Pixl8

Pixl8 turns your Android phone, tablet, or TV into a pocket-sized retro 8-bit-style console for PICO-8 — the fantasy console loved for its tiny, handcrafted pixel-art games. Point Pixl8 at the folder where you keep your carts and it turns them into a tap-and-play library. Each cart is a single PNG image (example.p8.png) with a whole game — art, music and code — tucked inside.

If you love retro gaming, chiptune soundtracks and hand-drawn pixel art, Pixl8 lets you carry a whole community's worth of indie games in your pocket: arcade shooters, platformers, puzzlers, RPGs, roguelikes and playable demos, all in that unmistakable low-res, high-charm PICO-8 style.

https://pixl8.dev

What you get:

• A growing library of games (with their authors' permission) — retro pixel-art carts playable right away.

• Library, Favourites and Recent tabs for your own collection.

• Per-cart actions on long-press: open the BBS page, resume game, start fresh game, create a home-screen shortcut, manage save states.

• Write NFC cards with your favourite games — tap a card to launch straight into a game.

• Android TV support — retro gaming on the big screen.

• Wear OS Tile — add the Pixl8 tile to your watch for one-tap access to your recently played games, right from the watch face.

Plays the way you want

• Touch controls with a fully editable on-screen layout — drag, resize and save your placement per device.

• Game controllers over USB or Bluetooth — pair a retro-style gamepad for the authentic feel.

• Keyboard and mouse supported.

Pro features (optional one-time purchase)

• Save states — up to 10 per cart, plus an auto-save-on-exit slot.

• Host and join remote multiplayer games.

• Resume on tap — open a cart and pick up exactly where you left off, no menu navigation.

• In-game quick-save and quick-load on a gamepad combo.

• Manage Save States screen with export and import.

Whether you grew up on 8bit handhelds or just love the pixel-art aesthetic, Pixl8 makes it effortless to discover, collect and play the best of the PICO-8 scene on Android.

Pixl8 does not ship PICO-8 itself or any of Lexaloffle's copyrighted assets. It is an independent player that reads the public PICO-8 cart format. To run a cart you'll need either one of the bundled examples (included with permission) or your own files — the lexaloffle.com BBS hosts thousands of free community carts.

Pixl8 is not affiliated with Lexaloffle.