Neon City — Animated Pixel Art Wallpaper (32:9 / 21:9 / 16:9)
A rainy pixel art neon city that runs on your clock. Signs flicker on one by one at dusk, windows go dark late at night, the street turns into a mirror when it rains, and it's all drawn live, so it never plays the same loop twice.
Try it right now: click Run wallpaper above to play the 16:9 demo in your browser.
What it is
- Live, not a loop. Flying cars, an elevated train, pedestrians with umbrellas, drones, steam, holograms and LED billboards, generated in real time.
- Your real time. The sky follows your clock, the moon shows today's real phase, and a building shows your time on its clock.
- Weather. Rain that wets the street and slowly dries, fog, and the odd thunderstorm behind the skyline.
- Native 32:9, 21:9 and 16:9. Composed for each width, never stretched.
- Light. Low-resolution render scaled up, 30 fps max.
What's in the download
- Desktop (start here): one live HTML file that adapts to 16:9, 21:9 and 32:9 · Lively Wallpaper package · a Wallpaper Engine project (every format) · Mac app · 12 PNG stills in 4K, 21:9 (3440×1440) and 32:9 (5120×1440)
- Images: 8 PNG stills in 1080p and 1440p
- Videos 16:9: MP4 in 1080p and 1440p (H.264), and 4K (HEVC)
- Videos ultrawide: MP4 (HEVC) + WebM, 3440×1440 and 5120×1440
- Mobile: 1080×1920 vertical video + PNG
- Mobile Plus (free update): 1179×2556, 1290×2796 and 1440×3120 for recent phones: 3 vertical videos (slow pan) + 9 PNG
- Extra formats (free update): 5120×2160 (5K2K), 7680×1440 (triple screen), 2560×1080, 16:10 (1920×1200, 2560×1600), Steam Deck (1280×800), MacBook Air 15 and Pro 14, iPad Pro: PNG stills + 30-second videos
Every ZIP includes a README and the license.
Already bought it? These new formats are a free update: re-download from your itch.io library.
Works on
- Windows: Lively Wallpaper (free), Wallpaper Engine (beta: import as a web wallpaper), or any browser in full screen.
- Mac: the included Mac app, or Plash (free). The app isn't signed by Apple yet: the README shows the one-time "Open Anyway" step.
- Linux / Chromebook: any modern browser in full screen (F11).
- Phone: Android with any video live-wallpaper app. iPhone: iOS doesn't allow video wallpapers; use the PNG, or convert the video to a Live Photo (limited effect).
Make it yours
URL options: ?hour=, ?rain=0..1, ?fog=0..1, ?speed=, ?fps=, ?seed=. Keys: H info, R rain, F fog, T speed, N +3 hours, E rare event. Click around: the city reacts.
Secrets
Keep an eye on the clock. There's a cat on the roof with a schedule of its own. Full moons change things. Some nights, something unusual drops by. And old video game codes might still work...
License (short)
- Personal use on all your devices.
- Streams, YouTube, Twitch, TikTok: allowed as a background, even monetized, with the credit "Wallpaper: Ambiant Pixel".
- Not allowed: reselling, sharing the files, re-uploading the videos as "wallpapers", extracting the art or code.
- Commercial use: ask for a license, from $49.
- Refund within 14 days, no questions asked.
FAQ
Does it loop? The HTML version doesn't; the videos are loops.
Is it heavy? About the same as a light browser tab. Add ?fps=15 or use the video to go lighter.
Videos won't play on Windows? The 4K 16:9 and ultrawide MP4 files are HEVC: install Microsoft's HEVC Video Extensions, or use the ultrawide .webm files, the 1080p and 1440p MP4 files, or the live HTML version.
Updates? Free, from your itch.io library.
More themes? Jungle is out, and Night Train arrives in October. The Ambiant Pixel Collection has every theme (plus a Mac app with all of them): Night Train is added at no extra cost, and the Collection price goes from $10 to $14 that day.
Streaming? The Neon City Stream Pack turns this scene into animated OBS scenes (Starting Soon, BRB, Ending, Just Chatting): https://ambiantpixel.itch.io/neon-city-stream-pack
A gift? Tick Give this as a gift at checkout and enter their e-mail.
Links
- Jungle: https://ambiantpixel.itch.io/jungle
- Collection: https://ambiantpixel.itch.io/collection
- Neon City Stream Pack (OBS scenes): https://ambiantpixel.itch.io/neon-city-stream-pack
- Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/ambiantpixel
- Contact: ambiantpixel@gmail.com
En français
Une ville néon en pixel art, sous la pluie, réglée sur votre horloge. Les enseignes s'allument une à une au crépuscule, les fenêtres s'éteignent tard dans la nuit, la rue devient miroir sous la pluie, et tout se dessine en direct : jamais deux fois la même boucle.
Essayez tout de suite : cliquez sur Run wallpaper ci-dessus pour lancer la démo 16:9 dans votre navigateur.
Ce que c'est : voitures volantes, train aérien, piétons à parapluie, drones, vapeur, hologrammes et panneaux LED, en temps réel · ciel et lune réels, horloge de la ville à votre heure · pluie qui mouille puis sèche, brouillard, orages rares · 32:9, 21:9 et 16:9 natifs · léger (30 images/s max).
Dans le téléchargement : Desktop (un fichier HTML vivant pour 16:9, 21:9 et 32:9 · Lively · Wallpaper Engine · app Mac · 12 PNG en 4K, 21:9 et 32:9) · Images (8 PNG en 1080p et 1440p) · Vidéos 16:9 (MP4 1080p et 1440p en H.264, 4K en HEVC) · Vidéos ultra-larges (MP4 HEVC + WebM, 21:9 et 32:9) · Mobile (vidéo verticale + PNG). README et licence dans chaque ZIP. · Nouveaux formats offerts (Mobile Plus, formats supplémentaires) : déjà acheté ? retéléchargez depuis votre bibliothèque itch.io. Vous streamez ? Le Stream Pack Neon City (scènes OBS animées) : https://ambiantpixel.itch.io/neon-city-stream-pack. Pour offrir : cochez « Give this as a gift » au paiement.
Compatible : Windows (Lively, Wallpaper Engine en bêta, navigateur) · Mac (app incluse non signée : « Ouvrir quand même » une fois, ou Plash) · Linux et Chromebook (navigateur) · Android (appli de fond animé vidéo) · iPhone : PNG ou Live Photo. Vidéos HEVC illisibles sous Windows : installez les Extensions vidéo HEVC, ou prenez le .webm.
Secrets : surveillez l'horloge, le chat du toit a ses horaires, la pleine lune change des choses, certaines nuits quelque chose d'étrange passe… et les vieux codes de jeux vidéo marchent peut-être encore.
Licence : usage perso · streams et vidéos autorisés, même monétisés, avec le crédit « Wallpaper: Ambiant Pixel » · ni revente, ni partage, ni réupload · usage commercial sur devis (dès 49 $) · remboursement sous 14 jours.
Les deux thèmes ? La Collection Ambiant Pixel : Jungle + Neon City pour 10 $ (avec une app Mac qui contient les deux), et les thèmes ajoutés ensuite vous sont offerts.
Contact : ambiantpixel@gmail.com
| Updated | 3 days ago |
| Published | 5 days ago |
| Status | Released |
| Category | Other |
| Platforms | HTML5, Windows, macOS, Linux, Android |
| Author | ambiantpixel |
| Tags | animated, city, Cyberpunk, live-wallpaper, Neon, Pixel Art, rain, ultrawide, wallpaper, wallpaper-engine |
| AI Disclosure | AI Assisted, Code |
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