The DARK LORD's dungeon denizens are hungry: for KNOWLEDGE.
Maintain a vast collection of books and fulfill your ghoulish patrons' requests in this tiny library simulator!
Dear Head Librarian, Thou art aware thine predecessor hath failed me. For neglecting mine minions and placing mine library in disorder, they have been cast into the deep mines. Thou art henceforth bound to serve unflaggingly, lest thou meet a similar fate. - The DARK LORD (your boss) |
How to Play
Requests
Patrons at the counter will request a book by its Title, Author, Subject, or Call Number.
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I'm learning Pico 8 (and game design in general) and this is the first "feature-complete" thing I've made. Basic existing puzzle as a foundation to learn other things.
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AutoCiv
A minimalist automated civilization game where you guide your civilization through high-level strategic decisions rather than micromanaging individual units.
Game Modes
AutoCiv offers three distinct modes that determine how your empire develops:
🌱 Grow Mode
Focuses on economic development and city growth. Your empire will:
- Build farms (
20 goldeach) in the first available city with space. - Grow city size (
25 goldper level) when no farm spaces are available. - Benefits your entire empire by improving one city per turn.
⚔️ War Mode
Concentrates on military expansion and defense. Your empire will:
- Build barracks (
30 goldeach) in available city spaces.
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Hello, this is my first pico-8 game, Rolling Bones! In it, you are a skull who wants to go out on a date, but all your bones have been scattered to the winds! Roll around the field to find them but watch out for assorted junk! Sticks and stones can break your bone and other items can look like bones but will not fit anywhere in your skeleton (I promise, I've tried). Can you collect all 20 bones to get ready for your big date?
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Note: this cart was mostly based on New Raw Key Reader, from dw817.
This is a very simple tool to show scancodes (and SDL key names) for keys pressed on a keyboard.
This can be useful when remapping handheld buttons. For example, I have an original RG35XX and I'm using the MyMinUI custom firmare. I wasn't satisfied with the default button mappings, so I decided to remap everything from scratch.
First, I commented the map_scancodes line in config.txt and ran this cart.
- The A button was mapped to scancode 44 (spacebar).
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Controls:
- Arrow keys -> Move character
- (x)/(X) Button -> Clear all crosses
- (z)/(O) Button -> Undo last action
Tip:
You can save progress at any time by noting down the 2-digit code present in the bottom-left corner and using it to load your game in the main menu.
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A very short game about two wizards teleporting around. I made this game after getting inspired to play with pico-8, and some sprite weirdness gave me the idea to make this.
I've been trying to make games for YEARS now but I've always stopped myself at the start of every project. It was always the same thing, some basic prototype that I give up on after a couple of weeks. But, look, I finished a game!!!! Finally!!!
Also: PUZZLE DESIGN IS REALLY HARD. That's why there are only 8 levels (and calling all of those levels is generous.)
Hope you like it!
Note that the name is wIIz. because there's two wizards. ergo II + wiz = wIIz
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Math Sword v1.69 "Makita" - A Game of Systems
Welcome to Math Sword, a tactical RPG focused on mastering interlocking game mechanics. The goal is singular: maximize your final score (EXP) by surviving for 50 turns.
Core Mechanics
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Bloodlust System: Your primary scoring mechanic. EXP gains are multiplied based on how low your health is before a battle (
1 + ((100 - HP) / 50)). High scores are impossible without intentionally taking damage and playing at the brink of death. - Tactical Stances: Before each fight, choose a temporary stance—Aggressive, Defensive, or Balanced. Each stance modifies your damage, EXP gain, and damage taken, allowing you to fine-tune your risk for that specific battle.
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This is my first game ever. It has the same mechanic as Psycho Hazard - in every level there are three text choices. One moves the story forward, the other two end the game in defeat. Again, the only mildly interesting thing about this is the story, but it is lacking the entertainment character that Psychohazard has. In other words, it is quite mild. It has never reached any substantial success, partly due to its content and partly due to being distributed as a BASIC file. This dates back to 1999/2000 if I remember correctly.
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Well, this is my first cartridge for Pico-8. Definitely just a bit of fun and tinkering :)
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Creates intricate spiral mandalas through continuous canvas rotation and organic line growth. Each iteration adds thousands of mathematically-colored lines, building complex layered patterns.
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I made this game in 2001 for the Czech market. It is a text-based story where you only have one correct answer out of 3 in every level. The other two end in your demise. It is cyberpunk-themed, inspired by titles such as Deus Ex. Extremely primitive gameplay, it is just about the story. It was quite popular at the time in the Czech Republic. It even got to some cheat databases where you could get the walkthrough.
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Old Site Cassette Tape
Original by Lena Raine
No clue why this isn't in the OST.
It's the song that plays in the room with the cassette tape in old site A-Side, or that absolute nightmare of a room in B-side.
I may have made a few mistakes, so please correct me if you find any.
The original is made by Lena Raine. Check it out here:
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Plonk
The controls or TL;DR
In menu:
- Z/C = confirm, open menu
- X/V = cancel, close menu
In game:
- Z/C = slide
- X/V = melee/ranged attack
The lore
Plonk's mission in life is destroying tea parties all over the globe (don't ask why, some things are better left unexplained), and this has often gotten him into trouble. Today he has incurred the wrath of The Lady In Orange by thoroughly ruining her tea party. How they ended up on this ice sheet (especially since Plonk cannot swim)? We don't know. What we do know, The Lady In Orange is having none of it, and Plonk has to fight for his life!
The menu
Besides starting the game, you can change the following settings in the menu:
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Push the other soap off the ice block as many times as possible. He gets faster and stronger every time he dies!
--UPDATED VERSION--
A multiplayer mode is now added!
The green one uses the arrow keys
The red one uses E,S,D,F
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Hi guys!
I've been working on this for a few days and I have it to a point where I'm confident enough to put it out :)
It's not done by any means, and I will continue to update it; get ready for sound effects and more tools!
Let me know what y'all think~! :D
Controls:
- 🅾️ to delete the last stroke (not a general undo)
- ❎ to toggle the gui elements
- ⬆️ and ⬇️ to change brush size
Tools:
- Pencil: draws lines
- Bucket: fills background or changes color of a line
- Push: moves the targeted stroke to the bottom
- Eraser: deletes the targeted stroke
Issues:
- Performance drops rapidly when there's a lot of strokes
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"From Rust To Ash" is roguelike auto battler where your items are your build. Fight, Loot, Scavenge. Arrange your items to benefit from each other, store items in your backpack for future synergies, scrap what you don't need to increase your health. Do all that you need to survive the encounters before you.
The game is designed to be completely played with a mouse, and aided by a keyboard. For Mobile and Handheld users, there is an option in the pause menu (Pause or P on Keyboard) that allows to change turn mouse mode off and allow the directional buttons / joystick to move the cursor, using the "X" button to simulate mouse clicks. On both Mouse/Keyboard and on Mobile/Handheld, the game uses the (Z) key or (O) button to open the inventory when possible.
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Easy to use dungeon maker, I tried to comment it so anyone can use.
Controls
x to load a new dungeon
About
This is the first stage of my Diablo demake, I still have to expand the rooms to fill more map to be real Diablo dungeon. This can be very useful to many game developers. Play with the numbers to customize your own game.
Have fun
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