First Game Jam Winners
Meet the winners of the first PIXELFALLS Game Jam — Best Gameplay, Visuals, Sound, and Most Creative.
What Makes PIXELFALLS Different?
PIXELFALLS brings the charm and simplicity of retro fantasy consoles (think Pico-8 and Tic-80) into a clean, modern, intuitive interface — without the heavy complexity of big engines. It all runs in your browser, seamlessly integrated, and designed to make game development feel joyful instead of frustrating.
Play Test Instantly
Hit play and see your game instantly. No compiling, no waiting — just code, test, repeat. Your changes appear immediately, keeping your creative flow going.
Share a Game in a Couple of Clicks
Publish and share with a short link so friends, classmates, or a whole room can play instantly — and every shared game gets its own unique QR code for phones and classroom screens.
Fully Featured Code Editor
Code your games in Lua, with all the features you need; Autocomplete, code suggestions, syntax highlighting, smart sprite selection, and more.
Instantly Familiar Sprite Editor
Complete pixel-art toolkit. Everything you need, all in one place — no jumping between apps.
Level Editing That Just Makes Sense
Resize your maps however you want. Add multiple maps with a click. Paint tiles directly. Hit play and see your world come to life!
Full Debugging Built In
Pause on exceptions, set breakpoints, step through Lua, and inspect locals, globals, and the call stack — all without leaving the IDE.
Multiple Resolutions & Colour Depths
Choose Classic, Game Boy, Demake, SNES, or Mega Drive style resolutions, and palette depths from 4 colours up to 128 — match the look your game needs.
Retro Sound & Music Tools Built In
Create classic sounds and music. No exporting, no switching apps. Modern music tools, optimized for retro sounds.
Auto-Tile Tools Without the Headaches
Pick a template, customize, and test them in the sandbox that updates instantly. Draw, tweak, and watch your tiles auto-tile perfectly.
All Game Data in One PNG
Your entire game (sprites, maps, code, sounds, and music) all stored in a single PNG game cart. Easy to share, easy to backup, and works everywhere. One file, everything included.
Innovative Sprite Wheel
Speed up your level design with the Sprite Wheel. Quickly browse and select sprites without interrupting your workflow. Fast, intuitive, and built for rapid iteration.
Clear, Practical Documentation
Engine APIs, examples, and guides live alongside the editor — so students and makers can look things up quickly and keep building.
Learn What Else Is Planned
See the public roadmap for upcoming software features, or explore the physical hardware prototype — make games in the browser today, play them on real machines later.
Perfect for…
- • Indie devs who love pixel art
- • Hobbyists who want to make retro games
- • Students learning Lua or game dev
- • Fantasy console fans who want more flexibility without losing the charm
- • Anyone who wants to go from idea to playable prototype in minutes
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Contact
For enquiries, please email info@pixelfalls.co.uk.