Popular games built on game engine PICO-8
A hardcore platform game for the PICO-8 fantasy console.
Sokocode is a programming sokoban "Zach-Like" where you take on the role of an intern at the newest box-centered enterprise, BoxTopic.
Blood of Vladula Jr. is a 2D platformer inspired by the platformers on the Nintendo Game Boy system. Jump, run, bonk monsters on the head, and turn into a bat, through 8 different levels, including a final boss stage. Help Count Vladula jr. regain the respect of the monster community and defeat his arch-nemesis.
A small metroidvania in which you delve deeper into a planet, until you reach it's bottom...
Look, walk, and talk like a duck!
Parodic Point n' click Die n' retry adventure
No walking, only dodge rolls.
Take fotos of the bunnies in your garden.
Winter is coming (as every year actually...), time for some skiing! Enjoy going down the slope, trying to beat your previous track record or freeriding skills! Grab coins or perform tricks for some extra time bonus - watch out for off track hazards!
Explore rooms in the ever-expanding deimos hotel.
A mod of the PICO-8 platformer Celeste (now known as Celeste Classic) with new levels and sliding block mechanics.
A "Suika Game" clone for PICO-8. Drop marbles into the container - if two marbles of the same size touch each other, then they merge together to form a single larger marble, and you get some points (larger merges have larger value). If a marble comes to rest while going past the top of the container, you lose!
Alpine Ascent is a little chill climbing platformer made for PICO-8. The green bar represents your stamina. When it reaches zero, you cannot climb or jump. You can replenish stamina by landing, or using a green stamina coin. Collecting gold coins will increase your maximum stamina. You will slip down when climbing on ice blocks. You cannot climb on obsidian blocks, and magma blocks will quickly drain your stamina while you climb them. For an extra challenge, try to get to the top of the mountain without letting your stamina reach zero, or collect all the coins!
In this game there are markers called 'picostops' scattered throughout the map which drop random items whenever you have defeated a few wild monsters. 'Picostops' also replenish and revive all the monsters in your party. Catch new monsters with picoballs.
An update to CrossGunr: - New Graphics and Adjusted Music - Less slowdown, smoother gameplay - New EX mechanic ( bubbles ) - no bar gained during EX's, will make it a bit harder but still tuned to perfection! - Repair Locator - Boss Healthbars - Score differential - 5 Scores saved on cart - Restart Run in Menu (For when the run is forfeit.. - Reset Scores in Menu
Time slows down drastically when not moving, use that strategically against the enemy. A mashup of Contra and SuperHot.
The 2025 PICO-8 Advent Calendar is here! Busy little devs elves have been hard at work these past couple of months crafting you some holiday cheer. Please enjoy a new game, toy, or demo each day.
A fast-paced arcade-style treasure hunt set in a deep, mysterious pit full of shiny loot, deadly traps and vicious enemies. Take control of a goblin equipped with a magical satchel and grab as much treasure as you can before running out of light.
A demake of Mixolumia for the PICO-8. The goal is to reach level 15 by clearing 450 blocks. If the board fills up you lose.
A first-person grid-based oldschool mini dungeon crawler inspired by Wizardry/Ultima, created in PICO-8.
Nobody knows why - it's just always been this way. Our chance of survival is to absorb all the Green Orbs floating around, while avoiding certain death by touching the Lava - all before the time runs out!
A fan-made, fun-sized version of Samurai GUNN 2.
A sokoban game with portals and a cat