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Pyxel is a Python-based retro game engine inspired by PICO-8 and TIC-80. It supports a 16-color palette, simple sound channels, and includes image and sound editors. Pyxel runs on multiple platforms including Windows, Mac, Linux, and Web. It's open source and ideal for creating pixel art games. Installation is straightforward with pip, Homebrew, or manual setup, and examples are provided to help get started.

kitao/pyxel: A retro game engine for Python

I played around with this and made a chiptune synth and drum sequencer, what a nice library
<a href="https://github.com/tcsenpai/neoretrosynth" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">https://github.com/tcsenpai/neoretrosynth</a>
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I love the concept of only 16 colors at a time.

This is absolutely awesome!
From what I’ve seen, it’s super simple to use (e.g. you can create a window with a single method) and looks great.
I’ll make sure to try it out some time. Keep up the good work!

PyXel, but it’s more than half Rust.