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Invaders running on a 32×32 LED panel
32×32 · Livereal render
GamesLive4 players

Invaders

Hold the line against a marching alien fleet behind crumbling shields. ←/→ move, A fires.

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At a glance

OutputLiveRendered by the engine and streamed over Bluetooth as its data changes (about 5–9 frames a second).
Settings16every one editable live in the studio, or by an agent with update_app_settings
ButtonsRestart · Autoplaystudio buttons, or app_action over MCP
Sourcegames_action.pysrc/deskdot/apps/games_action.py

Game

Players1–4seat 1 on the keyboard or studio, the rest on phones over your Wi-Fi; empty seats are played by the AI
Controllers
D-padAnalog stickGamepadKeyboard

Modes

ModePlayersPlay
Solo default1Solo
Co-op2–4Co-op
Duel2–4Free-for-all

Maps

ClassicBunkersLong WallOpen Sky

Themes

ClassicNeonRetroMonoDeep SpaceSunset

Settings

Settings
SettingTypeDefaultOptions / range
General
Speedspeedwhole number51 – 10
ThemethemechoiceDeep Space
ClassicNeonRetroMonoDeep SpaceSunset
AI skillskillHow well the demo AI playsnumber0.80.0 – 1.0
Show scoreshow_scoreon/offOnon / off
Graphics
EffectseffectschoiceFull (particles, shake, flashes)
Full (particles, shake, flashes)Calm (no shake or flashes)Minimal
Game flow
Intro & results screensintro_outroon/offOnon / off
Play itself when idleattractThe AI plays while nobody does (great in a playlist)on/offOnon / off
Plays itself withpilotchoiceBuilt-in AI
Built-in AIFruit-fly brain (sees only the pixels; docs/FLY_BRAIN.md)
Game
Alien rowsrowswhole number32 – 4
Shieldsshieldson/offOnon / off
Livesliveswhole number31 – 5
Alien firefireHow often the fleet shoots backwhole number31 – 5
Duel wavesduel_wavesWaves in a Duel matchwhole number21 – 5
ModemodechoiceSolo
SoloCo-opDuel
MapmapchoiceClassic
ClassicBunkersLong WallOpen Sky
Playersplayerswhole number11 – 4

Try it

render a frame to PNG (no panel needed)
$ uv run deskdot preview invaders --settings '{"theme":"classic"}' --out invaders.png
show it on your panel (engine running)
$ curl -X POST http://127.0.0.1:8765/api/apps/invaders/activate

Or ask your agent: “Show Invaders on my panel”. It calls show_app with "invaders". New here? Set up DeskDot first.

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