quadplay Alternatives

quadplay is described as 'The quadplay fantasy console bundles an emulator and advanced development tools including an adept IDE and tools for use with other IDEs like VS Code, Vim and Emacs' and is a game development tool in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to quadplay for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and Self-Hosted apps. The best quadplay alternative is PICO-8, which is free. Other great apps like quadplay are TIC-80, Pyxel, Bitsy and Pixel Vision 8.

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Free • Open Source
Game Development Tool

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PICO-8
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Freemium • Proprietary
Game Development Tool
Mac
Windows
Linux
Raspberry Pi
22 PICO-8 alternatives
PICO-8 is a Lua based fantasy console for programming, sharing and playing tiny games and other computer programs. The app boots to a shell prompt with easy access to scores of game building tools.
- - PICO-8 is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to quadplay.
- - PICO-8 is the most popular free alternative to quadplay.
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PICO-8 Features
2D Game Creation
Lua scripting
2D Game Engine
Built-in Image editor
Built-in editor
Export to HTML
TIC-80
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Free • Open Source
Game Development Tool
Mac
Windows
Linux
Online
Android
22 TIC-80 alternatives
TIC-80 is a fantasy computer where you can make, play and share tiny games. Comes with built-in tools for development: code, sprites, maps, sound editors and a command line.
- - TIC-80 is the most popular Web-based & Android alternative to quadplay.
- - TIC-80 is the most popular Open Source alternative to quadplay.
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TIC-80 Features
1. Works OfflineTIC-80 can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
2. PortableTIC-80 can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
3. LightweightTIC-80 consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Pyxel
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
27 Pyxel alternatives
Pyxel is a retro game engine for Python. Inspired by fantasy consoles like PICO-8, Pyxel imposes graphic and sound limits that provide a retro aesthetic while also greatly simplifying development.
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Pyxel Features
2D Game Engine
Bitsy
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Free • Proprietary
Game Development Tool
Online
23 Bitsy alternatives
Bitsy is a little editor for little games or worlds. The goal is to make it easy to make games where you can walk around and talk to people and be somewhere.
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Bitsy Features
Built-in Image editor
Pixel Vision 8
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Free • Open Source
Game Development Tool
Mac
Windows
Linux
22 Pixel Vision 8 alternatives
Pixel Vision 8 is a platform that standardizes 8-bit fantasy console limitations built on top of an open source C# SDK. Developers can customize these restrictions to match actual legacy hardware or create something new. It is ideal for game jams, prototyping ideas or having fun.
Pixel Vision 8 has no features, suggest some!
WASM-4
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Free • Open Source
Game Development Tool
Mac
Windows
Linux
22 WASM-4 alternatives
WASM-4 is a low-level fantasy game console for building small games with WebAssembly. Game cartridges (ROMs) are small, self-contained .wasm files that can be built with any programming language that compiles to WebAssembly.
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LowRes NX
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Free • Proprietary
Game Development Tool
Mac
Windows
Linux
iPhone
iPad
22 LowRes NX alternatives
LowRes NX is a simulated retro game console which can be programmed in the classic BASIC language. Make your own retro games on a virtual game console. Create sprites, tile maps, sound and music with the included tools.
- - LowRes NX is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to quadplay.
LowRes NX has no features, suggest some!
PX8
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Free • Open Source
Game Development Tool
Mac
Windows
Linux
22 PX8 alternatives
PX8 is an open-source fantasy Console in Rust (with Python and Lua).
PX8 has no features, suggest some!
nano JAMMER
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Free • Open Source
Game Development Tool
Online
22 nano JAMMER alternatives
The nano JAMMER is a fantasy console for tiny games. It is perfect for hobby coding, a game programming course, and tweetjams.
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Zany80
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Free • Open Source
Game Development Tool
Windows
Linux
Online
Self-Hosted
22 Zany80 alternatives
ZANY80 is a fantasy console built around the Zilog Z80 processor (used in the classic Spectrum Z80 computer).
- - Zany80 is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to quadplay.
Zany80 has no features, suggest some!
LIKO-12
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Free • Open Source
Windows
22 LIKO-12 alternatives
LIKO-12 is a fantasy console built with the LÖVE game engine. It's similar to PICO-8 but it's open-source and provides a different API and larger screen width.
LIKO-12 has no features, suggest some!
BASIC8
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Paid • Proprietary
Game Development Tool
Mac
Windows
Steam
22 BASIC8 alternatives
BASIC8 is an integrated Fantasy Computer. Create, share and play disks in a modern BASIC dialect. Use built-in tools like sprite, tile and map editor to develop games fast while having fun with retro aesthetics.
- - BASIC8 is the most popular commercial alternative to quadplay.
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TIC-80 Features

Pyxel Features

Bitsy Features