pico-ios
jevonlipsey, from Altmaker by RipeStore
An iOS Native Emulator for the PICO-8 fantasy console. Free and Open Source. Experimental Alpha available for Android!
- Version
- 1.6.2
- Released
- Jan 22, 2026
- Size
- 18.6 MB
- Category
- Games
- Bundle ID
- com.
ripestore. pico-ios
What's new in 1.6.2
• fixed BBS button not opening on iOS.
• fixed scopedstorage for BBS games on Android.
About
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/ec24f92e-d29a-4319-8293-439487d60b35
Features:
• Native Engine: Runs flawlessly on iOS, due to the official PICO-8 engine being implemented as a WASM module.
• Quick Save & Load: The only PICO-8 experience with instant save states. Freeze time and resume anywhere, across devices.
• Adaptive Controls: Custom Gameboy-esque controls with tactile haptics. Works in portrait and landscape. Swap to virtual joystick.
• Smart Library: Automatically extracts cartridge labels and metadata, presenting your collection in a polished grid.
Technical Look:
The core engineering challenge was reconciling the asynchronous nature of mobile file I/O with the synchronous requirements of the Emscripten/WASM virtual file system.
PICO-8 demands a synchronous file system. Bridging this to mobile required completely reverse-engineering the Emscripten boot sequence.