Pixallax · Pixel-art background generator

Pixel-art backgrounds
for your 2D game.

Pick a forest, desert or city scene. Adjust the size and colours, try a few seeds and export the layers for your game. Everything is generated on your computer.

Pixallax product preview showing layered pixel-art scenery
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Three biomes Forest, Desert and City

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Repeatable results use the same settings and seed to recreate a scene

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PNG export separate layers and a combined image

A look at the output

Choose a landscape.

Mountain ridges, canyon walls or city skylines. Each scene is built in layers, so you can scroll the foreground and background at different speeds. These examples were generated with Pixallax.

Animated Pixallax parallax example

Try before buying

Try a scene in your own project.

The free demo makes Forest / Mountains backgrounds at 320×180 with four layers. Try as many seeds as you like, then export a ZIP and see how the layers fit your game.

Full vs demo

Choose the version you need.

Full version · $2.99 USD

  • Forest / Mountains, Desert / Canyon, City Silhouette
  • 64–1280 px wide and 64–720 px high
  • 4, 5 or 6 layers
  • Custom .hex / .txt palettes
  • Unlimited seeds
  • ZIP export with PNG layers, composite and manifest
Buy Pixallax · $2.99 USD

Free demo · $0

  • Forest / Mountains
  • Fixed 320×180 output
  • 4 layers
  • Built-in palette
  • Unlimited seeds
  • Real ZIP export
Open the demo

Use it offline

Download, unzip, open.

Open index.html from the extracted folder in a current desktop browser. Pixallax works on Windows, macOS and Linux without an account or an internet connection. Your palettes and generated images stay on your device.

Need a hand?

If Pixallax will not open, generate a scene or export a ZIP, check the support page or send us the error message and the settings you used.

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