Jumperlin

Hi! This is my first released game.
Jumperlin is a precision platformer made in PICO-8. There are three unique areas, each with its own palette and difficulty. Dodge moving spikes, ride moving platforms, and time your jumps. Reach the end and escape this mad place.

Controls

On the keyboard, aim using the arrow keys. Press X to launch and Z to abort the launch.

Update

I just added a "HELP MODE" that will make some levels easier in case you're having trouble.

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Gamedev with Pico-8 two examples combined

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Controlers

• Z or X to flap
• Up and Down to select your name on scoreboard

Lore

This little bird must flap its wings to save the world. If you flap your wings, the world will still be saved, but if you die...

Features

I sought to make a minimally complete game. I tried to make it as functional as possible. I decided to use this game to learn everything I could about Pico-8. That said, in this game you will see scene transitions, pipes that progressively increase speed, and a scoring system for playing locally against other friends.

About Code

If anyone wants to better understand how I implemented certain mechanics, I tried to explain them as clearly as possible in comments in the source code. I plan to document all of them in the future and make separate posts to help new developers.

Some Talk

Hi, I am trying to document my journey as a beginner game developer. I have been completely in love with Pico-8 since I first encountered it, so I decided to become a Pico-8 developer for fun. I created a Flappy Bird game as my first attempt, inspired by the YouTube channel Space Cat. I watched his tutorial and tried to make my own game. One of my sprites (the pipes) I got from the Space Cat tutorial, and the pixel art title I saw on the website colourbox.com. I couldn't find the author, but I searched for “pixel art lettering.”. That's it, I hope you enjoy it.

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A sample math quiz!
Edit the level of difficulty inside the code, and press ctrl+r to make another question appear.

Controls: up arrow to quicken timer, x to toggle circles.

First post, so it's kinda bad, yeah.

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NOTE: You will need to unsandbox this (via About dialog) because it needs to be able to launch filenav.

If you're anything like me you probably have a bunch of folders open for moving things around, editing your work, and referencing other stuff. Navigating back to the same location every time is a pain, so you keep a bunch of windows open, and now you have a cluttered workspace. Well I wanted to do something about that, so I made this.

Places Pane is inspired by the left-side pane found in modern file managers, where you can drag your favorite folders to pin them for quick access later. Picotron doesn't offer a lot of screen real-estate, so having it on every filenav window would make things messy. Instead, Places Pane sits on your desktop, like a tidier replacement for desktop shortcuts.

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app desktop tool utility bookmark folder launcher

Reach level 128 to win,
Beware of UFOs 🛸

Controls:

Goal:

Gather as many gifts into the matching colored bags as possible. Each incorrect gift sorted hurts Santa's health. Max out the Cookie Combo Meter by not making any mistakes to regain health.

An arcade action high-score chaser with unlockables in the menu. Can you get all the challenges?

Challenges:

To unlock the snow globe's background objects, beat all score targets.

To unlock all creatures inside the globe, correctly sort 100 of each game.

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Made for the PICO-8 Advent Calendar 2025. Thanks to @kevinthompson and @bikibird for hosting and all the work coordinating so many devs. Also thanks to all the playtesters and @Werxzy for his lerping function.

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this is a test cart. please ignore.

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Highway Night is a simple driving game where you get points for passing cars.

Manual gearbox : use X/C to shift gears up/down.

I do not encourage reckless driving, please be safe on the road, or better yet, don't drive.

driving

An attempt to make a Heal'em Up ;)

Go from tavern to tavern, healing your buddies.

healing

Don't close your triangle.

Two players draw edges between 6 points.
If you complete a triangle of your own color — you lose.

Controls:
L/R: choose vertex
O: confirm (pick first vertex, then second)
X: help
UP: restart

Modes:
In help you can set Player1/Player2 as human or bot.
AI level 1/2 available.

Have fun :)

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Still working on this, but wanted to share!

wip work-in-progress

A program to assist with porting TIC-80 programs to Picotron.

Features:

• Supports multi-bank carts.
• Custom palettes
• Preview sprites, maps, and cover image
• Preview code
• Export to folder
• Export to .p64 (Experimental)

Not yet implemented:

• Any sort of sound support (i.e. sfx and music will not be exported)

Potential future features (don't hold your breath):

• TIC-80 emulator - would allow playing .tic files directly in Picotron, no export required

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Santa has just 3 minutes to deliver the last batch of presents for the good little boys and girls in the neighborhood. Unfortunately, the Bogey Men have caught up with him and want to steal the presents for themselves. How many presents can you deliver before time runs out?

Merry Christmas, 2025, from SkaterDee!

arcade maze-game santa claus presents christmas merry

My first attempt at a pico-8 game! I'm the creator of Michtim: Fluffy Adventures, and this is a small game about trying to gather berries while ravenous fruit bats will steal your goodies!

hamsterpunk michtim berry dexterity

Small game I made for my 2 years old daughter. The requirements were for it to have a single button, and that you cannot fail. All the characters are stuff she likes.

Controls:

X/O: Spawn a character for the parade

christmas casual

Small game made for a xmas jam

xmas pong

Toy Maker

Holidays are getting closer and things at Santa's toy factory are getting hectic.

In Toy Maker, you get to play as an elf in charge of collecting the toys for assembling. You operate a claw to collect toys from a conveyor belt in specific sequences.