Free death animations – falls, hit reactions and ragdoll deaths
Free death, hit and fall animations for games: falls, hit reactions, knockbacks, hits in the air, lying and getting up – and, beyond the ready clips, your own death with physics: the ragdoll in KinemIQ Studio turns any animation into a fall that reacts to the hit. Download as FBX, GLB or BVH. Free for commercial games.
Make a death with ragdoll physics
Ready death, hit and fall animations
Death - fall backwards2.4 s
Hit - to the chest0.3 s
Hit - to the head0.4 s
Hit - knockback0.8 s
Idle - lying (female)7.8 s
Move - get up from lying (female)4.3 s
Move - get up from lying4.5 s
Idle - lying3.1 s
Move - falling in the air1.3 s
Move - falling from the air0.9 s
Hit - landing impact0.7 s
Hit - in the air from the left0.5 s
Hit - in the air from the right0.5 s
All of them and hundreds more in the free animation library.
Make any death you need – with physics
A game needs many deaths: shot in the chest, hit from the left, knocked off a ledge. Instead of looking for each one, make them in the Studio:
- Death presets – pick where the hit lands and how strong it is; the character falls with real physics and the fall is baked into the clip.
- Ragdoll on any animation – a run, a jump or a sword attack ends in a fall at the moment you choose.
- Hit reactions – a flinch or a stagger that blends back into the move.
More on this: ragdoll animation. You can also type it – „a person is shot and falls backwards“ – in text to animation.
Licences
The ready clips are CC0 (Quaternius) or CC BY 3.0 (ACCAD motion capture, the credit travels inside every exported file). See Sources & credits.
Frequently asked questions
Where can I get free death animations?
KinemIQ has ready falls, hit reactions, knockbacks and get-ups to download as FBX, GLB or BVH - and in the Studio you make any other death with ragdoll physics: pick where the hit lands and how strong it is, and the fall is baked into the clip.
Can I add a death to my own animation?
Yes. Turn on ragdoll at any moment of any animation - a run, a jump or an attack ends in a physical fall.
Are they free for commercial games?
Yes. The ready clips are CC0 or CC BY 3.0 (the credit travels inside every exported file).
Which formats?
FBX, GLB / glTF and BVH - for Unity, Unreal Engine, Godot or Blender.
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