Popular games built on game engine PICO-8
A hardcore platform game for the PICO-8 fantasy console.
For 2019 I ran two prototyping classes – one in Pico-8 for the undergraduates and a graduate version with no platform constraint (which generally means they work in Unity). So this year I hid the same prompt in two different interpretations of the same idea. I tuned the Pico-8 game for the youthful reflexes of the undergraduate class, but I did not count on the fact that none of them would have ever played a bullet-hell game, and as a result, only one of them was able to reach the end and find out what the assignment was. I instructed that person that they could keep it a secret if they wanted to.
The door is locked. You'll have to explore a dangerous dungeon full of traps and monsters and find 6 lost gems to open the door and Get Out!
Put a golf ball in your vagina and kegel it out! Neo Pussy Masters is a golfing game about transfemininity. Only on the PICO-8!
A demake of Super Mario Bros. for PICO-8 featuring 5 levels.
try to get some rest, don't miss your stop
Cute retro racer. Go loop and loop in this relaxing animal racing game!
This is a short but sweet game about trekking through the woods to make a special delivery.
Solve puzzles in dimly lit corridors and uncover the story of an ancient king gone mad.
You are a blob bunny. Your goal? Touch every tile! Enjoy 60 bite sized puzzles across 5 different worlds in this casual puzzle game.
Inspired by the release of CorgiSpace and SEBI16, the author wanted to try out PICO-8. Here is the result! His first PICO-8 game, made between January 18th-22nd of 2026.
Yep, just a normal day. Nothing weird is going to happen at all.
A difficult platform game, prove you are a Pumpking!
Gordy and the Monster Moon is a bite-sized exploration-driven game about a pumpkin astronaut going on spooky adventures.
An aquatic action game. Swim sword first into the deep to destroy the evil at the heart of the ocean.
A Metroidvania without an interconnected world or character upgrades.
Sybil's Tail is a tiny, 15-30 minute long platformer made for PICO-8. Run, jump, slide, grab, and toss your way through 6 bite-sized areas as you search for a mysterious meteorite that fell nearby!
A Pico-8 platformer about hiking around a mountain, made in three days for Celeste's third anniversary.
It's your virtual pet Blobby's adventure! Guide him through the virtual world until he reaches the castle in the sky. Defeat the castle boss to win the game. Collect hearts to refill your health.
A PICO-8 demake of Street Fighter II.
The evil Chiro Empire has captured all of the other Dragon Eggs! It's your job to save them!
Guys! Portal 3 finally came ou- I mean uh, look at this new game, Wormhole!
What's at the bottom of the pit? Could be anything! Could be everything! I have to find out!