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Description

Pyxen is a Python game programming studio.

Build games, tap Share, and anyone can play them in their browser. Design sprites, animate them, write code, and debug — all in one app.

Pyxen is designed for beginners and experienced programmers alike. It stays simple on the surface, while offering powerful systems underneath.


INSTANT SHARE

• Tap Share and get a playable link — anyone can play your game in their browser.
• No account needed — just tap, share, done.
• Or export a web archive to host on itch.io or your own site.

Your games live outside the app.


SPRITE EDITOR & ANIMATION

• Draw and edit sprites with pixel-perfect tools
• Layers, selection tools, symmetry, flip/rotate, clipboard
• Animation timeline — name your animations, set FPS, preview with onion skin
• Paint pixel art and see changes instantly in your running game

Design your game art and animations without leaving the app.


SMOOTH MOTION & ANIMATION

• Tween any property — position, scale, rotation, alpha — with 16 easing functions
• Oscillate and spin for continuous effects
• Sprite animations play from tile sheets: Sprite("hero", animation="walk")
• Draw shapes — rectangles, circles, lines, polylines — from code

Animate everything, from characters to UI.


CODE EDITOR

• Syntax highlighting and smart indentation
• Context-aware autocomplete
• Jump to Symbol — navigate your project instantly
• Jump to Definition — tap any function to see its source
• Word-wise navigation with Option+Arrow

Write real code, not blocks.


A SMALL, FOCUSED GAME ENGINE

• High-performance C++ ECS core
• Clean, beginner-friendly Python API
• Scene graph with layers and parent-child hierarchy
• Grid-based collision system
• Save and load game data with the storage API
• Configurable resolution — 160×90, 320×180, or 480×270

Built to be learned, not hidden.


BUILT-IN FONT EDITOR

• Create bitmap fonts from system or custom fonts
• Configure character sets, size, and anti-aliasing
• Live atlas preview — see exactly what ships with your game
• Use the Text component to render text in your games

No external tools needed for text rendering.


INSPECTION & DEBUGGING

• Rewind time and inspect previous frames
• Explore entities and components live
• Scene outliner and inspector cards
• Visual tools to understand state and behavior

Learn by seeing, not guessing.


LEARN FROM REAL GAMES

• Sample games with full source code — Pong, Platformer, Dungeon Survivors
• Public-domain pixel art asset packs included


YOUR DATA, ALWAYS YOURS

• Pyxen works 100% offline
• No account required, no ads, no tracking

Projects are regular files, compatible with iCloud and the Files app. There's no proprietary cloud lock-in — your creations are yours.


FREE TO EVALUATE

Pyxen is free to download and evaluate, with no time limit. Everything works during evaluation — an evaluation watermark appears on the game preview and exports. A single one-time purchase removes it.
No subscriptions.


Quiet, capable, and yours.

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