AI Pixel Art Animation for Indie Game Developers
Animate any pixel art character with a prompt. Give it your sprite, describe the motion, and get a smooth game ready animation.
A New Way to do Animation
I trained Pixel-Engine 1.1 to solve the pixel art animation problem. Image models have gotten us far, but they were never designed to animate. This is a new approach with real potential.
No structured input required. No specific character size or frame count. Just give it your pixel art, write a prompt describing the animation, and press go.
Built With Care
I quit my job in April 2025 to work on AI game animation. After months of solo work, iterating on models, testing techniques, and throwing things out - this is the first version that really works.
It's only going to get better from here. The ceiling is higher than it looks. I'm excited to be on this journey with you.
I want this project to feel community-driven. I try to be pretty active in the Discord. That's the best place to get support and reach out to me.
How It Works
A quick walkthrough of how to use Pixel Engine — from creating your characters to animating them.
A Pixel Art Editor, Built In
Every output is real pixel art — and you can edit it right here. We've integrated a full pixel editor based on the open-source Piskel project, so you can fine-tune images and animations without leaving the app.
Edit frames, adjust colors, clean up stray pixels — then save, and your changes show up immediately. No export/import loops, no switching tools.
BASE = "https://api.pixelengine.ai/functions/v1"
AUTH = {"Authorization": "Bearer pe_sk_..."}
# 1. Submit a job
res = requests.post(f"{BASE}/animate", headers=AUTH, json={
"image": base64_png,
"prompt": "character running, side view,"
" smooth loop",
})
job_id = res.json()["api_job_id"]
# 2. Poll until done (~90s)
while True:
job = requests.get(f"{BASE}/jobs",
headers=AUTH, params={"id": job_id}).json()
if job["status"] == "success":
url = job["output"]["url"]
break
time.sleep(4)Integrate Pixel Art Animation Into Your App
The API lets you call Pixel Engine programmatically — send an image and a prompt from your own code, and get back a finished animation. Works from any language or tool.
If you're building an app that could use pixel art animation, reach out — I offer flat-rate API pricing tailored to your use case, typically cheaper than buying credits.
Pricing
Pick the plan that matches your workflow.