Make 2D Games with Tiniest2D

What is Tiniest Engine?

Tiniest Engine is a minimal 2D pixel-art game engine where the editor and the game are the same executable. Your entire project (code, images, scenes, audio) lives in a single file. When you export your game, it becomes a standalone .exe with everything embedded inside.

Key features:

• Single executable for both editing and playing
• Single project file containing all assets and code
• Built-in pixel art sprite editor with multi-frame animation support
• Visual scene editor with drag-and-drop
• Built-in tracker-style audio editor for SFX and music
• Immediate-mode game UI with a virtual screen-space resolution
• Simple scripting language for game logic
• AABB collision system with static, dynamic, and trigger objects
• No external dependencies required

For this Guide, we'll assume that you already own Tiniest2D.

There is also a Tutorial Video Available.

Getting Started

Creating a New Project

1. Launch TiniestEngine.exe
2. You'll see the startup screen with recent projects
3. Press N to create a new project
4. Choose a location and filename (e.g., MyGame.tep)
5. The script editor opens with an empty project

Opening an Existing Project

1. Launch TiniestEngine.exe
2. Use Up/Down arrows to select a recent project
3. Press Enter to open it
4. Or press O to browse for a project file