Popular games built on game engine PICO-8
A hardcore platform game for the PICO-8 fantasy console.
Tutankham is a combination of the maze, action and shoot 'em up genres. Taking on the role of an explorer grave robbing Tutankhamun's tomb, the player is chased by creatures such as asps, vultures, parrots, bats, dragons, and even curses, all that kill the player on contact. The explorer can fight back by firing lasers at the creatures, but he can only cover the left and right directions. The player is also endowed with a single screen-clearing "flash bomb" per level or life. Finally, each level has warp zones that teleport the player around the level, which enemies cannot use. To progress, the player collects keys open locked doors throughout the levels, searching for the large exit door. Optional treasures can be picked-up for bonus points. Each level has a timer; when it reaches zero the explorer can no longer fire lasers, and once a level is cleared the remaining time is converted to bonus points.
A break-neck taxi driving game. Welcome to the Whiplash Taxi Company, where our motto is "The slower you're there, the lower the fare!" As a valued employee and taxi driver, your job is to pick up passengers and deliver them to their destination as fast as possible, by any means necessary. Passengers are easy to spot, just look for the big red arrows over their heads.
A PICO-8 demake of Tetris Effect.
A bite sized dungeon manager game that requires new strategies every time you play! Mine, build, and fight your way to success.
A puzzle PICO-8 game by benjamin_soule in which the player must group blocks of the same pattern and/or color and clear the screen.
A port of Omega Race for PICO-8. Kill all enemies to advance to the next level. Use the shield to avoid enemy fire and the rotating lasers. Collect yellow coins for the bonus level.
In Ghost in the Garden, play as a little cat witch and help the princess catch all the ghosts!
A runner/platformer where play as a samurai trying to save your cat from demons. Your character runs automatically while you control your jumps and attacks.
Cyclo 8 is a physics bike game, similar to the Trials series.
Provide the service of decorating and cleaning spaces so they spark joy!
A challenging puzzle game in which the player manipulates gravity in order to reach magical, green portals. Place colored boxes on buttons to open gates, avoid spikes, and more!
A retro fan-game and unofficial prequel to Nintendo's Advance Wars series made in the PICO-8 fantasy console.
A small demake of the classic Alone in the Dark in PICO-8 with 3D meshes of the characters ripped from the original game. Choose between Emily Hartwood and Edward Carnby and find your way out of the top two floors of the mansion.
In this falling block puzzle game, position your pieces wisely to make clusters of 4+ blocks of the same color. The bigger the cluster, the more points you'll get. Most importantly, if you manage to chain cluster destructions with the fall of the blocks, you'll multiply your points. Three different modes are available (after being unlocked), each one having a different rhythm.
R.I.P. Curl is a scientifically accurate surfing simulator featuring four different playable characters, four rounded corners, and many many many waves, sharks and bombs.
A light co-op turn-based RPG. Take control of two knights and try to reach the end of the perilous snowy mountain paths by avoiding enemy attacks and powering-up your characters.
Ricochet around an alien world in this Pico-8 pinball table.
An X-Com like game with procedurally generated maps for PICO-8. The game has 16 levels, and you need to beat level 16 to win.
Stay alive in the arctic while climate change destroys your habitat! Eat fish to keep your hunger down or you will starve! Stay away from trash and don't fall into the water.
A demake of the first level of Wolfenstein 3D in PICO-8.
Proserpina's Quest is a breakout game set in a dark world of the necromancers. Demons have invaded the village of the necromancers! Help Proserpina and Jack, her trusty Will-O'-the-Wisp, to destroy them all.
Pixel Rift Adventure is a fast‑paced Pico-8 roguelike dungeon crawler that blends the room‑by‑room exploration of classic Zelda titles with the procedural unpredictability and challenge of Binding of Isaac. Each floor is a freshly generated grid of interconnected rooms, packed with randomized enemies, destructible obstacles, and hidden treasures. Your hero starts modestly equipped—three hearts, basic sword reach, and no special powers—but every playthrough offers new opportunities to power up via treasure chests, vending machines, and a unique letter‑collecting mechanic. The heart of the game lies in its letter system. Scattered throughout the dungeon are consumable letters that spell out SUBPIXEL and MATTA. Completing the former permanently extends your sword’s reach; completing the latter grants a limited‑use ranged projectile attack. Vending machines sprinkled on each level sell letters for coins you’ve hoarded, adding a strategic layer: do you spend now for a chance at a powerful upgrade, or save for health and keys? Boss rooms punctuate your descent, each featuring a thematic “family” of bosses—wiggling slime overlords, spectral ghost generals, and subterranean plant tyrants—that grow tougher as you advance. Defeating a boss opens a portal to the next floor, and reaching level 10 without succumbing to traps or overwhelming odds crowns you the ultimate Pixel Rift champion. Tight controls, i‑frames after damage, and a reactive HUD keep you always in the action—dive in, adapt on the fly, and see how far you can go!