News

Product updates and announcements from the PIXELFALLS team.

  1. 4 Jul 2026
    PIXELFALLS 0.0.11 – 0.0.14 released

    Since 0.0.10 I have shipped the SFX Editor, engine audio playback, and several editor improvements.

    v0.0.14

    • Feature: SFX Editor; playSFX() function now working in the engine.
    • Feature: SFX Editor; playSFX() support sound name as a string parameter instead of index. playSFX("jump")
    • Update: Engine; drawText now supports \n in the text string to start a new line. New line drawText
    • Fix: Fixed ticket #35 - Bleed through when using Show Colliders in Play mode.
    • Fix: Fixed ticket #42 - Game instructions are not updated when changing between carts
    • Fix: Fixed ticket #39 - Editor switching Tabs loses position

    v0.0.13

    • Update: SFX Editor; Removed multi column note style change
    • Update: SFX Editor; Mouse cursor row and column highlighting.
    • Update: App wide; removed browser default context menu.

    v0.0.12

    • Update: More changes to the SFX Editor

    v0.0.11

    • Feature: SFX editor added to the IDE
    • Feature: Code Editor; spotlight appears when switching back to a code tab. Can be turned off in IDE Settings.
    • Fix: Code Editor; Cursor and Scroll position of each tab now remembered.
    • Update: Solution Explorer; Folder and File context menus now use PF modal prompts.
    • Update: Solution Explorer; Folder state now remembered and expanded/collapsed.
    • Update: Solution Explorer; Right Click Context Menu added for Folder and File.
    • Update: Solution Explorer; UX improvement by simplifying solution explorer items.
    • Update: Solution Explorer is now resizeable.
  2. 18 May 2026
    PIXELFALLS 0.0.10 released

    This release adds subscriptions, cloud saves, and a redesigned Home page experience.

    • Stripe subscription tiers (Free, Creator, Benefactor, and invite-only Founder).
    • Cloud storage for game carts — save, load, and manage projects from Home → Projects.
    • New Home section with Projects, IDE, Account, and About tabs (Settings merged into Home).
    • Consistent styling and layout updates across the IDE.
    • See changelog for more details.
  3. 8 May 2026
    PIXELFALLS 0.0.9 released

    This release continues to improve the editor and docs experience as we move toward the first public release.

    • Tags are now enums for easier use in code and suggestions in the code editor.
    • Games Settings UI improvements.
    • Function names are now background highlighted for easier visual scanning (toggling on/off in settings > IDE)
    • Fixed many issues with collisions and collisions-related APIs.
    • New runtime APIs for loading and unloading map entities and layers.
    • New runtime API for saving and loading engine checkpoints.
    • See changelog for more details.
  4. 8 May 2026
    Website update: Roadmap + News page

    We have updated the website with a dedicated Roadmap page and this new News page.

    The roadmap now gives a clearer view of what is complete, what is in progress, and what is planned next.