Turn one photo into a recognizable RPG character that actually walks - a 4-direction sprite pack (4x4 sheet, 16 transparent PNG frames, walk GIFs) ready for Godot, Unity, or the web. One-time $5. No account, no subscription. Generated by AI, finished by code.
Hey Product Hunt 👋 I’m Bernard, maker of PixelForge.
I built PixelForge because putting a real person into a game should be way easier than hiring an artist, wrestling with prompts, or settling for a generic avatar.
PixelForge lets you upload a photo and turn someone into a game-style character in seconds — useful for indie games, mockups, profile art, gifts, RPG characters, and honestly just making your friends look like they belong in a tiny boss fight.
What makes it fun:
- Upload a real photo - Generate a stylized game character - Use style references to control the look - Iterate fast instead of starting from scratch - Make something personal, not generic AI slop
This is still early, so I’d love feedback from designers, game devs, pixel art fans, and anyone who’s ever wanted to see themselves as a playable character.
What should we add next: sprite sheets, animations, more styles, or game-engine exports?
PixelForge launched on Product Hunt on June 11th, 2026 and earned 126 upvotes and 9 comments, placing #12 on the daily leaderboard. Turn one photo into a recognizable RPG character that actually walks - a 4-direction sprite pack (4x4 sheet, 16 transparent PNG frames, walk GIFs) ready for Godot, Unity, or the web. One-time $5. No account, no subscription. Generated by AI, finished by code.
PixelForge was featured in Design Tools (260.6k followers), Artificial Intelligence (470.9k followers) and Games (98.6k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 163.4k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
Who hunted PixelForge?
PixelForge was hunted by Bernard Huang. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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Bernard Huang
Hey Product Hunt 👋 I’m Bernard, maker of PixelForge.
I built PixelForge because putting a real person into a game should be way easier than hiring an artist, wrestling with prompts, or settling for a generic avatar.
PixelForge lets you upload a photo and turn someone into a game-style character in seconds — useful for indie games, mockups, profile art, gifts, RPG characters, and honestly just making your friends look like they belong in a tiny boss fight.
What makes it fun:
- Upload a real photo
- Generate a stylized game character
- Use style references to control the look
- Iterate fast instead of starting from scratch
- Make something personal, not generic AI slop
This is still early, so I’d love feedback from designers, game devs, pixel art fans, and anyone who’s ever wanted to see themselves as a playable character.
What should we add next: sprite sheets, animations, more styles, or game-engine exports?