CONTROLS
movement (u wont believe)
⬆️ - up
⬇️ - down
➡️ - right
⬅️ - left
actions

x - start game and talking with natanych

z - pick up notes

notes adventure hiddenobjects topdown

just a spinning cube using a 3d engine, some bugs with render order, but other than that, its just a spinning cube

A simple process manager application which can view processes stats as well as terminate them. A few important processes are manually protected by the app to prevent unwanted errors.

Launch apps on startup by adding them to the Startup Apps tab. This stores some codes that is included in system/startup.lua, which is run when the system boots or reboots. This won't override your startup code. Use this to start up with some pets, or to run utility apps when you first boot Picotron!

Need to disable sandbox for this to work.
Some colors are based on your themes title bar!

v0.2.0:

• Implemented startup apps
• Fixed menus not showing the last process

tool app utility

A small educational game about learning amino acids

educational

Hello, if you are near London on July 23rd, if you are addicted to PICO-8, if you know us (Picoscope / Codyssea) from near or far, let us know! The goal is to bring together experienced enthusiasts (in hardcore mode). http://codyssea.com

event

About

I often find myself resetting Picotron whenever my filesystem gets a bit messy - and I have this totally irrational fear that I’ll break something (I’m on Linux, btw). So, for convenience, I created a cart that sets up Picotron just the way I like it with a single click.

Then I thought - maybe others would find this useful too. Whether you're looking to design your own theme with predefined widget positions or just want a quick start with a custom setup, this could help. So, I released it as the “Widget Edition” of my Red Panda theme.

Credits

• Calendar Widget – created by Arnaught

• Red Panda Tamago – artwork and animation by Nizart

Big thanks for letting me include your amazing carts!

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picotron red panda theme wallpaper

Update 1!

This is still very much a toy, but it's very close to "done" for purposes of the larger game. Ships are stronger, but so are your weapons–and you can do more than just deal direct damage now!

Of note in this update:

• Added module modifiers!
  • heal
  • hack (disable enemy die)
  • ion (extra damage to shields and set enemy die to one)
  • burn (stackable damage over time)
  • trap (sets a trap on an enemy die that does damage when used)
• Improved crew (dice)!
  • Crew now have names
  • Crew may have non-standard roll possibilities (including a wildcard roll!)
  • Crew can have modifiers, much like modules

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wip space battle endless toy

Slots

A slot machine

Controls

Down: Pull handle
A: Toggle auto mode
F: Toggle screen size

Update 3 5/10/2025

• Added work system for earning money
• Replace mouse scroll with buttons (bank)
• Removed keyboard shortcuts

Update 2 5/3/2025

• Added mouse support
• Added debt system
• Added bank (for getting more money/paying loans)

Update 1 4/30/2025

• Added stats

Hi there :)

Cave Bites is my first game made with PICO-8. It's essentially a Flappy Bird clone where the goal is to survive as long as possible and rack up points by collecting food and culinary dishes.

Not very original but I'm very satisfied ^-^

flappybird myfirstpico8

Little RPG I made as my first major project

Snekburd is a Pico-8 demake of Snakebird, by Noumenon Games, with new puzzles and mechanics! Navigate the snakebirds to eat all the fruit and head through the portal to complete the levels on each island. The first island's levels should serve as a quick tutorial to new players or a refresher for returning ones. The game featues about 70 levels, ranging from a little tricky to absurdly hard. Of course, if you haven't played the original Snakebird games, I highly recommend them. Especially Snakebird Primer if you find this demake too difficult.

> Snekburd Trailer <

Controls

• arrow keys : move
• Z/C : undo
• X/V : switch control

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puzzle sokoban

When using batch drawing with sprites (i.e. supplying spr with a userdata), the sprites are drawn ignoring how camera is set using camera().

For example, if the userdata gives the position x=10, y=10, the sprite will always be drawn 10 pixels from the top of the screen and 10 from the left, regardless of how camera() has been set.

This isn't how other batch drawing operations work (which do seem to respect the camera) or how spr() works normally, and also doesn't (by my reading) match what's documented here: https://www.lexaloffle.com/dl/docs/picotron_gfx_pipeline.html. As such, I assume this isn't intended and is a bug?

batch-gfx camera

About

I designed this theme because I'm totally obsessed with red pandas and their signature colors: red, white, and black. These colors are part of the aesthetic I carry across every operating system I use, and I wanted to bring that same vibe to Picotron.

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Installation

Note: Refer to this post if you're looking for a one-click installation and built-in widgets.

• THEME:
  If you don't already have /appdata/system/themes/, the easiest way to get it is by running this command in the terminal:

  cp /system/themes/ /appdata/system/themes/

  After that, just run this command to install the theme:

  store("/appdata/system/themes/red_panda.theme",unpod("b64:bHo0ADwBAAAYAgAAoHtkZXNrMD0xNywJAEExPTE0CQCRX3NoYWRvdz01DgB0dG9wMD0yMQwANDE9MAsA8ApfcGF0dGVybj1weHUAQyAMDARnAAcAB2AHBgAfAAwABQ8eAAsCDAAFYgAGigCRb3JfYm9yZGVyjAAADgBTdXR0b24bAIFmcmFtZT0xMw0AcHRpdGxlPTYMAERtYW50OAAWMBEABzsAAREAAj8ABiEAAkIAkTUsaWNvbjA9NwgAMTE9OAgAEDKBAAAJABAzCQCUdG9vbGJhcj03CgAQMYYAAwwAFzIMAHVfYmFjaz0wDwAAQgAIHwBGaXRlbUYA9ABfc2VsZWN0ZWQ9OCx3aW7DABIxDQACvwAhMTMOAAK8ACEyOQ0AArkAEDcMADZkb3f6AAQQAAI6AAUQAAI8AAUvAIB0aXRsZT04fQ=="))

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picotron red panda theme wallpaper

i noticed that when using "export" with no arguments to see how it works, "determined" is written as "depermined"

3 body problem.

I think PICO-8 secret palette needs a bit of a change and becoming a little bit boring too, so I propose to change it to something that looks more like 16-bit, 16Bital palette is a good example I think. I made this and i don't mind. new example how it would look:

palette default system color secret

Controls

ARROW KEYS - Movement

Z - Attack

Protect your flowers from the invading mushroom colony at all costs! Also, shinobi can't swim.

Credits

Created by SnoozeTime and Acedio for Spring 2D Game Jam 2025.

jam

3rd Cart! ...A platform game template of sorts.

This a continuation of platform basics with an improved
collision system that supports bouncy and solid entity types,
a modular particle system, parallax background effects
and optional pallet and font switching. Text boxes and
animated text typing for use with narrative and dialogue.

Camera clamping allows for the partitioning of the
shared sprite sheet and map data in creative ways.

In 1000 lines its packed in the core elements of a platform
game development system organized in modular way to serve
as a template for building games off.

I hope you find it useful!

-JS

platformer template assets