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.
Help Willo save the graveyard from pesky skelliwags in this stealthy spook-em-up
A top-down, fast-paced shooter where you pilot a plane and use it to dogfight against those that seek to bring you down. Easy to understand but hard to master, the balance of risk-reward for score maximization while trying to not get overwhelmed is what this game is about! Try to reach to the highest score!
A simple shmup reminiscent of the arcade era. Your mission is to fly into enemy space and destroy the aliens that pose a threat to all life on Earth!
De-make of "No Man's Sky"... in PICO-8
A Physics Puzzler where you build gooey structures to reach pneumatic pipes.
The Earth is under attack from the invading alien war machine! Take control of the Solar Blaster fighter ship and strike back! An action packed space shooter where you’ve got 2 minutes to get the high score.
Guide the twin cats to their childhood friend Mii-chan. A two-player cooperative game created in PICO-8.
The exact midpoint between Super Crate Box and Disc Room, a zippy little score attack challenge built for the Disc Room game jam.
You play as a bird with a baseball cap on a search to find a new floating island after their first one crumbles. Instead of jumping off platforms, you flap your wings in mid air to propel yourself in the direction you're aiming.
Slow down time, fire off tons of bullets and defeat dopey ghosts. That is what Sly Panda is all about!
Will you enter the dungeon? Will you survive? Will you make fat stacks of $? Will you transform Gar's Den into Player's Den???
You are a star that jumps.
The picket line swells as factory after factory walk out on strike. For the exploited and the oppressed of the world, this is the moment -- but time is short. The arms of the state are mobilizing to halt your advance. Can you lead the workers to victory? A unique snake and sokoban puzzler with lots of clever mechanics in the mix.
Fight your way through up to nine levels, firing and collecting your projectile. Can you find all three endings? Defeat the enemies, seal the breach, repeat!
A juicy remake of Breakout/Arkanoid with 15 levels and a high-score list.
Following the events of 2016's genre-defining "Ryan Ward's Lunch-Out!!", this sequel doubles down on the "Nutritional Food Action" formula in a competition against a mysterious new challenger! Play against a friend in/solve minor disputes with this 2-player game from joseph3000!
Welcome to Matchy Matchy, the puzzle game of animal love. Connect pairs (or more) of matching animals to solve puzzles, get points, and make love not war.
You signed up for the biggest martial-arts challenge in history! In a gauntlet beyond example, contestants from all around the world face myriads of artificial monstrosities to find out who can deal with them performing the most stylish and efficient combos. There’s a twist though - you can only move in accordance with the hand of cards you’re holding. Ah, there’s nothing like the beautiful arbitrariness of game rules...
More picross puzzles for PICO-8.
A demake of the X68000 Attack of the Deathstar game, complete with space/ground/trench missions. This version departs from the original with a less arcade/grinding gameplay.
It's winter. Let's go sledding. Ride the slope until you stop or crash.
You wake up in the middle of a spooky town trying to find your way back home. Help the citizens of this weird town and they will open paths for you.