Free Door and Interaction Sound Effects
Doors are the interaction players trigger most and notice least, until the sound is missing. What sells one is the latch, not the swing: a handle click at the start and a catch at the end make a door feel like an object rather than an animation. Creaks are tempting and wear out fast, so keep them for the doors you want the player to remember.
Everything here is free to download from the source site. These results come from Freesound, OpenGameArt. Licences vary by file and are shown on each card. Nothing is hosted by us, and every link goes to the original page so you get the current version and the real licence terms.
Doors-open patio doors, go out, close doors.m4aCC (see page)
Proximity Card Door Lock - Already Open.wavCC (see page)
Steel Door Open.aifCC (see page)
SqueakyDoor3.wavCC (see page)
door closing.mp3CC (see page)
Mock_Car_Door.wavCC (see page)
Old Door 4CC (see page)
Squeaking Old Door Open 2CC (see page)
sliding_door_closing.wavCC (see page)
doors5CC (see page)
Rolled door knock, modern apartment, wooden #21CC (see page)
Door little bels 001.wavCC (see page)
Wood Door LatchCC (see page)
door.wavCC (see page)
Castle DoorVarious CC
scifi doorVarious CC
wood doorVarious CC
Door TexturesVarious CC
Wooden DoorVarious CC
Futuristic DoorVarious CC
Sewer DoorVarious CC
Wooden DoorVarious CC
Dungeon DoorVarious CC
DoorVarious CC
Basic Door 32x32Various CC
Door/Tunnel PortalVarious CC
LPC Door ReworkVarious CC
double door (school)Various CCSearch all sound effects in the live asset library →
Using these sounds in a game
Download the highest quality version available, then convert for delivery rather than shipping the original. For the web, OGG Vorbis or compressed MP4 audio at a modest bitrate is fine for effects, and the difference is inaudible under gameplay.
Two habits cover most of the quality gap between hobby and professional audio: keep several variations of any sound that repeats, and randomise pitch slightly on playback. If you can't find the exact sound you need, the sound effect generator makes one from a text description, and the music generator handles the soundtrack.
Check the licence on each file. Freesound and OpenGameArt both host a mix of CC0, attribution, and share-alike work, and the requirements are per-file, not per-site.
Licences, briefly
CC0 means public domain: use it commercially, modify it, ship it, no credit required. That covers everything from Kenney, Quaternius, KayKit, Poly Haven, and AmbientCG.
Freesound and OpenGameArt host a mix. Some files are CC0, others are CC-BY (credit required) or CC-BY-SA (credit required and derivatives must carry the same licence, which is a real constraint on a commercial game). The licence is set per file by whoever uploaded it, so check the source page before you ship.
The complete guide to game asset licences covers what each one actually requires and where teams usually get it wrong.
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Or search every source at once, and see the complete guide to free game assets for the full picture on where this art comes from and how to use it.