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NOTE:
The number of mentions on this list indicates mentions on common posts plus user suggested alternatives.
Hence, a higher number means a better TIC-80 alternative or higher similarity.
TIC-80 discussion
TIC-80 reviews and mentions
Posts with mentions or reviews of TIC-80.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2026-05-27.
- Mini Micro Fantasy Computer
- TIC-80: Free open-source fantasy console for making tiny games
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Why Mini Micro
Of course there are many others. The most prominent examples being Pico-8 and TIC-80. And these two are fine projects and wonderful things are done with and in them. The difference between them and Mini Micro would be in the terms they use to advertise themselves: console vs computer.
- TIC-80 – Tiny Computer
- RPG in a Box
- From C++ to Clojure: New Language Promises Best of Both
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WASM-4: Build retro games using WebAssembly for a fantasy console
Here for example is a rust template: https://github.com/nesbox/TIC-80/tree/main/templates/rust
- Antirez/load81: SDL based Lua programming environment for kids similar to Codea
- X11-Basic (1991-2020)
- Ask HN: Platform for 11 year old to create video games?
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Stats
Basic TIC-80 repo stats
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nesbox/TIC-80 is an open source project licensed under MIT License which is an OSI approved license.
The primary programming language of TIC-80 is C.
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