# kitao/pyxel

> A retro game engine for Python with console-style limits: 16 colors and 4 sound channels. Suited for making pixel-art games in Python.

- Magnitude: 2.3 out of 10 — Steady
- Stars: 17,949 total · +12 stars today, ≈ 20 by evening
- Star trust: star growth looks organic
- Category: Games & graphics · Language: Rust · Created: 2018-06-10 · Last push: 2026-09-25
- GitHub: https://github.com/kitao/pyxel · Page: https://gitnova.dev/en/r/kitao/pyxel

## Useful for

- Build a small pixel-art game in Python without a heavy engine
- Prototype a retro game with a limited palette and sound
- Teach game dev basics in Python via a simple API

## Why it’s here

- 12 stars so far today, about 20 expected by the end of the day. The usual pace is 6 per day, so that's 3.5× as much.
- Over the last two days the pace is 4.1× that of the previous week and a half.
- GitHub Trending Rust today: #14, +32 stars.
- Recent forks include notable developers: @Boyquotes (726 followers).

## Star trust

Star growth looks organic.

Star-trust labels are heuristics based on the repository’s behavior, not a check of every stargazer.

## Numbers

- Forks: 934
- Issues and pull requests: 669
- Watchers: 230
- Average over the last week: 13 per day
- Usual pace: 6 per day
- Stars in the last hour (measured): 1
- Latest release: v2.9.9 (2026-08-12)

## Stars per day, last 30 days (oldest → newest, today is partial)

2026-08-27 … 2026-09-25: 3, 2, 1, 3, 3, 2, 4, 2, 4, 4, 23, 10, 7, 5, 2, 5, 6, 11, 7, 6, 2, 0, 1, 5, 2, 4, 11, 27, 21, 12

## Spotted in now

- GitHub Trending Rust today: #14, +32 stars

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