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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.

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