Pico²

Devlog

• Log 7 - Mid-Development Review
  February 23, 2025 by wsasaki01#pico8, #puzzle

  Pico² is releasing soon on PICO-8! Follow on itch.io for updates! See the Pico² Design Document! So… February 23rd is here - where is Pico²?? It’s been a busy few weeks, and I haven’t had as... Continue reading

  
• Log 6 - I Can't Stop Playing Picross
  February 04, 2025 by wsasaki01#pico8, #puzzle

  See the Pico² Design Document! Finally coding in PICO-8! For my first milestone, I focused on implementing the core gameplay features. Displaying the puzzle grid Moving the cursor around the grid Fil... Continue reading

  
• Log 5 - Design Design Design!
  January 28, 2025 by wsasaki01#pico8, #puzzle

  Pico² is releasing on Feb 9th 2025! Follow on itch.io for updates! See the Pico² Design Document! It’s the bit everyone dreads - design! This is the whole reason I’m doing this project - to forc... Continue reading

  
• Log 4 - Picross Hint Guide System
  January 27, 2025 by wsasaki01#pico8, #puzzle

  Pico² is releasing on Feb 9th 2025! Follow on itch.io for updates! See the Pico² Design Document! One of my favourite features of the Picross S series is the hint guide system. I thought it would be... Continue reading

  
• Log 3 - Visual Inspiration + Making a Picross Solver
  January 18, 2025 by wsasaki01#pico8

  Pico² is releasing on Feb 9th 2025! Follow on itch.io for updates! See the Pico² Design Document! I settled on two key visual inspirations for Pico² from games I’ve played: Monument Valley is a p... Continue reading

  
• Log 2 - Concepting
  January 15, 2025 by wsasaki01#pico8

  Before even getting into algorithm design, I need to do some concepting for the visual style and the gameplay within PICO-8’s constraints. The design document is available online for anyone to view... Continue reading

  
• Log 1 - Setting Out
  January 09, 2025 by wsasaki01

  Hi, I’m Will, and I’m learning game design. I developed a game called Icebreaker - you can play it here . While I’m proud of it, it’s really more of a demo, and wasn’t everything I wanted it... Continue reading