Pyxen - Python Game Maker

Make games with Python.

Free · In-App Purchases

New in v26.0: Full-featured sprite editor, built-in font editor, text rendering, Jump to Symbol & Definition, and web export. Pyxen is a Python game programming studio. Build games, tap Share, and anyone can play them in their browser. Design sprites, animate them, write code, and debug — all in one app. Pyxen is designed for beginners and experienced programmers alike. It stays simple on the surface, while offering powerful systems underneath. INSTANT SHARE • Tap Share and get a playable link — anyone can play your game in their browser. • No account needed — just tap, share, done. • Or export a web archive to host on itch.io or your own site. Your games live outside the app. SPRITE EDITOR & ANIMATION • Draw and edit sprites with pixel-perfect tools • Layers, selection tools, symmetry, flip/rotate, clipboard • Animation timeline — name your animations, set FPS, preview with onion skin • Paint pixel art and see changes instantly in your running game Design your game art and animations without leaving the app. SMOOTH MOTION & ANIMATION • Tween any property — position, scale, rotation, alpha — with 16 easing functions • Oscillate and spin for continuous effects • Sprite animations play from tile sheets: Sprite("hero", animation="walk") • Draw shapes — rectangles, circles, lines, polylines — from code Animate everything, from characters to UI. CODE EDITOR • Syntax highlighting and smart indentation • Context-aware autocomplete • Jump to Symbol — navigate your project instantly • Jump to Definition — tap any function to see its source • Word-wise navigation with Option+Arrow Write real code, not blocks. A SMALL, FOCUSED GAME ENGINE • High-performance C++ ECS core • Clean, beginner-friendly Python API • Scene graph with layers and parent-child hierarchy • Grid-based collision system • Save and load game data with the storage API • Configurable resolution — 160×90, 320×180, or 480×270 Built to be learned, not hidden. BUILT-IN FONT EDITOR • Create bitmap fonts from system or custom fonts • Configure character sets, size, and anti-aliasing • Live atlas preview — see exactly what ships with your game • Use the Text component to render text in your games No external tools needed for text rendering. INSPECTION & DEBUGGING • Rewind time and inspect previous frames • Explore entities and components live • Scene outliner and inspector cards • Visual tools to understand state and behavior Learn by seeing, not guessing. LEARN FROM REAL GAMES • Sample games with full source code — Pong, Platformer, Dungeon Survivors • Public-domain pixel art asset packs included YOUR DATA, ALWAYS YOURS • Pyxen works 100% offline • No account required, no ads, no tracking Projects are regular files, compatible with iCloud and the Files app. There's no proprietary cloud lock-in — your creations are yours. FREE TO EVALUATE Pyxen is free to download and evaluate, with no time limit. Everything works during evaluation — an evaluation watermark appears on the game preview and exports. A single one-time purchase removes it. No subscriptions. Quiet, capable, and yours.

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Pyxen 26.2 — draw shapes, animate sprites, and build bigger worlds. - Sprite animations: create named animations in the sprite editor and play them with Sprite("hero", animation="walk"). The engine handles frame timing automatically. - Animation timeline: built-in timeline strip with playback, onion skin, and tile isolation. - Draw module: draw shapes from code — draw.rect(), draw.circle(), draw.line(), draw.polyline(), draw.triangle(). - Shape components: add Rect, Circle, Line, Triangle, and Polyline shapes to entities. - World wrapping: GridMap now supports seamless horizontal and vertical wrapping. - Web player stability: fixed crash-causing memory bugs in WASM builds.

Version 26.2

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Information

Size
  • 12.5 MB
Category
  • Developer Tools
Compatibility
Requires iPadOS 18.4 or later.
  • iPad
    Requires iPadOS 18.4 or later.
  • Mac
    Requires macOS 15.4 or later.
Languages
French and 5 more
  • French, German, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish
Age Rating
4+
In-App Purchases
Yes
Provider
Gargant
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  • Address
    38 boulevard carnot
    bureau 3
    59000 Lille
    France
  • Phone Number
    +33 783163622
  • Email
    support@gargant.fr
Copyright
  • © 2026 Gargant
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