VITO: The New Adventure (2026) by Yaron Yashinski, Yair Kapach, Roy Margalit for MS-DOS.
A lost 1996 ketchup hero platformer, finished but never released, finally gets its first public outing. A tightly crafted MS-DOS original with secrets, traps and a tomato to save.
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hAND’cat is a PICO-8 game made for lowresjam2026 where you control a cat trying to escape giant hands.
The game uses music from Packbat.
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In gem_basket, you steer a basket with the arrow keys to collect gems while a fire chases you, speeding up with every dodge.
This PICO-8 arcade game by Manic_Monarch starts simple but gets tense fast. Hitting 25 and 100 points spawns higher-value gems, and reaching 25, 100, 200, and 300 points unlocks four trophies. It’s built on @SpaceCat88’s beginner-friendly PICO-8 tutorial, then tweaked into its own thing. If you’re new to the format, it’s a good example of how a short tutorial can grow into a proper little game.
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ssspell turns the classic Snake formula into a word game where the letters you gobble up have to form real words.
You guide the snake around the board, collecting letters to spell words that are 3 to 5 letters long, then press X to cash them in. If your word isn’t in the dictionary, you’re toast. It’s a neat twist that makes you think about your path before you take it.
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This tiny logic puzzle game turns the weaving structure known as “double two-tie” twill into a series of labyrinth-shaped challenges.
You control the direction of wavy lines in the fabric by adjusting the threading (letters at the bottom) and treadling (lines on the right), aiming to match a randomly generated pattern for endless replayability.
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A new PICO-8 take on a Tetris Attack clone swaps in Sonic characters, and it’s already up for grabs.
Pico de Pon is a sprite edit of stevelavietes’ Tetris Attack-style game, with Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and Eggman pulled from Sonic Pocket Adventure and other sprites credited to various artists. The creator, new to PICO-8, got into it after picking up an R36S clone about a month ago and wanted to share their first effort, with plans to keep working on it.
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Jump Rope is a PICO-8 arcade platformer that started life as a horror game before evolving into what it is today.
The game has several stages to progress through and an ending that doesn’t force a game over. You can double jump in the air if you collect a coin, and your character shines blue when the double jump is available. There’s also a hidden surprise if you let the flower bloom and then try to pick it up.
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Snooze turns the daily struggle of hitting the alarm clock into a PICO-8 game about narcolepsy.
This short narrative game is based on the developer’s own experience with alarm clocks and narcolepsy, and it’s best played with sound on. You play someone who keeps snoozing and ends up missing a meeting.
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Drone Beat is a PICO-8 arcade game where you swat drones of your colour, with green as a bonus and yellow as a curse.
You can either run or chase, and there’s also a two-player mode. You can select a road for the chase. Tap the right colour drones.
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Slugger (2026) by tinsoldier for ZX Spectrum.
Arthur Moon tends prize blooms, but rival villagers have unleashed hungry slugs. Squidge them mid-munch, replant from the seed box, and save the garden for the £100 prize.
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