# Retro Pixel Space Shooter Sprites

- Model: [GPT Image 2](/models/chatgpt-image.md)
- Creator: [Library Game Art (@library.game.art)](/@library.game.art.md)
- Label: AI-generated
- Use cases: GPT Image 2
- AI keywords: game asset, vintage, illustration, playful
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- Published: 2026-11-01
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## Prompt

```text
Create a clean sprite-sheet style asset image for a vertical retro pixel-art space shooter, on a plain white background with no grid and no labels. Show exactly 11 separate pixel-art spaceship and power-up sprites arranged in three rows, all with crisp black outlines, high-contrast shading, metallic panels, tiny vents, glowing cores, and 16-bit arcade detailing. Use a saturated sci-fi palette dominated by {main_ship_color}, teal/cyan, dark navy, black, gold/orange armor accents, and neon green energy lights.

Layout: top row contains exactly 3 large player/enemy ships: left is a small blue-white-and-gold triangular fighter with three bright cyan engine flames; center is the largest wide boss ship, symmetrical and heavily armored, purple and teal with multiple wing spikes, twin side cannons, gold trim, and a large glowing green hexagonal reactor in the middle; right is a tall vertical purple capital ship with pointed nose, side fins, teal panels, gold details, and a glowing green central reactor. Middle row contains exactly 4 medium enemy ships: a crescent-shaped teal and purple craft with two upward curved horns and a green cockpit glow; a compact rear-view purple winged fighter with side thrusters; a squat central gunship with teal cockpit dome, purple wings, gold barrels, and twin cannons; a broad purple bomber with swept wings, side engine pods, and a large dark central intake. Bottom row contains exactly 4 small collectible or module sprites: two square neon-green reactor power-up tiles with beveled purple/teal/gold frames, followed by two identical small cylindrical engine or booster pods with teal top caps, purple bodies, gold front panels, black exhausts, and tiny side fins.

Style constraints: production-ready pixel art, orthographic/top-down view, transparent-asset feel but rendered on white, sharp square pixels, no anti-aliased painterly look, no text, no watermark, no shadows beyond pixel-art contact shading, consistent scale hierarchy and spacing, like a polished mobile shoot’em-up tileset.
```

## Variables

Replace each `{variable}` before you paste the prompt.

| Variable | Label | Example |
|---|---|---|
| `{main_ship_color}` | main ship color | deep violet purple |

## About

A structured prompt for generating a production-ready pixel-art sprite sheet of spaceships and power-ups for a vertical mobile shoot’em-up game.

Prompt from YouMind OpenLab (github.com/YouMind-OpenLab).

## Credit and licence

Prompt by @library.game.art on Promptclay, https://promptclay.com/prompts/retro-pixel-space-shooter-sprites-7r6rkz
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