VGC Zero · first hardware in 2027

Tiny consoles. Big ideas.

chilichip is an indie electronics company. We build VGC Zero, an open-source game console that clips to your keychain, and the chili platform, where anyone can make a game in the browser and play it on real hardware.

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A render of the VGC Zero handheld console — VGC Zero concept render

2 working hardware prototypes

128×128 colour pixels to make games for

100% open source hardware and software

2027 first public hardware

What we make

Everything you need to play and make games

One console, one platform and a set of open tools that work together, from your first room to a game on your keychain.

Hardware

VGC Zero

A keychain-sized handheld with an RP2350, a 128×128 colour screen and real buttons. Open hardware, from schematics to shell.

Meet the console

Platform

chili platform

Make games in your browser with the no-code Chili Creator, share them with the community and, soon, get games and hardware from the store.

Open the platform

Software

ChiliChip OS

The console's home screen. Drag and drop games onto it, pause any game and keep your saves.

See what's inside

Developers

Game SDK

For coders: a C++ SDK based on 32blit, a room editor and docs that take you from an idea to a game on the console.

Read the docs

How it works

From idea to your pocket

Make

Draw rooms and sprites in the Chili Creator, write a Bitsy story, or code with the Game SDK.
Start with Bitsy
Play

Every game runs in the browser, on your phone with touch controls, and natively on VGC Zero.
Browse games
Share

Publish to the chili platform, get feedback on the forum and find players for what you made.
Join the platform