Picotron
| Picotron | |
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| Developer | Lexaloffle Games |
| Initial release | 31 December 2022 (WIP) 14 March 2024 (Alpha) |
| Stable release | 0.2.2b
/ 15 January 2026 |
| Operating system | Web, Windows, Mac OS, Linux |
| Platform | PC, Raspberry Pi, HTML5 |
| Available in | English, Japanese |
| Type | Virtual machine, game engine |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | www |
Picotron is a virtual machine and desktop environment created by Lexaloffle Games. It is a fantasy workstation that is aimed at making retro style video games and mimics the specifications of 16-bit computers of the late 1980s. It is a complement to Lexaloffe's earlier 8-bit inspired PICO-8. The Alpha release of Picotron became available on March 14 (Pi Day), 2024.
It has a virtual toy operating system and built in tools that allow software development, game development and customization of the system itself. It runs on top of Windows, Mac OS, and Linux, with support for Raspberry Pi and export to stand-alone binaries or Web apps planned. Similarly to PICO-8, programs made with Picotron can be shared directly with other Picotron users in a special 256k png cartridge format.