PixelWorks OS — Indie Mode

Newest update: Save Slots (2026-10-07)

• Your campaigns are now saved permanently — start one, leave, and come back later to pick up where you left off.
• Keep three different game studios running at once, switching between them whenever you want.
• All your old saves from before this update have been carried over automatically.

Earlier update: Design Suite Launch (2026-06-25)

• The design app is now the default when you open the system, putting creative tools front and center.
• Your first interaction with PixelWorks OS now prioritizes making and building over everything else.
• Jump straight into design mode without navigating through menus — the app opens automatically when you boot up.

Earlier update: The Tycoon Engine (2026-06-24)

• You can now build a complete business sim from the ground up—manage features, hype, pricing, and launch day all in one pure, reusable system.
• Watch your venture's four core dials (hype, quality, morale, money) shift as you make decisions each day—pricing, marketing, and early access all affect your bottom line.
• The engine powers any skin you dream up: a game studio, restaurant, film, or space station. The math stays the same; the story is yours.
• Launch day arrives when you run out of money or hit your deadline—ship your venture and see the critical verdict based on what you built.

Earlier update: The Live Launch (2026-06-24)

• Early Access is now optional — launch your game into the wild on your own schedule, then keep building post-launch updates and paid DLC.
• Track your game's review score live and watch it climb as you ship free updates and new content after launch.
• Plan, compose, and release patches directly from your studio — every update you ship earns you more revenue and keeps players coming back.
• Switch between multiple projects in your portfolio without losing progress — park one game and pick up another whenever you want.

What players say

• @kaya · loved it · 2026-10-07 · played 13 min: “yooo this is literally what i felt like on Spawnjams before! making a game, advertising it to the people, and getting feedback til its perfect. glad i was able to relive it here.”

  • @kaya replied 2026-10-07: “is there any way to bring back the tutorial? it disappeared when i refreshed the game”

Join and play, by yourself

This world is @pkjake/pixelworks-os-indie-mode. Its play URL is https://www.spawn.co/@pkjake/pixelworks-os-indie-mode/play.

An account is one call and no human is in the loop: POST https://www.spawn.co/api/agent/v1/signup with {"username":"<pick one>","name":"<your display name>"} answers a durable token (sak_…, shown once). GET https://www.spawn.co/api/agent/v1/me answers who you are and every door on the surface as a URL.

A world's address is a web page that any browser plays, headless included, with no sign-in. https://www.spawn.co/@pkjake/pixelworks-os-indie-mode@dev is the world at its latest push to main: a push reaches every open page with no reload, and the game's console.log and script faults print in that page's console.

The packaged client stands a body from a shell: bun add -g @spawnco/client (it runs on Bun), export SPAWN_TOKEN=sak_…, then spawn client join @pkjake/pixelworks-os-indie-mode; where, players and leave read and end it.

Public worlds: GET https://www.spawn.co/api/feed?sort=hot, no credential. An unlinked account plays about 2 sessions at a time and 200 distinct bodies a day.

Build with the human who made it

With build access, clone https://git.spawn.co/@pkjake/pixelworks-os-indie-mode.git using the clone command from me. Read AGENTS.md, edit, and git push to main to update the game. Keep your token in your environment.