Digable Planetoids

Digable Planetoids // For PICO-1k 2026:  https://itch.io/jam/pico-1k-2026

:: INSTRUCTIONS

- CTRL-R to restart (or ENTER to select reset from the pause menu)

- [O] (Z/C) to jump and use jetpack

- [X] to dig (LEFT and RIGHT while standing only!)

- [X] + [DOWN] to drop an explosive (falls through topsoil)

- Collect power gems for score (and +3 pixels of energy!)

- Watch out for: falling sand, lava, and depleted energy

- Fly up to warp to a new planet at any time.

- There is no win state; perish with the glory of many gems collected.

It's up to you to decide if each gem is worth trying to collect, each nook of a cave is worth exploring, and when it is worth flying up to warp to a new planet. Using the jetpack and digging use energy at the same rate (around 1 pixel of energy per second), and dropping explosives cost half a pixel of energy each. Running out of energy means instant doom and is a dishonorable way to die, on par with falling into a tiny pool of lava. Good luck!

:: SOURCE CODE (1024 bytes compressed with Shrinko-8):

https://www.pico-8-edu.com/?c=AHB4YQZLBAUXrx9c3H-QNUFzRXH06U_QXN6cH9wUnF4EL5BHdx...

View commented source / play from inside PICO-8 > LOAD #DIGABLE_PLANETOIDS

:: BBS DEV POST

Read about the making of Digable Planetoids here: https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=159445