Hey All, PICO-8 0.2.7 is now up on lexaloffle, Humble and itch.io. No CHIP/PocketCHIP build yet, sorry! (my last PocketCHIP died -- I'll come back to that later)
This update introduces some late additions to the API before freezing at 0.3, and improvements aimed at handheld devices. 0.2.7 also includes an important security patch for a vulnerability affecting untrusted carts running locally (see below).
RRECT
This feature was needed for Picotron but I think also feels at home in PICO-8 / Voxatron. rrect() and rrectfill() take x,y for the top left corner, a width and height of the rectangle, and a radius for the corners. When the radius is 0 (the default), rrect / rrectfill act as an alternative to rect / rectfill when it is more convenient to specify a width and height rather than x1, y1.
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-- controls --
left and right to move
x to jump
z to float (hold)
-- playtest ver3 --
- added jump land particles
- decreased walk particles
-- playtest ver2 --
- level dificulty changes
- walking particles
- walking sound effect
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-- platformer game test 002 --
----- 2D_platformer, climbing, level_based -----
--------- Pico-8 game [0003] ---------
controls:
Left/Right - move
X - jump
temporaty post just to showcase progress
I will edit and update this in the coming weeks
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I bought pico8 in 2022, and tried reaching out to [email protected] a few times, never with an answer. Somehow, the product didn't get registered to my account, so I cannot update. Is my only option to update/continue to rebuy pico8?
Thanks in advance!
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Tank Empty Pico
Driving along the highway, you find yourself low on fuel and in the most treacherous area of the highway. Collect the gas cans to refill your tank, while avoiding road obstacles and other drivers, to reach as far as you can.
Good luck!
About the development
I wanted a simple project to get started with PICO-8, so I decided to remake my very first game from scratch.
I had a lot of fun learning, and I'm sure to use PICO-8 and/or Picotron for further game dev!
Changelog
- v1.1 (the Outline Update)
- Updated PICO-8 to version 0.2.7
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Oil spill simulator!
This implements the Fast Marching Method for the Eikonal equation to calculate the spread of waves - puddles - on a plane where the propagation speed varies according to a simplex noise function.
Randomly varying amounts of puddles will be created at once; as they collide, they form a kind of Voronoi diagram. Where a puddle goes, it will also draw some new noise for the next generation of puddles, and each puddle chooses its own palette and possibly dithering method to display it.
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Play as a hungry seagull that needs to eat as much as possible while avoiding the bad stuff. Eat enough food within 3 timed rounds to be crowned the fry queen!
This is a simple catcher-style game for my first pico-8 cart. I have a long list of features to add such as music, randomizing wearable hats, more powerups, enhancing the background art i.e. parallaxing clouds and tiles for the ground.
Please enjoy & I'm open to any suggestions for improvement
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My first game, This is a re-upload because there was a bug but I couldn't figure out how to update so I deleted the messed up version.
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a rock climbing themed puzzle platformer featuring two bears who have unique climbing abilities! shoot slime, climb ropes, eat pizza, and enjoy my first ever pico 8 cart :)
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I was trying to start carts for Picotron in my RetroPie installation on a Raspberry Pi5.
I eventually figured out how to configure EmulationStation for Picotron and that I can start a cartridge in headless mode by using picotron -x %ROM%.
When I start a game this way from EmulationStation, the screen goes black showing only a blinking cursor in the upper left corner. But I can hear the sound from the cartridge, this means Picotron must be running the cartridge in the background or something like that.
I also tested this on my laptop with Linux Mint starting the linux version of picotron from the terminal with -x and I have the same result: no display, only the cart sound in the background.
I use Picotron V0.2.0h3
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An Orbt XL demake in Pico-8 for LowRezJam2025!
How To Play
The planet is orbiting a black hole! Press any button (Up, Down, Left, Right, Z/O, or X/X) to move the planet away.
Points are awarded based on how close to the black hole you are. (3 points/second for the inner ring, 2 points/second for the middle ring, and 1 point/second for the outer ring.)
Asteroids are also being pulled in, too, so try not to get hit. Near misses award bonus points! Green asteroids change the direction of the orbit once they hit the black hole.
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I bought pico8 in 2022, and tried reaching out to [email protected] a few times, never with an answer. Somehow, the product didn't get registered to my account, so I can update. Is my only option to update/continue to rebuy pico8?
Thanks in advance!
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Something's wrong with your TV...
This is a short experimental horror game I made for the LowRezJam 2025. The challenge was to make a game with a 64x64 resolution.
Left and right: change channels
Up and down: change video mode
X: turn TV on/off
Hope you guys enjoy it!
EDIT 1: slightly increased the hand reaction time window
EDIT 2: adjusted some texts
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Later Crater! is a fast-paced top-down arcade game where you dodge incoming meteors and survive as long as you can. Each impact blasts a crater into the ground. Fall in and it's game over!
There is a heart power-up that will give you an extra life!
With 5 different level types and 3 escalating difficulty levels, there is plenty of challenge. How long can you survive? Share your high score in the comments!
Credits
Music & SFX - Gruber
Submission for LOWREZJAM 2025
UPDATE
- Added local multiplayer!
- Removed belt level and replaced it with a wind level
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"The Maze" (2005)
"Test your skills! Try to reach the goal without touching the walls!
How steady is your hand? Let’s find out!
Try and beat all four levels!"
I wanted to remake this game from my childhood, so here it is on PICO-8.
I'm sure someone with more experience would be able to properly recreate the sfx.
! Mouse Required !
Credits to Jeremy Winterrowd, creator of the original game.
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UPDATED VERSION
1.2.0 (August 14th 2025)
New stuff:
- High-score is saved
- Stars in the background
- Fume particles from the cars
- Chopin's Funeral March plays when you die
- 2nd movement of Beethoven's Pathétique plays before you start the game
Known flaws:
- The trees in the foreground don't overlap accurately
Music:
- Beethoven – Pathétique Sonata, 2nd movement
- Khachaturian – Sabre Dance
- Chopin – Funeral March (Sonata No. 2, 3rd movement)
All the music is arranged to Pico8 by me
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Counterforce
Welcome to Counterforce, shoot with X and aim with the arrow keys. When you shoot you get pushed back relative to your shot, but be careful you don't go outside the boundary that is constantly shrinking!
This was a fun experiment of a mechanic I was thinking about, so decided to put it into practice whilst on the train!
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