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Pixel Rivals has added Haunted Pier, a free animated pixel-art Halloween diorama that runs in a browser and loops through day and night. The scene is drawn in code, not made with an image generator; details on its page include a haunted house, ghost train and candy-floss cart.
Pixel Rivals has added Haunted Pier, a free animated pixel-art diorama that readers can open in a browser. The Halloween-themed boardwalk scene loops continuously and shifts from day to night, offering
The scene’s listed details include a blinking haunted house, pumpkins and apples, a crooked carousel, a ghost train and a fortune teller. Pixel Rivals also calls out a candy-floss cart, boardwalk fog, a moon and bats; its description mentions a queue that screams and a candy-floss hat that flies away.
Pixel Rivals says its scenes are drawn entirely in code, pixel by pixel, The project says no image generator is involved. Haunted Pier can be viewed as a live browser scene; Pixel Rivals says scenes can also be watched as 45-second, 1080p clips.
The gallery describes itself as a collection of living scenes that run in the browser, loop and change between day and night. Its update schedule is every Thursday at 16:00 Berlin time, with new releases alternating among company duels, movie homages and place scenes.
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Haunted Pier Brings Pixel Rivals’ Pop Culture World To Life With AI
Haunted Pier is a free, browser-based Halloween diorama that loops through day and night. Its pixel-art scene is drawn in code, with a haunted house, ghost train and candy-floss cart among the boardwalk details.
Inside the diorama
A boardwalk after dark
The scene cycles continuously, pairing familiar Halloween attractions with small animated touches described by Pixel Rivals.
Haunted house & ghost train
A blinking haunted house, crooked carousel and ghost train anchor the boardwalk. A fortune teller adds another stop along the way.
Pumpkins, apples & fog
Pumpkins and apples dot the scene, while boardwalk fog, a moon and bats set the nighttime mood.
A lively candy-floss cart
The description mentions a queue that screams and a candy-floss hat that flies away as the scene loops.
From brief to browser
How Pixel Rivals describes the build
Pixel Rivals says an AI coding assistant helped create the engine and scenes. That describes the development process; the artwork itself is drawn in code.
References + wish list
Thorsten Meyer provided eight reference images and a wish list.
Engine + scenes
The project says an engine and eleven scenes followed about a day later.
Parallel work
Separate AI agents reportedly built nine scenes in parallel.
Automated checks
A lead agent ran fourteen automated checks on each scene, according to the project.
Gallery context
One scene in a wider collection
Pixel Rivals groups its browser scenes into company duels, movie homages and “go-wild” places. Haunted Pier belongs to the place-oriented category.
Release notes
Quick answers
What readers should know
The available details come from Pixel Rivals. The announcement gives no audience figures, browser requirements or independent performance results.
What is Haunted Pier?
A Halloween-themed animated pixel-art boardwalk diorama, featuring attractions such as a haunted house, carousel and ghost train.
Do I need to download an app?
No download is described as necessary. Pixel Rivals presents the free scene as viewable directly in a browser.
Was the artwork made by an image generator?
Pixel Rivals says scenes are drawn pixel by pixel in code, with no image generator involved. It separately describes AI coding assistance in development.
When is the next gallery release?
The broader gallery schedule lists Thursday at 16:00 Berlin time. Pixel Rivals has not announced the next scene’s subject.
Haunted Pier in the Browser
Haunted Pier gives visitors a small, immediately accessible example of how coded pixel art can combine illustration and motion. Pixel Rivals presents the scene in a browser, where it loops from day to night.
Haunted Pier adds a Halloween boardwalk scene to Pixel Rivals’ gallery of living scenes. The practical draw for readers is straightforward: it is free to view in a browser, and its animated details make the Halloween setting more than a single-frame image.
Where Haunted Pier Fits
Pixel Rivals groups its work into company duels, movie homages and “go-wild” places.
The project says it was built with help from an AI coding assistant. According to Pixel Rivals, Thorsten Meyer provided eight reference images and a wish list, and an engine and eleven scenes were produced about a day later. The project also says separate AI agents built nine scenes in parallel, with a lead agent running fourteen automated checks on each. Those are Pixel Rivals’ descriptions of its process; they do not mean the artwork itself was generated by an image model.
“Everything is drawn entirely in code, no image generator involved.”
— Pixel Rivals
Release Timing and Scene Details
The Haunted Pier description says scenes arrive every Monday and Thursday, while Pixel Rivals’ broader gallery information says new scenes arrive each Thursday at 16:00 Berlin time, alternating among scene types.
New Scenes Every Monday and Thursday
Pixel Rivals says it plans to publish a new scene every Thursday at 16:00 Berlin time, with company duels alternating with movie and place scenes.
Readers can visit the Haunted Pier page to view the diorama and its scene description. Pixel Rivals also lists daily clips on X under @pixelrivalsart and provides an RSS feed for gallery updates.
Source: Pixel Rivals
Key Questions
What is Haunted Pier?
It is a Halloween-themed animated pixel-art diorama on Pixel Rivals, depicting a boardwalk with attractions including a haunted house, carousel and ghost train.
Can I view it without downloading anything?
Pixel Rivals describes its scenes as browser-based. Haunted Pier runs live in the browser.
Was Haunted Pier made with an image generator?
Pixel Rivals says its scenes are drawn in code and that no image generator is involved.
When will Pixel Rivals add another scene?
The gallery’s schedule says a new scene arrives every Thursday at 16:00 Berlin time. Pixel Rivals has not announced the subject of the next release.
Source: Pixel Rivals
Watch the dioramas live at pixelrivals.com. A new scene arrives every Thursday; daily clips run on X at @pixelrivalsart.
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