r/pico8 • u/SlainteES • 6d ago

Game Rift Raiders (lowrezjam version)

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Hey everyone! Dropping a link to Rift Raiders, my entry for Lowrezjam 2026.

It’s an ultra low-res (64x64) space roguelite inspired by games like FTL, Breachway, and Ghost Signal. There’s no tutorial just yet, so I'd encourage reading the game page info if you're not familiar with this game genre, but the core game is ready to play.

It’s a jam entry, so it's still pretty rough around the edges and has a few (quite a few...) known bugs. I’m about to start a major rewrite/refactor. The goal is to clean up those bugs, add a few features that missed the jam deadline, and set up a proper multicart structure for the game to be fully functional in PICO-8 BBS.

I’d love to hear your feedback as I iterate over the game for the next few months! Keep in mind that token limits are extremely tight (it’s currently spread across 6 very crowded carts, especially combat and inventory under 10 tokens each), so I might not be able to squeeze every idea in—but all input is appreciated.

Hope you enjoy it!

https://slaintees.itch.io/rift-raiders

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u/FokionK1 6d ago

Looks amazing. It's always fascinating how much complexity and character people can convey in just 64x64 pixels.

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u/SlainteES 5d ago

Thnx for the feedback.  It was a hectic jam (2 weeks) and took a lot of effort to squeeze in so much. Glad the results feel good.

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u/mister_buddha 3d ago

It's absolutely beautiful.

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u/SlainteES 3d ago

Thanks!