Popular games built on game engine PICO-8

10.08.2015

A hardcore platform game for the PICO-8 fantasy console.

21.06.2022

A demake of Castlevania in PICO-8

02.02.2024

Dodge bullets and fight off the militarized police force defending a corporate toxic sludge pipeline.

30.09.2021

A Pac-Man clone for PICO-8. You control Pic and your goal is to eat all pills to win the maze.

22.07.2018

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!

14.07.2017

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!

14.12.2021

A browser based holiday themed bowling game.

15.04.2017

Micro Murder is a game of ballistic extermination for 1 or 2 tactical modules, organic or otherwise. Assert your domination over four pictoresque and extremely resource-rich celestial bodies using a flexible arsenal designed to fit any situation.

29.09.2023

Gordy and the Monster Moon is a bite-sized exploration-driven game about a pumpkin astronaut going on spooky adventures.

09.07.2016

P.Craft is a crafting game made using Pico 8. You wake up on a deserted island, and you have to survive. Gather materials and build your tools. Explore the area and find a cave. Will you find a way to escape the island ?

13.12.2018

Hit the slopes, turn by turn! Play cards, clear gates, and don't crash!

13.12.2020

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.

15.12.2021

In Sub-Uber-Marine you are a sub-aquatic taxi driver. Deep-sea divers need your help getting around the ocean! •Three different game modes: Arcade, Day Shift and Night Shift. In Arcade mode, complete as many fares as you can, each fare adds more time, like a certain taxi-based game by a very litigious company. In Day Shift, complete as many fares as you can in 8 minutes. In Night Shift, there are 20 divers scattered about the ocean, complete the fares as fast as possible.

02.07.2023

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.

22.10.2023

A Pizza Tower Demake for PICO-8.

03.03.2024

A free sokoban-like game with RPG items and Monsters, inspired by the game Dungeon and Puzzles by Nekolyst, made in PICO-8.

05.03.2017

Play the blues like a duck!

15.06.2024

Move a worm to carve the object across 17 thrilling levels!!

03.10.2020

Swim under the sea with this hungry cephalopod and meet the other marine dwellers in this straight forward arcade adventure.

02.05.2025

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!

03.01.2019

A PICO-8 demake of Tetris Effect.

22.10.2018

Explore tide pools and consult the cards as you pick which rumors about yourself to spread.

08.03.2024

A roguelike action-platformer where you use upgradeable weapons to combo powerful enemies to their doom! Overcome tough fights, platforming challenges, puzzles, and more in your effort to free the titan who is incarcerated in the shifting prison's depths.

29.06.2021

A "One Level Concept" Demake of Contra for PICO-8!