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Pixel Rivals has added Haunted Pier, a free animated pixel-art diorama visitors can open in a browser. The Halloween boardwalk loops through day and night, with scenes including a haunted house, ghost train and candy-floss cart; Every scene is drawn entirely in code, with no image generator involved.
Pixel Rivals has added Haunted Pier, a free animated pixel-art diorama that visitors can open in a web browser. The Halloween boardwalk scene runs as a looping day-to-night animation, with a blinking haunted house, a ghost train and other moving details.
The scene puts a haunted house at the center of a busy boardwalk. Pixel Rivals describes a queue that screams, a candy-floss hat that flies away, and Pumpkins and apples, a fortune teller, a candy-floss cart, the moon, bats and fog along the boardwalk round out the setting.
Haunted Pier is part of Pixel Rivals, a free web gallery of living pixel-art dioramas. The scenes run in the browser, loop continuously and shift from day to night. Pixel Rivals says each scene is drawn pixel by pixel in code using an engine made for the project, with no image generator involved.
Its general description says a new scene arrives every Monday and Thursday, while the project details specify a Thursday release at 16:00 Berlin time, alternating company duels with movie and place scenes.
Pixel Rivals • Living Diorama
Haunted Pier: A New Living Pixel-Art Diorama
A Halloween boardwalk comes alive in a free browser scene that shifts from day to night, looping through small surprises drawn pixel by pixel in code.
01 / What to spot
The pier is packed with tiny stories.
Haunted Pier turns a familiar Halloween setting into a scene worth scanning twice. The central house anchors a busy boardwalk, while the attractions and visitors add motion around it.
The haunted house
At the center of the boardwalk, its lights blink through the looping night.
Ghost train
A spooky ride passes through the scene as day gives way to darkness.
Flying hat
A candy-floss hat escapes into the air, one of the details to catch on a repeat visit.
Crooked carousel
A slightly off-kilter attraction adds a playful twist to the Halloween fairground.
Market & fortune
Pumpkins, apples, a candy-floss cart and a fortune teller fill out the promenade.
Moon, bats & fog
The moon and bats frame the scene as fog drifts along the boardwalk.
02 / How it is made
Pixel art built as a living scene.
Pixel Rivals describes a custom engine that draws each scene in code. AI coding tools helped build the project, while the scene artwork itself is not generated from images.
Drawn pixel by pixel, in code.
The gallery says its custom engine assembles the artwork and animation directly. Each diorama runs in the browser, loops continuously and shifts through a day-to-night cycle.
Visit the gallery
Open Haunted Pier on the Pixel Rivals website.
Let it loop
Stay for the changing light and small animated moments.
Scan the details
Follow the rides, stalls and visitors around the pier.
Catch more
Return for another look, or watch a 45-second 1080p clip.
03 / In the gallery
A new stop among imaginative places.
Pixel Rivals groups its living dioramas into company duels based on public gossip, movie homages with parody names, and imaginative places. Haunted Pier belongs to the places strand.
From rainy bars to sea giants
The wider collection includes a rainy bar, a cinema, a fantasy village and a harbor visited by a sea giant. Haunted Pier adds a seasonal boardwalk to that mix.
Made to revisit
Scenes are designed as browser experiences that keep moving, with the option to watch a short, high-resolution clip.
No installation described
The project presents its scenes as running live in a web browser. It does not publish browser requirements or offline-viewing details.
04 / Release notes
The publishing schedule is unclear.
Pixel Rivals’ descriptions give two different cadences. The project does not say which wording is current or identify where Haunted Pier falls in the rotation.
Monday + Thursday
One general description says a new scene arrives every Monday and Thursday.
Thursday at 16:00
Another description specifies a Thursday release at 16:00 Berlin time, alternating between company duels and movie or place scenes.
What is not specified: Haunted Pier’s exact launch date, how long it will be featured, and which schedule description applies.
05 / Quick answers
Before you step onto the pier.
What is Haunted Pier?
A looping Pixel Rivals diorama depicting a Halloween boardwalk, with a haunted house, ghost train and other attractions.
Can I view it without a download?
Pixel Rivals describes its scenes as running live in a web browser. Browser requirements and offline viewing are not specified.
How is the artwork made?
Pixel Rivals says the scenes are drawn pixel by pixel in code with a custom engine, without an image generator.
When are new scenes released?
The descriptions conflict: one says Monday and Thursday; another says Thursday at 16:00 Berlin time. Check the gallery’s current listings.
A New Stop on the Pixel Boardwalk
Haunted Pier gives visitors a small, playable-in-the-browser art experience rather than a static illustration: the scene is designed to keep moving and change from day to night.
Its appeal also lies in the method. Pixel Rivals says the artwork is assembled entirely through code, Every scene is drawn entirely in code, with no image generator involved.
How Haunted Pier Fits the Gallery
Pixel Rivals presents three broad kinds of diorama: company duels based on public gossip, movie homages with parody names, and imaginative places.
The gallery says each scene can also be watched as a 45-second 1080p clip.
“Every scene is drawn entirely in code, no image generator involved.”
— Pixel Rivals
Release Schedule Still Conflicts
The available project details give two different release schedules: one says new scenes arrive on Mondays and Thursdays, while another specifies Thursdays at 16:00 Berlin time and says releases alternate between scene categories.
Open the Scene and Browse
Readers can visit the Haunted Pier page to view the animation in their browser.
Source: Pixel Rivals
Key Questions
What is Haunted Pier?
It is a looping pixel-art diorama on Pixel Rivals, depicting a Halloween boardwalk with a haunted house and ghost train.Can I view it without downloading anything?
Pixel Rivals describes its scenes as running live in a web browser.How is the scene made?
Pixel Rivals says its scenes are drawn pixel by pixel in code with a custom engine and do not use an image generator.When does Pixel Rivals publish new scenes?
The gallery description says Mondays and Thursdays, but the project details also state Thursday at 16:00 Berlin time. The schedule is inconsistent, and the specific timing for Haunted Pier is not given.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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