Work in Prgoress (not a typo!) is a productivity management tool aimed at rewarding you for working on whatever it is you want or need to get done by allowing you an equal amount of play time.

You are able to choose how much behind you can get with work, intended to allow you a little flexibility if you ever get carried away.  Can't be too hard on yourself afterall, just try to work your way back!

If you are new to PICO-8 apps:


While this project is actually a working app and will allow you to track your times, it is also still a work in progress and there are some features I would like to add/improve and will list these below.  If you have feedback on the current state of the app or any of the planned features, please leave a comment and I will try to address any issues or suggestions as often as I can!


Planned features:

  • Intro featuring key bindings for those new to PICO-8 apps
  • Colour changing to allow for easier reading
  • Motivational messages to fill up the blank space on the main page
  • Fancier menu!
  • Warnings when you get close to/overtake the work deficit
  • Probably a better page here to show off the app (it's my first upload to Itch so I'm still new to this, kinda fits the 'work in progress' theme though...)
  • Configurable ratio for work:play allowed


Possible features (feel free to offer feedback or thoughts on these):

  • Possibly the ability to change the autosave status

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