PicoBomber is a small PICO-8 project inspired by classic Bomberman.

Controls

  • Z or X - Drop bombs.
  • Arrow keys to move.
  • Walk into bombs to kick them forward, stunning enemies on impact.

Objective

  • Eliminate all enemies to clear the stage.
  • As you progress, each level spawns more chests, dynamite, and tougher enemies.

Features

  • 4 enemy types that are seen beyond levels 2, 5, and 10
  • Randomly generated chests and dynamite based on stage reached
  • Randomized enemy type and number based on stage reached


Hints
Some enemies can fly over boxes or phase through walls.
Kick bombs into bombs!
You can stun the same enemy multiple times.
Label Art
https://www.instagram.com/blnktink

V5 patch notes - Aug 19th 2026

Expanded player spawn zone to include top left corner (4 more tiles)
Fixed late game bug where TNT and Chest could spawn on same tile
Fixed TNT shadow drawing over walls
Fixed “Ovape” (ghost squid monster thing) from traveling slightly outside map bounds
uploaded spritesheet for download


Updated 2 days ago
Published 20 days ago
StatusReleased
PlatformsHTML5, Windows, macOS, Linux
Authorrockmonkeydev
GenreAction, Puzzle
Tags2D, Arcade, bomberman, Demake, PICO-8, Retro, Singleplayer, snes
AI DisclosureAI Assisted, Code

Download

Download
picobomberv5.p8 81 kB
Download
picobomberv5_windows.zip 1,009 kB
Download
picobomberv5_linux.zip 777 kB
Download
picobomberv5_raspi.zip 2.2 MB
Download
picobomberv5_osx.zip 7.4 MB
Download
.png 8.3 kB

Leave a comment

Log in with itch.io to leave a comment.