Hi everybody!

I'm a AAA game developer that every now and then enjoys making tiny games for fun and learning. A few weeks ago I wanted to give the amazing PICO-8 fantasy console a go, making a game for it, and I liked it a lot.

I'm not a speedrunner (best I achieved is 100% Crash Bandicoot 2 in a single evening to wow my kids) but I like watching streams and YT videos about speedrunning. So I said, why not make a simple game that is fun optimizing for frame perfection? So I did.

The game is free and you find it at https://cinghycreations.itch.io/defiance-of-pico for Windows, Linux, OSX and even Raspberry Pi. You can even play in your browser but it won't save your records at the and of the session.

Here's my current records ;-)

I love me some old-fashioned 2d games

Just a small recommendation, when you press 'c' to bring up the menu to either quit or retry, someone may accidentally press it and then they have option other than essentially restart the level. So maybe consider putting a 'cancel' button.