Quality character sprites · for vibe-coded games

Put anyone into your game.

Upload a photo and get a quality, game-ready character sprite in minutes — a 4-direction walk-cycle pack that drops straight into Godot, Unity, or the web. $5 a character.

Works best
  • ✓ one clear person
  • ✓ front-facing face / hair / outfit cues
  • ✓ subject fills the frame
Avoid
  • × group photo — crop to one person first
  • × empty landscapes or screenshots
  • × tiny, blurry, or hidden subjects
Drop a photo to forge your character
click or drag · one clear front-facing person · $5 · Stripe checkout
Selected photo preview
photo selectedcheckout opens after you forge
No account · ZIP in minutes · includes 3 complimentary retries if the first pack isn’t right · support: hello@pixel-forge.net
Real $5 output · not a mockup

One photo in. A game-ready sprite out.

The founder’s own photo, run through the exact $5 pipeline you’d use: one clear photo in, a recognizable walking character out.

The founder’s source photo — one clear front-facing portrait
Your photoone clear portrait
The founder as a game-ready walking sprite
Walking spritegame-ready · 4 directions

“For five bucks… the fact that the feet are already aligned saved me hours of tedious editing.”

— Michael K · $5 character pack

GodotUnityPhaserGameMakerHTML5 / web★ yours to ship
Playable proof · vibe-coded in one night

One photo each. Now they’re playable.

Jensen, Elon, Warren & Leopold each started as a single photo and came back a full character pack — 4×4 sprite sheet, 16 transparent frames, engine-ready strips, looping walk GIFs. We dropped them, untouched, into Stonk Runner: a one-night autorunner across NVDA’s wildest AI-era trading day.

Play the day. Grab the cast’s packs free on the select screen and ship them in your Godot, Unity, or web build — then forge yourself in for $5 and join the roster.

▶ Play Stonk Runner — free forge your own character — $5 →
60-second runs · real market data · gamepad ready · margin calls guaranteed · not financial advice
How it works · live on the bench

Generated by AI, finished by code.

Your photo becomes a strict 4×4 sheet. Then deterministic Python removes the key color, aligns every frame's feet, and packages real, transparent files. Not a one-click filter — a tiny production line.

One portrait in · a real sprite pack out
Source photo
01 · Sourceone portrait in
generate ▸
Generated 4x4 sprite sheet
02 · 4×4 Sheetstrict D/L/R/U grid
repair · extract ▸
Walking sprite output
03 · Motiontransparent walk GIF
Pixel-art dwarf blacksmith hammering a glowing ingot at the anvil
Hand-forged — with a little help from the smith.
Customer proof · every direction

A real customer, walking all four ways.

Every $5 pack ships down, left, right, and up — here’s a real customer’s output, looping straight from the ZIP.

Customer sprite walking downward/front-facing
down / front
Customer sprite walking left
left
Customer sprite walking right
right
Customer sprite walking upward/back-facing
up / back
What ships · every $5 pack

Fully kitted for your engine.

sprite_sheet.pngone strict 4×4 sheet — down, left, right, upPNG
frames/ ×16transparent per-frame PNGs, feet alignedPNG
strips/ ×4horizontal direction strips, ready to slicePNG
walk/ ×4looping walking GIFs, one per directionGIF
qa_notes.txtalignment, key-removal, and frame reportTXT
README.mddrop-in usage for your engine of choiceMD
Watch the tape · the 2:26 trailer

See a photo become a playable CEO.

The whole loop in one take: four $5 PixelForge packs dropped into Stonk Runner — superpowers, margin calls, diamond hands, and the closing bell.

▶ Play it yourself — free
Use cases · ways to use PixelForge

Put anyone in any 2D game.

Photo → game sprite →turn a photo into a sprite Turn yourself into a character →you, as a playable sprite Sprites for vibe-coded games →characters your AI can't make Godot character sprites →drops into AnimatedSprite2D RPG sprite sheet generator →4-direction walk from a photo Game jam sprites →a character in minutes Best photo-to-sprite tools →honest 2026 comparison PixelLab alternative →$5, one-time, no subscription Commercial use & licensing →can you ship AI sprites? Import a sprite sheet into Godot →AnimatedSprite2D, step by step What is PixelForge? →the $5 photo-to-sprite tool
One price · no account

$5 a character.

$5 / character
  • 4×4 sprite sheet + 16 transparent frames
  • 4 direction strips + 4 looping walk GIFs
  • QA notes + drop-in README
  • No account, no subscription, no editor
Upload a photo & forge

Beta guarantee. If a pack fails QA, we’ll handle it manually. If it’s close but not right, use 3 complimentary retries from your job page.

The fine print · plainly

Questions, answered.

Q1
Is this AI?
Yes — an AI image model generates the 4×4 sheet from your photo, then deterministic Python removes the key color, aligns feet, and extracts clean frames. A QA'd pipeline, not a one-click filter.
Q2
Can I use it in a commercial game?
Yes. Transparent frames and strips drop into most 2D engines, and the pack is yours to ship.
Q3
What photo works best?
One clear, front-facing portrait of one person. Group photo? Crop to the person you want before paying. We preserve what reads at 48px — hair, glasses, shirt color, body shape, and expression.
Q4
What if it comes out bad?
If the result is off, use “Not looking right?” on your job page for up to 3 complimentary retries. Need help? Email hello@pixel-forge.net.
Q5
Do I need an account?
No. Upload a photo, pay $5, download your ZIP. That's the whole thing.

Put anyone into your game.

$5 · no account · 3 complimentary retries if the first pack isn’t right

Upload a photo & forge