Bring your vision to a playful audience

We handle the platform, storefront, and hardware. You make amazing games.

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Why Publish with Playtiles?

The Right Audience

Players who appreciate homebrew games and want to support developers directly. No algorithm burying your work.

Extra Features

Achievements, rewards, digital manual, and more. We handle the platform features so you can focus on the game.

Fair Revenue Share

Developer-friendly compensation. When players buy a Season or vote for your game, you get paid.

Get Featured

Every game in a Season gets its moment. Weekly spotlights and seasonal highlights for all published games.

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Last day before it's gone!

All you need to create games is here (tutor included)

With the Playtiles Game Dev Kit, you can dive into game development; even if you've never written a single line of code.

Each kit includes a custom Playtile and a download key for Gumpy Function's enhanced version of "Let's Build a Platformer!" course, featuring exclusive Playtiles chapters on sideloading, testing your games, digital manual, achievements, and more.

Start creating games for 39€

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More than a course, it's your first step into the Playtiles universe.

Learn by doing

13 hands-on lessons in a beautifully crafted PDF course that walks you step-by-step from zero to your first finished game by Gumpy Function.
Learn by playing

A custom ROM that lets you play every lesson. Learn how games work by playing through them.
Project files included

Tinker, modify, break, and rebuild. You get all the project files for every lesson and can edit them in GB Studio's no-code visual editor.
Instant gratification

Build your game, load it on your phone, share it with friends. Get the end user experience instantly, no gatekeepers.
Play the right way!

A limited-edition Playtiles set to playtest and showcase your creations. No batteries. No pairing. Just tap and play.
Publish your game

Submit your creation to Playtiles. If it fits the spirit, you could get published in an official Season and be fairly compensated.

Whether you're a beginner, hobbyist, student, or teacher, this kit gives you everything you need to start making your own retro-style games.

Start creating games for 39€

16-bit power!

Playtiles DevKit X MD Engine

The MD Engine Creator Bundle gives you everything to start making and playing Mega Drive-style games on your phone.

Includes a Steam key for MD Engine, a visual scripting engine that exports real Mega Drive ROMs, plus 3 ready-to-play game ROMs, their full source code to learn from, and the first-ever 4-button Playtiles controller.

Get the Playtiles DevKit for 25€ (launch price)

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Everything you need to create and play 16-bit games.

MD Engine license

Steam key included. Visual scripting —> no code required.
4-button controller

The first Playtiles with 4 action buttons. Made for 16-bit.
3 game ROMs

Ready to play on your Playtiles, right out of the box.
Full source code

Learn by studying real games. Modify, remix, make them yours.
Export everywhere

Build for Playtiles, Mega Drive, HTML5, or Windows from one project.
Launch day access

Receive your steam key and access on the official MD Engine release. (the hardware will be shipped Q2-26)

Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned creator, this bundle gives you the engine, the games, and the controller to start building 16-bit experiences.

Get the Playtiles DevKit for 25€ (launch price)

Prefer to learn on your own?

Make Games with GB Studio

GB Studio is a free, visual game builder. No coding required.

Create retro-style games with drag-and-drop simplicity.

Visual Editor

Drag & drop scenes, actors, and events
Retro Style

Authentic Game Boy aesthetic
Export Anywhere

Build ROMs playable on Playtiles

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