# LIKO-12/LIKO-12

LIKO-12 is an open source fantasy computer made using LÖVE

Repository: https://github.com/LIKO-12/LIKO-12
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/liko-12
Homepage: https://liko-12.github.io/
Language: Lua
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: love2d, love2d-framework, love, lua, fantasy-console, fantasy-computer, liko-12, windows, linux, android
Archived: true
Last push: 2024-01-24T08:13:23+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3638, "days_push": 952, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1179, forks 71 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:53.214602+00:00)

## What it is
LIKO-12 is an open-source fantasy computer/console for making, playing, and sharing tiny retro-looking games and programs, built with LÖVE (Lua). It ships with a DOS-like operating system called DiskOS featuring command-line tools and visual sprite, map, and code editors. The project is no longer developed or maintained.

## Use cases
- make retro pixel games with a fantasy console
- open-source alternative to PICO-8
- learn programming in Lua with a retro computer
- share tiny games as disk images
- play with a DOS-like retro operating system
- teach game development with limited colors and resolution

## When to choose
- you want a free, open-source PICO-8-like fantasy console
- you want to tinker with or hack the console's own source code
- you need a retro game-making environment on Windows, Linux, or Android

## When to avoid
- you need an actively maintained or updated tool
- you want multi-language support like TIC-80
- you need production game development capabilities
- you require official macOS support (only experimental)

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: game-engine, interpreter, gui, terminal-ui, editor
- domain: gaming-tools, education, programming-languages
- platform: windows, cross-platform, lua
- tags: fantasy-console, fantasy-computer, retro-gaming, love2d, pico-8-alternative, retro-computing, game-making, game-development, linux, android, macos

## Member repositories
- LIKO-12/LIKO-12 (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:53.214602+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 2026-08-30T06:25:26.296727+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/LIKO-12/LIKO-12 (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:53.214602+00:00, sha 7883107e5e03)
  - homepage: https://liko-12.github.io/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:32:15.835001+00:00, sha 7097beb5081f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.