Pixel Card Flip: Pixel art card flip: a card lifts, flips from its back to its face with a pixel-snapped squeeze, and lands with a sparkle burst and ring before flipping back.

Pixel Card Flip

Pixel art card flip: a card lifts, flips from its back to its face with a pixel-snapped squeeze, and lands with a sparkle burst and ring before flipping back. PICO-8 palette, seamless loop for a sprite sheet.

Pixel Card Flip is a pixel art effect that loops seamlessly every 2 seconds, drawn on a 192 by 150 canvas at 3x pixels with the PICO-8 palette. It is built from 13 particle emitters.

Free download with a transparent background, cropped to the effect, 60 frames at 30 fps. Use it in commercial games, no credit needed.

OPEN IN THE STUDIO

Change the colours, timing or size, or export for Unity, Godot 4, GameMaker, Phaser, PixiJS and Aseprite.

DETAILS

Length
2 seconds, seamless loop
Canvas
192 x 150, pixel art at 3x, PICO-8 palette
Layers
13 emitters
Blend
Mostly normal
Colours
goldwhitepinkdeep blue
Sprites
Built-in shapes only
Tags
pixel art, card game, card, flip, reveal, memory game, retro, sprite sheet, loop

USING IT IN YOUR GAME

Phaser, PixiJS
Take the PNG sheet: it comes with a TexturePacker JSON atlas that both load directly.
Unity
Import the PNG sheet as a Sprite with Mode set to Multiple and slice it, or open the effect in the studio for a ready-made grid.
Godot 4, GameMaker, Aseprite
Open it in the studio and pick your engine in Export: it writes the files that engine imports.
Web and chat
The GIF plays anywhere; the APNG keeps soft edges on any background.

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