Documentation

Overview

What is PIXELFALLS?

PIXELFALLS is an easy-to-use, all-in-one engine and IDE for making, playing, and sharing 2D pixel and retro games.

Key features

  • Simple Lua scripting and built-in APIs
  • Pixel art workflows for sprites, tiles, and maps
  • Audio, input, and performance tools built into the IDE
  • PIXELFALLS will continue to grow with new features all the time

Target platforms

  • Web (Play in browser)
  • Mobile (Play in browser)
  • Desktop (Planned)
  • Raspberry Pi (Planned)
    • Physical Game Cartridges (Planned)

Core concepts

  • main file is the entry point to your game.
  • Nodes provide reusable, instanced behavior.
  • Entire game data (code, sprites, music, etc) all stored in single PNG file.
  • Many additional tools planned to make creating games easy yet powerful.