehicle sounds
Spaceship sound effects design guide
How To Design Stellar Spaceship Sound Effects
A Sound Effect
An essential sci-fi sound design guide with examples and free sounds
Sci-fi UI sound effects design
How To Design Superb Sci-Fi UI Sound Effects
Ruslan Nesteruk et al.
With insights from veteran sound designers Mark Camperell and others
Sci-fi weapon sound effects design guide
How To Design Supreme Sci-Fi Weapon Sound Effects
A Sound Effect
An in-depth guide to awe-inspiring sci-fi weapon audio
Rule of thirds creative approach to sound design
Rule of Thirds: A Sound Design Approach
Barney Oram
Making the creative process easier with a structured approach
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Game Audio Community

Essential resources for connecting with the game audio community:

Game Audio Groups

Find game audio community groups, meetups and events around the world:

Shortcut: gameaudiogroups.com

Audio Podcast Alliance

The best podcasts about sound — many focusing on game audio:

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