Popular games built on game engine PICO-8
A hardcore platform game for the PICO-8 fantasy console.
They say it started in a lab, but no one knows for sure. It doesn't matter anyway, you just need to survive another 10 minutes!
Cute retro racer. Go loop and loop in this relaxing animal racing game!
A two-player competitive pong rpg! In addition to playing pong, both players also gain XP/gold that can be used to level up, spawn units, make buildings, cast spells, etc.
Snacks and spikes are falling from the sky! You, Aspen, must run around dodging the falling spike balls and scoffing the delectable foodstuffs.
PICO-8 port of the iconic SEGA title
Drive a train, forever, through a dreamlike land. Transport passengers to their destination. Watch the world go by. Listen to chilled out chiptune music.
Kalikan is a vertically scrolling bullet hell 'shmup inspired by Dodonpachi- pushing the limits of ~virtual~ hardware . Control one of 3 1 ship(s) featuring two varied attack modes . Maintain your chain to compete for the highest scores.
A gardening roguelike made in PICO-8 for PROCJAM 2020. The player takes the role of a gardener trapped within Father Time's watchtower, who must both tend the plants on each floor and escape the tower before illness claims their life.
Journey from the Upper Atmosphere through futuristic dystopian cyberscapes, as a Rain Drop.
Harvest fish daily to keep the baby penguins fed. Be careful, the fish won’t go without a fight! Move toward a fish while adjacent to it to attack it. Mola Molas (the large fish) take two hits to capture, while everything else only needs one. Carefully plan your route in this turn-based dungeon crawler to out-maneuver the fish- how many fish can you harvest?
A retro futuristic anti-gravity racing game!
Mortal Cards challenges you with the ultimate card playing experience… On a secluded island, six elite fighters have gathered to test their deadly skills. Each competes with a deck of 15 cards, 5 cards each round, as they battle each other and finally, the 4-armed mutant warrior Goro.
A tiny metroidvania platformer where you play as a cube. You gain more and more abilities as you progress. There are multiple environments, some collectibles, and you can find a boss fight at the end.
PiColumns is a port of the classic puzzle game Columns to Pico-8.
To a Starling is an indie fantasy platformer. Use your teleportation abilities to whirl through the rocky wastes and to find brighter stars.
A demake of Donkey Kong in PICO-8 starring Minio and Dinky Kong.
Mars base, Union Aerospace Corporation experiments opened a portal to Hell. You appear to be the last human, fight your way out! Beaming up the virtual feed from Mars takes about 20s, be patient while loading the battle simulator soldier. If experiencing slowdowns, prefer desktop browser or beefy mobile.
Train Journey is a 16-cartridge PICO-8 game (the maximum size) about a mysterious train to which the player is seemingly bound. Travel between stops, meet unique characters, and learn their stories. Can you free yourself and return home? Or will you ride the train forever...?
A precision puzzle-platformer aimed at speedrunners that turns one of the oldest videogame tropes on its head. In other games, dying is bad, and your remaining lives are just chances to try again... right? No, not on Harold's Bad Day. Finish as quickly as possible, while trying to save as many Harolds as you can for a perfect run.
Brutal Pico Race futurist racing game on Pico8 by Yourykiki - The Lurking Engine
Combo Pool is a game made using PICO-8, and the winning entry to p8jam2. It's a game where you throw colored marbles against each other. If two marbles of the same color make contact, they merge and upgrade to the next color. Your lifebar diminish with the number of balls on the field. If you lifebar is empty, you enter in a sudden death mode, and your last ball must save you by removing some balls.
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!
Hug those monster until They become your friend.