# pico-8/awesome-PICO-8

A curated list of awesome PICO-8 resources, carts, tools and more

Repository: https://github.com/pico-8/awesome-PICO-8
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/awesome-pico-8
Homepage: https://pico-8.github.io/awesome-PICO-8/
License: CC0-1.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: pico-8, pico8, game-development, game-engine, gamedev, lua, cartridge, awesome, list, awesome-list, fantasy-console, 8bit, 8-bit-computer
Last push: 2026-07-28T13:25:56+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 75/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 94, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3978, "days_push": 36, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3070, forks 103 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:41.565056+00:00)

## What it is
A curated awesome-list of PICO-8 fantasy console resources, including tutorials, tools, libraries, assets, community links, and demoscene material. It serves as a reference index for developers making, sharing, and playing tiny games on PICO-8.

## Use cases
- find PICO-8 tutorials for making my first game
- discover PICO-8 development tools and libraries
- learn Lua for the PICO-8 fantasy console
- find PICO-8 community forums and chats
- get PICO-8 cheat sheets and documentation
- explore PICO-8 demoscene demos and cartridges

## When to choose
- you are starting with PICO-8 and want a single curated entry point
- you need tutorials, tools, or asset links for fantasy console game development
- you want to explore the PICO-8 community and ecosystem

## When to avoid
- you need an actual game engine or runtime, not a link list
- you are developing for a different platform than PICO-8
- you need maintained software rather than a curated reference document

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: documentation, developer-tools
- domain: gaming-tools, tutorials, awesome-lists
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: awesome-list, pico-8, fantasy-console, lua, retro-gaming, curated-resources, 8-bit, game-development

## Member repositories
- pico-8/awesome-PICO-8 (main) score 75

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:41.565056+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:28:09.320291+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/pico-8/awesome-PICO-8 (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:41.565056+00:00, sha a9e01b5ab714)
  - homepage: https://pico-8.github.io/awesome-PICO-8/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:43:39.892486+00:00, sha 6f7c86d665c6)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.