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Greedy Goblin Gambit by 4DTri is a five-minute push-your-luck puzzle game made with PICO-8. You can follow the author on Twitter via @FourthDTriangle.

Your goal in the game is about finding treasure and avoiding the sneaky goblins who want to steal it from you. You have three lives, which reset each level, so don’t be afraid to take risks. If you run out of lives, your total price is halved. If you clear the board, you get 50 bonus points. You can skip at anytime for no cost and there are five boards in total each run. Each icon represents each function.

• Treasure – Awards points
• Goblin – Removes 1 life
• Heart – Gives 1 life and 4 points
• Z Key – Uncovers the treasure tiles
• X Key – Marks a tile

Visje by remco is a prototype adventure game made with PICO-8.

In this game you play as a fish, dashing and surviving through adventures. Use the ‘left and right’ keys to wiggle. The river flows very slowly and gets faster, so you need to get as far as you can. The red spikes hurt you and the yellow scales give you more life. Watch out for the light-blue currents. Also, plants can block you, but only horizontally.

Rainbow Falls by cybørt/Twilight Brothers is a 64b Intro released at ‘Lovebyte 2023’ for Nesbox TIC-80.

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Turbo Fight by Moggi-Synth is a colorful space shooter game made for PICO-8.

The story of the game follows in the year, 2045. The human race is still searching for a habitable planet outside the Milky Way. The bravest warrior was chosen to explore a distant galaxy. Everything looked good at first, but shortly before reaching the surface of the first distant planet, strange-looking monsters attacked him. This is where your role comes in. The game is controlled by using the steering cross and the ‘x’ button. In further levels, some power-ups will appear that can be selected from the fighter. Help save the galaxy and bring back victory.

Klangteppich by Alcatraz is a combined 32b Intro released at ‘Lovebyte 2023’ for MS-DOS.

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Coins N’ Cops by Señor T is a short indie platformer game made for PICO-8.

In this game, you are a thief who must escape from the police and collect as many coins as possible before they catch you. In 2-player mode, whoever gets caught by the police first, or has more coins than the other player before the time runs out, is the winner of the round.

Snake by inbredRobot is a prototype survival game made for PICO-8.

In this game, you play as a snake. This game is the remake of the classic snake game. Your goal is to eat as much fruit as you can to earn a high score. The game ends when you touch the boundary walls or even accidentally touch yourself.

Runomonia by D3V is a retro platformer game made with PICO-8.

A cat has eaten a magic pill, giving him Runomonia, the obsession with running. It needs to get the ‘Magic Bubble’ in order to get rid of Runomonia. But the bad enemies have been ensuring that the ‘Magic Bubble’ will never be taken. You will help the poor cat and bop all the enemies. You move automatically. When you hit an edge, you switch directions. Press ‘X’ to jump. Kill enemies by hitting them on their head, or by avoiding them. Collect coins and don’t die.

Worlds fastest Snail by TopSnailz is an action game made for PICO-8.

In this game, you play as a snail trying to escape the dungeon. You will collect a key, avoid the traps and escape through the door. If you touch any of the traps, the game will restart again.

Lustrous by Hannu Hartikainen is a combined 64b Intro for MS-DOS released at ‘Lovebyte 2023’.

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