Fantasy Consoles/Fantasy Computers

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Decided to start this thread to list some of the PICO-8 alternatives out there, inspired by this profile update. I hope this is going to be useful and/or entertaining for some of yours! :)

TIC-80 demo version:

TIC-80 by Nesbox

Fantasy computer for making, playing and sharing tiny games.

nesbox.itch.io

Liko-12 (not maintained)

LIKO-12 by Rami Sabbagh

A lua fantasy computer

ramilego4game.itch.io

Chroma-60 (jam project)

CHROMA-60 by Arkia

arkia.itch.io

If you guys happen to know another alternative, share it away. It should be at least a demo freeware to count for the thread's purposes.

Post automatically merged: Jan 10, 2026

Just got to see this, it might be relevant:

News - [Open Source] Continuum 93: A New Fantasy Console/Retro Computer Emulator (Built with MonoGame)

Hello everyone! I'm very happy to announce the full open-sourcing of Continuum 93, the fantasy retro computer emulator I've been developing for the last 3 years. It is inspired by the architecture of iconic machines like the ZX Spectrum, Amiga, and NES, but built from the ground up to offer...

retrogametalk.com

GitHub - paladin-t/fantasy: A curated list of available fantasy consoles/computers.

A curated list of available fantasy consoles/computers. - paladin-t/fantasy

github.com

 

[Ladon_Dumb]

Love your recommendations, at one time I was interested in getting a fantasy console, but couldn't afford Pico-8 so I looked for alternatives, I found the following:

• Vircon 32
  https://www.vircon32.com/
• WASM-4
  https://wasm4.org/

I also found a Discord server for those interested in fantasy consoles while going through my bookmarks, they strive to maintain a list of current fantasy console
linked here

Thank you for the resources here btw