Top rated free games that last about a half-hour tagged PICO-8

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To a Starling

A short but polished platformer.

Peteksi

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(286 total ratings)

Platformer

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PICOHOT

8-bit homage to the most innovative shooter i've played in years.

tarkovsky

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars

(599 total ratings)

Shooter

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GIF

Solitomb

Stack monsters into delightful combos.

Jakub Wasilewski

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(288 total ratings)

Strategy

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GIF

Slipways Classic

Build a vast interstellar empire in 30 minutes flat.

Jakub Wasilewski

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars

(399 total ratings)

Strategy

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GIF

Dank Tomb

Solve puzzles in dimly lit corridors and uncover the story of an ancient king gone mad.

Jakub Wasilewski

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars

(272 total ratings)

Adventure

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UnDUNE II

A demake of "Dune 2" - in PICO-8

Paul Nicholas (Liquidream)

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(65 total ratings)

Strategy

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Into Ruins

Modern roguelike with atmosphere

SPARSE//GameDev

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars

(117 total ratings)

Role Playing

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地獄・Hell

A game about eggs. Made for #AGBIC jam 2017.

babylon brooks

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(51 total ratings)

Role Playing

GIF

Control the Body

Esoteric platformer

gate

Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars

(21 total ratings)

Platformer

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GIF

Flags For Friends

You are an artist designing flags for your queer pals

brook.p8

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars

(87 total ratings)

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GIF

Gar's Den

Gardening Roguelike

Rémy 🍬 Devaux

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(40 total ratings)

Adventure

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Beckon the Hellspawn

A short, "survivor-like" for the Pico8

LokiStriker

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(21 total ratings)

Action

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Sybil's Tail

a tiny PICO-8 game with a big heart

sol

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(27 total ratings)

Platformer

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GIF

Mouse Wants Cheese

squeak your way to the cheese

pancelor

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(24 total ratings)

Puzzle

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GET OUT of this Dungeon

Locked in a dungeon. Find the gems to GET OUT. 8bit Metroidvania

Insanus

Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars

(169 total ratings)

Platformer

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GIF

Signed by ’89

Tiny band. Big heart. HUGE pixels.

Tim Knauf

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(28 total ratings)

Simulation

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GIF

molecules

A 3D puzzle journey through space.

pocketfruit

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars

(34 total ratings)

Puzzle

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Mea's Castle

Tiny Metroidvania-Platformer made in PICO-8

Astorek86

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(10 total ratings)

Platformer

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Virtuous Vanquisher of Evil

Evil lurks below and you've been called upon to vanquish it

Ironchest Games

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(12 total ratings)

Role Playing

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GIF

why not frog: portals

Collect all the stars!

wmgcat

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(12 total ratings)

Platformer

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Salagander

A puzzle platformer about leading a line of unruly reptiles

MrMandolino

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(14 total ratings)

Puzzle

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Picamor

A Date Hell type game

dinoware

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

(50 total ratings)

Action

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Upward

Can you climb this mountain?

pocketfruit

Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars

(103 total ratings)

Platformer

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GIF

DeFacto

Build a big automated factory on an isolated asteroid, sell your products and send rockets into space.

NuSan

Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars

(74 total ratings)

Simulation

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GIF

Brawl

CodeManu

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(11 total ratings)

Action

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GIF

Old Site

Climb a mountain, but with more things.

Amegpo

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars

(19 total ratings)

Platformer

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Gun Slime

A Platformer featuring a gun wielding Slime!

HarFrog

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars

(15 total ratings)

Platformer

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Get in Santa's Pants 2

It's time to ruin Christmas again!

Louistrations

Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars

(35 total ratings)

Adventure

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DATA RESTORED

A short puzzle game about throwing blocks

Sweaters

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

(15 total ratings)

Platformer

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PICO-CRATE

Jump Over Spikes and Toss Around Crates in This Cute Little Puzzle Game! (:

HHoney Software

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars

(12 total ratings)

Platformer

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Toastling

To a Starling, but it's a mean map mod.

rare

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

(16 total ratings)

Platformer

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XTRIS (PICO-8)

Arcade-style dexterity game about catching a green X!

Fletch

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

(12 total ratings)

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GIF

REM: Dream Generator

Recreational Dream Generation/Emulation Software

VirtuaVirtue's Backlog

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(8 total ratings)

Simulation

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Alex Kidd in Pico World

A "de-make" of Alex Kidd in 64x64! Created within Pico-8's limitations.

Domarius Games

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(8 total ratings)

Platformer

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Frog Life

A pico-8 Remake of "Duck Life", but with frogs! Feed and Train your frog to victory

Mopi

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars

(9 total ratings)

Simulation

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To Take Root Among The Stars

A short and chill narrative platformer in a small exoplanet colony

Somin

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars

(9 total ratings)

Platformer

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